Latest Geological Surveys News

Magnum Mining has entered a binding agreement to acquire the Wet Mountains Rare Earth Element Project in Colorado, featuring exceptional historic surface assays up to 7.99% total rare earth elements. The acquisition marks a strategic step into the US critical minerals sector with significant exploration upside.

Prospech Limited has significantly increased its Jokikangas project tenure in northern Finland, targeting critical minerals like yttrium and niobium amid soaring European prices. The expansion positions the company strongly within a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction as it plans initial exploration activities.

Norwest Minerals updates its West Arunta exploration strategy following a doubling of silver prices and a high-grade discovery at Dales Gossan, setting the stage for a major 2026 drilling campaign.

Cosmo Metals has confirmed shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation at its Spring Creek prospect in NSW through initial results from its maiden 2025 drilling program. The findings validate historical data and set the stage for expanded exploration along a significant regional gold trend.

Right Resources has confirmed extensive high-grade gold mineralisation along a 1km strike at its Pilot Project in New South Wales, with maiden drilling now in progress to validate these promising findings.

Lodestar Minerals has kicked off its first-ever exploration program at the Virgin Mountain Rare Earth Project in Arizona, targeting historically promising heavy and light rare earth elements amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Iron Road Ltd's recent surface sampling at the Irria Prospect reveals promising concentrations of valuable heavy minerals, including titanium and zircon, paving the way for a targeted drilling campaign starting December 2025.

Diablo Resources has initiated maiden drilling at its Fair Dinkum copper prospect in Utah, capitalizing on the U.S. government's recent elevation of copper to critical mineral status and increased federal support for domestic supply chains.

Pioneer Lithium’s advanced satellite imagery analysis has pinpointed several high-priority uranium targets at its Central Buttes Project in Wyoming, reinforcing its position in a prolific US uranium district.

Sunshine Metals has reported compelling final assay results from its recent diamond drilling program at the Sybil project, confirming significant high-grade gold mineralisation and paving the way for expanded exploration in early 2026.

Fortuna Metals has reported exceptional rutile grades from initial soil sampling at its Mkanda and Kampini projects in Malawi, signaling promising early-stage exploration success near a world-class deposit.

AusQuest has secured permits to launch a major drilling campaign at its Cangallo copper-gold project in Peru, aiming to pinpoint the porphyry system’s core and potentially double resource size.