Latest Exploration Targeting News

Battery Age Minerals has expanded its Apex Germanium-Gallium Project in Utah by 40%, staking 51 new mining claims adjacent to the historic Apex Mine. This move strengthens its foothold in a vital US critical minerals hub amid growing demand for semiconductor and defence supply chains.

Beacon Minerals has completed the sale of its MacPhersons Reward project to Forrestania Resources, receiving $5 million in cash and a substantial equity stake in Forrestania. This deal positions Beacon to sharpen its focus on core assets like the Lady Ida project while maintaining exposure to MacPhersons through its new shareholding.

Trek Metals reports compelling petrophysical results at its Kuro manganese discovery, triggering a major Induced Polarisation survey and awarding a Reverse Circulation drilling contract to advance exploration.

Tartana Minerals has unveiled an expanded 21,000-metre drilling program across its Chillagoe portfolio, targeting a suite of critical and strategic minerals with a focus on resource upgrades and maiden estimates.

Mamba Exploration has integrated historic airborne electromagnetic data with a major soil sampling program at its Meeka East Gold Project, confirming promising gold anomalies and setting the stage for a maiden drilling campaign.

Cannindah Resources has kicked off a 10,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Southern Porphyry Target, aiming to confirm a significant copper-gold system beneath Mt Cannindah. This ambitious program could redefine the company’s resource base and growth trajectory.

American West Metals has commenced a 5,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its West Desert Project in Utah, targeting high-grade indium, gallium, and copper to bolster US critical metals security.

North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM) has reported promising high-grade gold drilling results and exploration progress at its North Stawell Gold Project, highlighting significant potential along the Stawell Mineralised Corridor in Victoria.

Adavale Resources is ramping up its drilling campaign at the London-Victoria Gold Mine, aiming to grow its existing 115,000oz gold resource with a second drill rig and expanded geophysical surveys.

Australian Oil Company Limited is set to lift its first crude oil from the Emu Apple Oil Field in the Surat Basin on 31 March 2026, marking a key production milestone. Concurrently, the company has identified intriguing iodine anomalies in its exploration permit PL 30, hinting at potential new hydrocarbon targets.

Breakthrough Minerals has completed the acquisition of the North Queensland Copper-Gold Project, gaining a substantial resource base and strategic landholding in the Mt Isa region. The company is now poised to advance exploration with multiple high-priority targets.

Condor Energy has identified extensive deepwater turbidite reservoirs across its TEA-86 offshore acreage in Peru’s Tumbes Basin, significantly reducing exploration risk and advancing plans for drilling and licence conversion.