Latest Exploration News

ADX Energy has suspended testing at its Welchau-1 gas well in Upper Austria following a landmark Austrian Constitutional Court ruling that repealed a legal provision preventing environmental objections from halting operations. This development introduces regulatory uncertainty amid ongoing evaluation of the well’s potential.

Centrex Limited has initiated a $10.4 million entitlement offer to fund essential plant upgrades and strengthen working capital, following a strategic logistics debt restructuring. The raise is pivotal for advancing the Ardmore phosphate project and maintaining financial viability.

Eagle Mountain Mining’s recent age-dating confirms Laramide-age latite dykes at its Silver Mountain Project, aligning it with world-class copper porphyry deposits in Arizona and enhancing its exploration prospects.

Saturn Metals made significant progress on its Apollo Hill Gold Project during the December 2024 quarter, reporting strong drilling results and advancing its Pre-Feasibility Study despite a tragic on-site fatality. The company ended the quarter with a solid cash position of $9.5 million.

Magnetic Resources NL reported a $4.39 million net cash outflow from operations in Q4 2024 but strengthened its balance sheet with a $9.41 million financing inflow, ending the quarter with $11.6 million in cash.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its Ema rare earth project in Brazil, defining a robust 350Mt starter zone at 778ppm TREO. This milestone underpins the imminent Scoping Study and signals promising economic potential for the project.

Basin Energy advances its Scandinavian uranium exploration with new land applications and awaits key sampling results, buoyed by Sweden's move to lift its uranium mining ban.

The Australian Takeovers Panel has declared unacceptable circumstances in Alara Resources Limited's recent rights issue, citing inadequate disclosure and potential control issues involving Al Tasnim Infrastructure LLC. The company faces a costs order and must reassess its fundraising approach.

McLaren Minerals has successfully raised $1.5 million through a shortfall placement, bolstering its efforts to advance the Pre-Feasibility Study for its McLaren Mineral Sands Project in Western Australia.

Bougainville Copper Limited has appointed Johnny Patterson Auna as its permanent CEO, marking a key leadership milestone as the company prepares to ramp up operations at the Panguna mine project.

Skylark Minerals has confirmed highly favourable geology for base metal mineralisation at its Narongo Prospect within the Captains Flat Project, identifying new drill targets and planning further exploration activities for 2025.

Flynn Gold has significantly expanded its gold exploration footprint at the Golden Ridge Project in NE Tasmania, revealing a large undrilled gold anomaly at Grenadier and reporting high-grade trench and rock chip results. Diamond drilling at the Golden Ridge Adit is complete with assays pending, setting the stage for further resource definition.