Latest Exploration News

Ardea Resources has extended its Major Project Status for the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project, reinforcing its strategic role in Australia's critical minerals sector and ensuring continued government support.

Rox Resources has reported significant progress at its Youanmi Gold Project, including a 36% increase in underground gold resources and on-track completion of its Definitive Feasibility Study, setting the stage for production in Western Australia.

Vault Minerals Limited has announced a significant security consolidation, reducing its ordinary shares and performance rights by a factor of more than six. The move, effective from mid-November, aims to streamline the company’s capital structure ahead of resumed trading.

FortifAI Limited reported steady revenue and significant cost reductions in Q1 FY26, while securing new contracts and advancing AI initiatives to boost operational efficiency.

Cyprium Metals has completed the second tranche of its placement, raising approximately A$80 million to fund key projects and reinforce its financial position.

Prominence Energy has achieved a pivotal milestone with the award of Petroleum Exploration Licence 803 for its Gawler Hydrogen Project, positioning itself as a key player in Australia's emerging natural hydrogen sector. The company also strengthened its leadership team and completed a $1.75 million capital raise to fund its growth ambitions.

European Lithium has offloaded an additional US$50 million worth of Critical Metals Corp shares, coinciding with CRML’s own US$50 million capital raise to advance its Greenland rare earth project.

Asian Battery Metals has reinforced the potential of its Maikhan Uul copper-gold project in Mongolia with new drilling confirming a substantial massive sulphide zone. Pending assays and geophysical data suggest a promising extension of the mineralised system.

Askari Metals has completed the sale of its Australian subsidiary First Western Gold, including the Burracoppin Gold Project, to Forrestania Resources, enabling a strategic pivot to its African exploration assets.

Iluka Resources reported steady Q3 production but announced suspension of synthetic rutile and Cataby mine operations from December 2025, aiming for significant cost savings. Meanwhile, rare earths refinery construction accelerates amid tightening Chinese export controls.

Iluka Resources has withdrawn its synthetic rutile sales guidance due to uncertainties stemming from Venator's sale and idling of its Greatham titanium dioxide facility. The move highlights growing market challenges and contract renegotiations in the pigment sector.

Forrestania Resources has intersected significant copper sulphides in its first diamond drill hole at the Breakaway Dam VMS prospect, confirming the effectiveness of its electromagnetic targeting and hinting at a district-scale copper system.