Latest Geological Surveys News

Sweden has enacted legislation removing uranium mining from nuclear facility regulations, easing Aura Energy's path to develop its Häggån deposit without needing municipal consent.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) reports standout drill results with 1.3m at 10.9% TREO including 5.8% Y2O3, expanding its Monte Alto District rare earth footprint in Bahia, Brazil.

Olympio Metals has secured two historically rich silver and antimony projects in the US, unlocking significant exploration potential with no modern drilling recorded. The acquisition aligns with US strategic mineral priorities and sets the stage for renewed exploration activity.

Sierra Nevada Gold’s maiden drilling at As Safra in Saudi Arabia reveals a significant, continuous copper system with strong vertical and strike continuity along a 5.5km corridor. Phase 1 drilling is complete with promising assays, and a larger Phase 2 program is planned.

NewPeak Metals has confirmed a significant polymetallic discovery at its Las Opeñas project in Argentina, with the first drill hole returning 663 metres at 0.41g/t gold equivalent including notable zinc and silver credits. The results position the company to advance towards a maiden resource declaration.

Diablo Resources has cleared a major hurdle with shareholder approval to acquire an 80% stake in the Horn Silver Project, a historically rich silver and gold mining district in Utah. The acquisition unlocks a suite of exploration opportunities with a maiden drill program set for later this year.

Bayan Mining has partnered with The University of Queensland to push forward its patented yttrium processing technology, aiming to validate and optimise the process using Australian rare earth feedstocks and support pilot-scale development.

Turnstone Resources has reported standout rock chip assays up to 31.6g/t gold and 12.9% copper at its Glava project in Sweden, alongside validation of historic drill core at Torsby West, reinforcing the potential for a sizeable copper-gold system.

Magnum Mining has mapped a substantial 3.3 km² equivalent thorium anomaly at its Wet Mountain rare earths project in Colorado, aligning with historic high-grade assays and setting the stage for initial diamond drilling.

Sweden's Parliament has amended legislation to remove uranium mining from nuclear facility regulations, simplifying permits and strengthening Aura Energy's prospects for its Häggån uranium deposit.

Westar Resources has won a Northern Territory Government grant to co-fund an aeromagnetic survey over 569 square kilometres of its Bunda Creek Project, aiming to unlock structural insights critical for sediment-hosted copper exploration.

FMR Resources has reported strong copper and gold assays from rock chip sampling at its La Lorena Project in Chile, highlighting a potentially large hydrothermal system with multiple mineralisation styles and no prior modern drilling.