Latest Exploration News

AJ Lucas Group has extended and increased its senior debt facility to $50 million, fully repaid its junior loan, and secured a shareholder loan extension with lower interest rates, positioning the company for reduced financing costs and future growth.

Black Dragon Gold Corp. reported a Q1 2025 net loss of CAD 377,262 while advancing its Salave Gold Project in Spain, navigating permitting challenges and legal disputes over land re-zoning. The company also progressed exploration and asset sales in Australia, maintaining a cautious outlook on financing.

Augustus Minerals has executed a binding agreement to acquire a company holding a contested third in line licence application for the Mt Kare Gold Project in Papua New Guinea, a site with a historic resource of over 2 million ounces of gold. The acquisition positions Augustus to actively pursue tenure in a competitive and complex licensing environment.

Metgasco Ltd has announced a partially underwritten entitlement offer to raise up to $750,000, aiming to fund a production uplift program at its Odin and Vali gas fields. The capital raise targets near-term gas flow improvements and enhanced cash generation.

Arika Resources has expanded its drilling program across its Yundamindra and Kookynie gold projects to 10,000 metres, leveraging a recent $5 million capital raise and securing a versatile drill rig to accelerate exploration.

Culpeo Minerals has secured A$3.02 million through a placement to fund extensive drilling at its promising copper projects in Chile, targeting high-grade zones that could reshape its resource profile.

Verity Resources has launched a targeted aircore drilling campaign at its Monument Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to upgrade and expand its existing gold resource. The program focuses on three promising prospects within a prolific gold district.

Australian Vanadium’s subsidiary VSUN Energy reports improved cost competitiveness for Project Lumina’s vanadium flow battery system, positioning it strongly in Australia’s growing long-duration energy storage market.

Forrestania Resources has reported impressive high-grade gold intercepts up to 26g/t Au from its phase 2 drilling at the Ada Ann prospect, extending the mineralisation footprint and confirming strong potential for mining.

DeSoto Resources has expanded its gold-in-soil anomaly at the Dadjan Gold Project to 3.6km and reported promising high-grade gold zones at Timbakouna, reinforcing the prospectivity of its extensive landholdings in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin.

Tempest Minerals Limited has announced a non-renounceable rights issue to raise approximately $1.47 million, aimed at funding exploration at its Yalgoo iron ore project and other assets. The offer includes free-attaching options and carries a potential dilution of up to 33% for non-participating shareholders.

Tempest Minerals has announced a $1.47 million non-renounceable pro-rata entitlement offer to fund its gold and iron ore projects in Western Australia, offering new shares with free-attaching options to existing shareholders.