Latest Exploration Upside News

Blackstone Minerals has completed its merger with IDM International, acquiring the high-grade Mankayan Copper-Gold Project in the Philippines and reporting promising deep drill results. The company also raised $22.6 million to accelerate exploration.

High-Tech Metals has completed a transformative acquisition of the Mt Fisher and Mt Eureka gold projects, expanding its footprint in Western Australia's Northern Goldfields and setting the stage for aggressive exploration and early production.

North Stawell Minerals confirms fresh gold mineralisation at Darlington West, backed by a $3.6 million equity raise to fund expanded drilling and exploration across its Victorian projects.

Finder Energy has fast-tracked development of its Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields in Timor-Leste, targeting initial production rates of up to 40,000 barrels per day through a strategic alliance with SLB. The company’s tight capital structure and multiple exploration prospects position it for significant catalysts in the second half of 2025.

Arika Resources has launched an expanded 10,000m drilling campaign at its Yundamindra Gold Project and identified multiple new targets at Kookynie, backed by a $5 million capital raise. The company is poised for a busy second half of 2025 with assay results and further drilling on the horizon.

North Stawell Minerals has raised $518,123 from its recent entitlement offer, falling short of the $2.1 million target, with plans to place shortfall shares to fund key exploration projects.

Greenwing Resources reports solid progress across its lithium and graphite assets in Argentina, Madagascar, and Tasmania, completing a $3.5 million equity raise and appointing a new chairman.

PolarX Limited has kicked off its 2025 exploration season at the Alaska Range Copper/Gold Project, backed by a $3 million loan from Northern Star Resources to fund new airborne surveys and upcoming drilling campaigns.

KGL Resources has paused drilling to deploy advanced 3D geophysical modelling, revealing significant deep mineral anomalies at its Jervois Project. The company is advancing construction readiness and securing funding amid strong copper, silver, and gold markets.

QMines Limited reports strong drilling results at Develin Creek and completes Mount Mackenzie acquisition, significantly expanding its resource base and advancing its Mt Chalmers Pre-Feasibility Study.

iTech Minerals has significantly extended the strike length of gold-antimony mineralisation at its Reynolds Range Project, revealing new high-priority drill targets and advancing its lithium deal with SQM.

Traka Resources has secured a strategic joint venture in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin while streamlining its Australian portfolio, though a legal dispute with its Guinea partner clouds the project’s future.