Latest Geophysics News

New Age Exploration reported its strongest exploration results to date across three projects, including a 11.0 g/t gold intercept at Wagyu and a new mineralised zone at Lammerlaw. But the explorer’s $4.21 million loss, $2.48 million impairment and auditor-flagged going concern uncertainty leave its next drilling campaign dependent on further funding.

QEM has ranked the Vaught-Peck prospect as the leading target at its newly acquired Garden Valley project in Idaho after reviewing historical records of columbite, samarskite and other rare-metal minerals. The opportunity remains prospective rather than proven, with no modern drilling, assays or resource estimate yet reported.

Australian Oil Co says Emu Apple-1 is producing 10-20 barrels of oil a day after intervention with no water cut observed so far. Stronger oil prices are prompting assessments of further well restarts, while Californian gas output and the Major-4 offtake plan advance in parallel.

Gateway Mining has identified a 3km undrilled gold target at Pewy, where geophysical features and nearby aircore results resemble the setting that preceded its Cowza discovery. First-pass drilling is scheduled for early October, backed by the company’s recently completed $45 million placement.

LE Minerals has confirmed lithium-bearing brines across its White Plains project in Utah, with 12 direct push holes returning grades of up to 114 mg/L at 15 metres. The company will now work towards a maiden JORC Mineral Resource, although five southern auger sites produced no brine and several claims were not renewed.

Cosmo Metals has secured a new exploration licence in New South Wales after reconnaissance work found copper-bearing outcrop and a selective rock chip sample grading 4.69% copper. The result is an early exploration signal, not evidence of a defined deposit, with mapping and further sampling still to come.

Kingfisher Mining has remade itself around a 700 square kilometre New South Wales exploration portfolio, with Copper Blow emerging as the flagship after high-grade drilling. The shift came alongside a $1.16 million FY2026 loss, $1.21 million in cash and an explicit reliance on future funding.

Exultant Mining has reported its first consolidated annual results since listing, recording a $1.526 million loss and holding $3.50 million in cash at 30 June 2026. Exploration has advanced across Black Hammer and Peak View, but the company remains dependent on future funding and assay results to justify its portfolio.

Oceana Metals has begun its first rare earths-focused drilling campaign at Serra Negra in Brazil, targeting a high-grade central corridor ahead of a maiden JORC resource estimate. The program starts with two rigs and is backed by A$8.16 million in cash plus a further $12.6 million from a July placement tranche.

Magnum Mining has defined a connected 32.5km² Plateau Zone at its Piracanjuba North project in Brazil after positive results from another 86 auger holes. The company is targeting a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate in November 2026, but the latest desorption figures remain laboratory screening results rather than recoveries or economic data.

Cazaly Resources has refined two magnetic targets at its Abenab North project in Namibia, clearing the way for planned maiden drilling of potential rare earth, copper and base-metal mineralisation. A third target, Cadix, has been downgraded after historic mapping errors were identified.

Lux Copper has begun its maiden drilling campaign at the 100%-owned Baird Copper Project in Alaska, targeting historical high-grade copper results at Omar and Frost. The first assay results are expected in October, creating a near-term test of the project's exploration potential.