Latest Exploration Target News

Santana Minerals made significant strides in the June quarter at its Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project, progressing regulatory approvals, expanding mineralisation, and securing robust funding to underpin development plans.

Sunstone Metals reported strong exploration progress in the June 2026 quarter at its Bramaderos and El Palmar gold-copper projects in Ecuador, highlighted by consistent long mineralised intersections and a $10 million capital raise.

DeSoto Resources has launched a 10,000m maiden drilling program at its Timbakouna Gold Project and secured a major new ground package in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin, backed by a strong cash position of A$9.2 million.

LE Minerals has received further assay results from its Burke-Mt Dromedary drilling program, confirming thick, high-grade graphite mineralisation between deposits and supporting an expanded resource estimate. The company is advancing a $20 million sale of these assets to M Battery Materials, which plans an ASX IPO.

Battery Age Minerals has identified multiple priority exploration targets at its Apex Project in Utah, submitted new drilling permits for Austria’s Bleiberg site, finalised a commercial germanium technology licence, and gained entry to a US defense consortium, underpinning its integrated germanium strategy.

Bison Resources (ASX: BSR) has launched its maiden exploration campaign across four Nevada projects following a $5.5 million IPO, revealing a promising 1.5-kilometre arsenic-antimony anomaly at Bald Peaks indicative of a Carlin-type gold system.

Auravelle Metals has pinpointed numerous new gold exploration targets at its Nuckulla Hill project in South Australia, backed by fresh magnetic and soil data. The company also completed soil sampling at its Crown Gold Project in Western Australia and secured a $1.5 million placement to fund upcoming drilling.

Canadian Phosphate has secured a five-year exploration permit for its Wapiti Phosphate Project and commenced a 3,000m drilling campaign, while progressing the pending acquisition of the Diamond Mountain Project in Utah. A $5.2 million capital raise positions the company to accelerate its North American phosphate ambitions.

Leeuwin Metals has secured a key mining lease at Evanston, placing all its Marda Gold Project resources on granted leases, while promising drill results and a strategic collaboration set the stage for resource expansion and project development.

Taruga Minerals secured key exploration licences at its Weioko Gold Deposit in Papua New Guinea, paving the way for the first drilling since 2009. Concurrently, the company formalised land access at Kol Mountain and identified multiple high-priority copper-gold targets as field programs ramp up.

GreenTech Metals’ latest drilling at Munni Munni confirms thick, high-grade PGE-Cu-Ni zones while an independent review spotlights significant new copper targets. The company strengthens its balance sheet with a $7.5 million placement and key technical hires ahead of an ambitious drill campaign.

Iltani Resources has unveiled striking high-grade silver-indium-lead-zinc intercepts from its latest drilling at the Orient Silver-Indium Project, reinforcing the scale and quality of Australia's largest known silver-indium deposit.