Latest Exploration Target News

Loyal Metals has secured full ownership of the Highway Reward Copper-Gold Mine and progressed its North American lithium projects, while moving forward with a A$79.1 million cash takeover by PT Bumi Resources.

Avira Resources has secured critical approvals and made substantial progress in its 4,500-metre RC drilling program at the Mt Cattlin Gold Project, advancing towards a maiden resource estimate targeted for Q4 2026.

Australian Oil Company Limited has successfully reactivated its Emu Apple-1 well, restoring production to pre-intervention levels, while advancing preparations to restart gas production at Major-4 in the Surat Basin.

Southern Cross Gold’s latest drill results from Sunday Creek reveal a 481-metre continuous gold zone connecting the Christina prospect to Golden Dyke and extending into Rising Sun, including multiple high-grade hits up to 496 g/t gold.

Xenora Minerals has identified fresh lithium anomalies in its Dudley Lithium Project on Kangaroo Island, with plans to drill later this year. The company also maintains a solid cash position of A$2.17 million while advancing Canadian projects.

Carnarvon Energy has contracted the Transocean Equinox rig for a multi-well drilling campaign in the Bedout Sub-basin starting April 2027, following a 92% increase in prospective resources from its seismic MegaMerge project. The company maintains a robust cash position of A$98 million with no debt, underpinning its exploration and development ambitions.

Javelin Minerals is set to drill two major gold-copper targets at its Coogee Gold Project in WA, leveraging WA Government funding to test large, previously untested magnetic anomalies that may host significant mineralisation.

Dreadnought Resources is progressing its Star of Mangaroon open pit towards production while nearly doubling high-grade gold resources at Metzke’s Find. The company also extends critical metals potential with strong niobium and rare earth intercepts at Mangaroon.

Critical Resources (ASX:CRR) spotlighted its multi-commodity pipeline and breakthrough battery cooling technology at the July 2026 TechKnow Invest Roadshow, highlighting exploration progress and exclusive global licensing deals.

Falcon Metals has cleared regulatory and heritage hurdles to launch its maiden drilling at the Olsen Well gold target, expanding its footprint along the Errabiddy Shear Zone with promising rock chip results underpinning exploration.

Infinity Mining's exploration at Tanjil Dome in Victoria has revealed high-grade antimony up to 48.7% and associated gold up to 1.35 g/t, supported by a coherent soil anomaly extending over 500 metres. The findings outline a structurally controlled gold-antimony hydrothermal system with significant follow-up work planned.

Tambourah Metals has teamed up with CSIRO to apply advanced remote sensing and machine learning techniques across its Pilbara lithium projects, aiming to sharpen target identification and cut exploration costs.