Latest Exploration Upside News

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has lodged a binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals, offering a 29.9% premium over a rival bid and proposing a SpinCo demerger of Hammer's WA gold assets. The deal would create a larger, more diversified Queensland copper producer with operational synergies and enhanced exploration potential.

QEM Limited is moving forward with its acquisition of Freshwater Metals, securing past-producing tungsten and prospective fluorspar and niobium projects in Idaho, aligning with US efforts to bolster domestic critical mineral supplies.

Infinity Metals has locked in an exclusive option to acquire 100% of the Tule Canyon molybdenum-copper project in Nevada, tapping into a critical minerals asset with strong historical data and strategic positioning amid soaring molybdenum prices.

TechGen Metals (ASX: TG1) enters a catalyst-rich 2026 with fully funded drilling across four copper-gold projects adjacent to multi-million-ounce mines. The company’s $3.7 million cash position supports maiden drilling at Blue & Red Devil and resource development at John Bull.

Dynamic Metals has agreed to sell non-core gold assets within its Widgiemooltha Project to Corazon Mining for up to $3.5 million, including cash, shares, milestone payments, and a 1.5% gold royalty, while retaining lithium rights.

Ardea Resources has reinforced the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project's Goongarrie Hub as a critical global nickel-cobalt source with a 6.1 million tonne contained nickel resource and a fully funded $98.5 million Definitive Feasibility Study backed by Japanese partners and multi-jurisdictional government support.

Hamelin Gold's maiden drilling at Day Dawn reveals multiple high-grade gold lodes and a reef-style system akin to Telfer, signalling potential for a major new discovery in Western Australia's Paterson Province.

Azzuro Resources' 3D gravity inversion at Red Hill uncovers a continuous high-density body extending well below existing drill levels, highlighting new down-plunge and southwest targets for imminent drilling.

Terrain Minerals has released a maiden inferred mineral resource estimate at its Lightning Gold Project alongside advancing multiple critical and precious metals projects across Western Australia and Queensland.

KGL Resources has secured comprehensive funding for its Jervois Copper-Silver-Gold Project, combining a US$300 million streaming deal and a A$300 million equity raise, positioning the project for construction start in Q3 2026 and first copper output in 2028.

Kuniko Limited has unveiled robust Phase 1 drilling results at its Commonwealth-Silica Hill gold-silver project in NSW, including a new high-grade zone outside the current resource. Phase 2 drilling is underway with assays expected in September and a resource upgrade planned for year-end.

Strickland Metals has boosted its Rogozna Project mineral resources to 9.25 million ounces gold equivalent, driven by a 50% increase at the Gradina deposit and a maiden indicated resource at Shanac. Metallurgical tests confirm strong gold recoveries, while drilling delays at Shanac temper near-term exploration progress.