Latest Exploration Upside News

Perseus Mining delivered a strong March quarter with a 21% jump in gold production and a cash pile swelling to US$817 million, while confirming the completion of its US$260 million Meyas Sand Project sale. The Nyanzaga development remains on track for first gold in January 2027.

Minrex Resources appoints Max Piirto as CEO to spearhead exploration and development across its newly acquired Serbian gold and copper assets following the Electrum merger.

Encounter Resources has boosted its Aileron project’s inferred niobium resource by 54%, lifting the total to 120 million tonnes at 0.77% Nb2O5. The 2025 drilling campaign notably grew the Green deposit’s contained niobium by 83%, underpinning plans for a potential long-life mining operation in Western Australia’s West Arunta region.

Vault Minerals delivered 78,578 ounces of gold in the March quarter at an AISC of A$3,006/oz, generating a remarkable $229 million in underlying free cash flow. The company completed the first stage of its King of the Hills plant upgrade and declared a maiden dividend, reinforcing its position as a high-yielding gold producer.

Cooper Metals has acquired the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland through an asset swap with AIC Mines, exchanging its Oorindi Project and raising nearly $1 million to fund exploration. The deal adds a high-grade, underexplored gold asset to Cooper’s portfolio, with drilling set to ramp up across multiple projects.

Buru Energy has enhanced the Rafael Gas Project’s mid-case value by over 45% through new engineering insights, while securing A$5.3 million to advance development. The company delayed appraisal drilling to 2027 to optimise funding and project design, and navigates a leadership change with CEO Thomas Nador stepping down.

Sunstone Metals has delivered a robust Scoping Study for its Bramaderos Gold-Copper Project in Ecuador, outlining a 23-year mine life, strong production rates, and a post-tax NPV of US$0.9 billion at a conservative gold price. The study highlights low operating costs and substantial exploration upside, setting the stage for a pre-feasibility study and funding pursuits.

Kali Metals (ASX:KM1) has unveiled promising shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation from its maiden drilling at Marble Bar, while consolidating its Pilbara footprint by acquiring full ownership of the DOM’s Hill and Pear Creek Projects. A $7 million capital raise bolsters its cash position ahead of an expanded Phase II drilling campaign.

Emerald Resources NL reports robust high-grade gold intercepts from its Dingo Range project in Western Australia and key Cambodian assets, reinforcing resource growth and underground development potential.

Lachlan Star has secured a 90% stake in the New Waverley gold project, confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation, and launched a maiden diamond drilling program. A recent $7.47 million placement will accelerate exploration efforts in Western Australia’s Norseman district.

Aurum Resources has unveiled robust assay results from 40 diamond drill holes at the BDT2 deposit, confirming substantial gold mineralisation beyond current resource boundaries and underpinning its 4.2Moz group resource growth strategy in Côte d'Ivoire.

OD6 Metals has secured a strategic foothold in the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, delivering ultra-high-grade assay results and commencing systematic exploration. Meanwhile, metallurgical progress at its Splinter Rock rare earths project and new copper targets at Gulf Creek underpin a diversified critical minerals portfolio.