Latest Exploration Targeting News

QMines Limited reported a busy March quarter with strong drilling results at Mount Mackenzie, a resource upgrade at Develin Creek, and progress on the Mt Chalmers feasibility study, underpinned by a $15 million strategic funding package from QIC.

49 Metals Limited (ASX:49M) raised $10 million in its IPO and began reverse circulation drilling at its Nevada Gold Mountain project, marking its debut quarter as a listed entity.

American West Metals reported a 20% increase in contained copper at its Storm Copper Project and intersected promising skarn mineralisation in initial West Desert drilling, highlighting significant exploration upside across its North American base metals portfolio.

Battery Age Minerals delivered maiden drilling success at Austria’s Bleiberg project, expanded its Apex Germanium-Gallium footprint in Utah by 40%, and confirmed high-grade gold-silver mineralisation at Argentina’s El Aguila. The company also progressed germanium technology evaluations and appointed a new CEO.

Solara Minerals has identified compelling gold targets at Wilgeena through soil sampling and progressed drilling at Degrussa West, while maintaining a solid cash position to support ongoing exploration.

Condor Energy has advanced its offshore Peru exploration with a new Raya West prospect, lifting its unrisked prospective resources above 3.3 billion barrels, while moving to 100% ownership of TEA 86 to streamline licence conversion and partnerships.

Dundas Minerals has secured $2.5 million to fund extensive drilling across its Western Australian gold portfolio, exercised its option to acquire the Rockland mining lease, and expanded the Romano project with a new exploration licence application near Gruyere.

Neometals Ltd has launched a 1-for-6 entitlement offer at A$0.04 per share alongside a two-tranche placement, targeting a combined A$13 million to advance gold and critical minerals projects.

Nimy Resources has identified significant extensions to its high-grade gallium deposit at Mons Block 3 and shipped test material to the US as part of a strategic partnership. A scoping study is underway to evaluate mining and processing economics, while regional exploration continues across multiple targets.

Pilbara Gold (ASX: PGL) reported a 50% jump in its Mt York gold resource to 2.08 million ounces following 27,000m of drilling in 2025, backed by a $30.5 million cash pile and a 50,000m drilling campaign underway in 2026.

Axel REE has selected its Woolrich deposit for inaugural in situ recovery (ISR) field trials, backed by metallurgical breakthroughs doubling gallium extraction and confirming scandium co-recovery, positioning Caladão as a rare dual-pathway rare earth project.

Sky Metals has bolstered its cash reserves with a $20.5 million raise, backing a major drilling push at Tallebung and expanding exploration at Doradilla, positioning both projects for significant resource growth and development progress.