Latest Exploration Upside News

Sandfire Resources and Havilah Resources have sealed a binding agreement that could transform the Kalkaroo Copper-Gold Project into one of Australia’s next major copper provinces through a substantial earn-in deal and strategic exploration alliance.

New Frontier Minerals has lodged a mining lease application for the Big One Copper Deposit in Queensland’s Mt Isa belt, aiming for first production in early 2027. The move solidifies tenure over a key copper asset and advances plans for open-cut mining with processing through Austral Resources’ Mt Kelly facility.

Patronus Resources (ASX – PTN) reveals a robust financial position with $78 million in cash and investments alongside a 2.3 million ounce gold equivalent resource base, underpinning a multi-commodity growth strategy across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Mount Ridley Mines has consolidated its control over the entire Grass Patch Complex in Western Australia, significantly expanding its critical mineral footprint and setting the stage for resource growth in gallium and rare earth elements.

Skylark Minerals has agreed to acquire a portfolio of gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire, including the flagship Zaranou Project with a JORC-compliant inferred resource of 364,600 ounces. This deal positions Skylark as a significant emerging player in West Africa’s gold sector.

Nimy Resources has announced a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource featuring exceptionally high-grade gallium and rare earth oxides at its Block 3 East deposit in Western Australia’s Mons Project. The discovery positions Nimy as a potential key supplier amid tightening global critical minerals supply.

TechGen Metals has identified multiple high-potential copper, gold, silver, and antimony targets across its Australian projects, setting the stage for a significant drilling campaign starting late 2025.

PC Gold has reported a stunning high-grade gold intersection of 0.7m at 459.08 g/t Au from diamond drilling at its Spring Hill project, signaling significant potential beyond the current resource boundary. Follow-up drilling is set to explore these promising extensions further.

Novo Resources reports impressive high-grade gold assays from the Teichman area and significant gold-antimony intercepts at Sherlock Crossing, setting the stage for expanded drilling in 2026.

Corazon Mining has lodged a new tenement application adjacent to its Two Pools Gold Project in WA, revealing promising surface gold anomalies and a compelling structural setting for further exploration.

Meeka Metals reports robust high-grade gold intersections at Turnberry South, signaling potential resource expansion and a longer open pit mining phase beyond initial plans.

Alvo Minerals’ recent ground gravity survey at its Palma Project in Brazil has revealed three promising untested drill targets adjacent to the C1 deposit, potentially expanding its copper-zinc resource base.