Latest Exploration News

Santos Limited’s 2024 Annual Report reveals a 5% drop in production and a 9% revenue decline, offset by progress in carbon capture and storage projects and emissions reductions. The company maintains a strong balance sheet while setting ambitious climate targets.

Tryptamine Therapeutics has secured a landmark agreement with Swinburne University to initiate the first clinical trial of its IV-infused psilocin formulation TRP-8803 for Binge Eating Disorder, aiming to build on promising Phase 2a data.

Southern Palladium’s March quarter report highlights strong project economics from its Bengwenyama PGM project, with a $1.06 billion NPV and a mining right decision expected in Q2 2025. The company is progressing a Definitive Feasibility Study and project optimisation to accelerate production.

Ecofibre Limited reported a $2.2 million operating cash outflow in 3Q25 with total cash at $1.3 million, highlighting mixed progress across its business units and a pressing need to monetise assets to sustain operations.

Pancontinental Energy reports a significant 3.8 billion barrels of net prospective oil resources at its Saturn Complex in Namibia’s PEL 87, advancing farmout talks and environmental approvals for exploration drilling.

Middle Island Resources completed analysis of its maiden drilling at the Georgina Project and secured three new exploration permits in Queensland, while renewing its board with two new directors post-quarter.

Critical Resources Limited reports significant exploration breakthroughs at its Halls Peak Project in NSW, identifying over 30 new antimony-gold targets and confirming high-grade mineralisation at Mayview. Concurrently, lithium drilling at Mavis Lake in Canada delivers promising results, supported by a partial $1.1 million capital raise.

Infini Resources reports promising uranium assays from maiden drilling at Falls Lake and completes key Athabasca Basin acquisitions, backed by a $3.4 million Canadian capital raise.

Brightstar Resources is accelerating development of its Sandstone Gold Project with a fully funded 80,000m drilling campaign and a Pre-Feasibility Study targeted for first half 2026. The company aims to establish a new long-life gold production hub in Western Australia, aspiring to produce over 200,000 ounces annually within five years.

Battery Minerals Ltd has launched comprehensive geophysical and geochemical programs at its El Aguila Gold-Silver Project in Argentina, setting the stage for maiden drilling in Q3 2025 pending approvals.

James Bay Minerals reports a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate of approximately 1.7 million ounces gold equivalent at its Independence Gold Project in Nevada, alongside the start of metallurgical testing and a new drilling campaign targeting resource growth.

Genmin Limited marks a pivotal quarter with the appointment of CEO Andrew Taplin, signing of a key mining convention with Gabon, and a binding MoU with Sinohydro to advance its flagship Baniaka iron ore project.