Latest Exploration News

Black Bear Minerals has initiated a focused diamond drilling program at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas, aiming to extend mineralisation beyond the current 17.6 million ounce resource estimate. The program also seeks to explore the project's multi-commodity potential amid rising strategic demand for silver.

Norfolk Metals has released promising initial assay results from its maiden drilling campaign at the Carmen Copper Project in Chile, confirming both shallow copper oxide and deeper sulphide mineralisation. These findings reinforce the project's potential for a JORC-compliant resource and set the stage for further exploration.

Tambourah Metals advances exploration at its Bryah Gold Project with new geophysical surveys, soil sampling, and heritage agreements, setting the stage for drilling in 2026.

QX Resources has contracted New Resolution Geophysics to conduct a detailed airborne radiometric survey at its Madaba Uranium Project in Tanzania, aiming to refine exploration targets ahead of maiden drilling in early 2026.

Auravelle Metals’ maiden aircore drilling at the Crown Gold Project near Kalgoorlie confirms widespread supergene gold anomalism over 2km, identifying multiple promising targets for follow-up drilling.

Dreadnought Resources has reported impressive high-grade results from recent drilling at its Stinger target, part of the Mangaroon Project in Western Australia, highlighting significant rare earths, niobium, titanium, scandium, and phosphate mineralisation.

Lunnon Metals reports significant high-grade gold assay results from the Lady Herial deposit, confirming promising mineralisation below and within the planned open pit. The company advances towards regulatory approvals and a final investment decision.

Neometals has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with BML Ventures to jointly develop the Ironclad Gold Deposit, aiming for early production through a funded open-cut mining operation with profit sharing.

Rand Mining has released a replacement exploration report for the East Kundana Joint Venture, highlighting new JORC disclosures and promising high-grade gold assay results from the Ambition prospect.

Tribune Resources has replaced its initial FY2026 Q1 EKJV exploration report with a more detailed version, revealing promising high-grade gold assay results and enhanced compliance disclosures.

St Barbara Limited has locked in A$470 million in funding through strategic partnerships with Lingbao Gold Group and Kumul Mineral Holdings, fully financing the Simberi Gold Project expansion and accelerating its development timeline.

St Barbara Limited has agreed to sell a 20% interest in its Simberi Gold Project to Papua New Guinea’s Kumul Mineral Holdings for A$100 million, forming a strategic joint venture that aligns with PNG’s resource ownership goals.