Latest Exploration News

Riversgold Limited has reported robust gold mineralisation from the final 16 drillholes of its 2025 campaign at the Northern Zone near Kalgoorlie, confirming expansion of the shallow oxide gold footprint. The company is set to commence its 2026 drilling program to further extend the resource.

Forrestania Resources has secured 100% ownership of the Mt Palmer project and adjacent tenements, consolidating its position in Western Australia's Southern Cross and Mt Dimer gold hubs. The acquisition, settled through a substantial share issuance to Newcam Minerals, paves the way for accelerated development towards gold production.

Lodestar Minerals has acquired sole access rights to the Los Loros copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry project in Chile, setting the stage for a maiden drilling campaign in April 2026. The project features significant historical mineralisation and is strategically located near key infrastructure in a prolific mining region.

New Frontier Minerals has completed the Stage 1 earn-in to secure an 85% interest in a pivotal tenement at its Harts Range Heavy Rare Earths Project, positioning the company strongly ahead of imminent assay results.

Red Mountain Mining has launched an expanded soil sampling program at its Oaky Creek prospect in NSW, aiming to unlock multiple high-grade antimony-gold targets along a 3km strike. This move builds on impressive assay results and positions the company alongside Australia’s leading antimony projects.

E79 Gold Mines has completed a pivotal high-resolution gravity survey at its Cue Gold Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for targeted drilling and potential high-grade gold discoveries.

Koba Resources has secured $4.35 million to advance exploration at its newly acquired Stannary Hills and Mt Garnet tin-tungsten projects, with drilling scheduled to begin in late Q1 2026. The company also plans to recommence uranium drilling at its Yarramba Project in February, following promising high-grade intercepts.

Talonx Resources’ recent RC drilling at the Beaker 2 Prospect validates historical high-grade gold mineralisation and reveals a coherent shallow oxide gold system, setting the stage for further exploration.

PC Gold has unveiled a remarkable high-grade gold intercept at its Spring Hill project, hitting 25 metres at 36.83 grams per tonne gold in a newly identified Macau Link Zone that connects the Macau and Hong Kong lodes.

Great Western Exploration has identified two promising copper-gold targets, Diorama and Baroo, within its Yerrida North Project, setting the stage for a busy drilling campaign following the upcoming Oval program.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.