Latest Gold And Critical Minerals News

Nova Minerals has launched a major 2026 exploration campaign at its Estelle Project in Alaska, combining a 10,000-metre drilling program with advancing antimony production backed by US$43.4 million in U.S. Department of War funding.

Nova Minerals CEO Christopher Gerteisen highlighted progress on the Estelle Project at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, emphasizing the company’s role in establishing a US domestic antimony supply chain backed by US$43.4 million in government funding.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire 100% of the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project near its Tottenham asset, adding an inferred resource of 1.3 million tonnes grading 1.0% copper and 0.6 g/t gold. The low-cost, milestone-based deal supports a district-scale exploration strategy in the Cobar region.

Castle Minerals has locked in a 90% stake in the Nielle Gold Project, a high-grade asset in a prolific West African gold belt, while planning to divest its Ghanaian holdings and rebrand as TerraNova Metals.

Mammoth Minerals delivers multiple high-grade gold, silver, and critical minerals assays at Blue Dick while progressing a maiden resource estimate at the adjacent Buster Gold Trend in Nevada.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project in NSW, enhancing its district-scale strategy near Tottenham with high-grade mineralisation and multiple drill-ready targets.

Dynamic Metals has cleared a key environmental hurdle at its Meentheena Fluorspar Project in Western Australia, completing baseline flora and fauna surveys with no major constraints detected. This progress supports the company’s push to develop a critical mineral resource vital for semiconductor and energy industries.

Nova Minerals has completed its largest-ever winter freight mobilization to Alaska’s Estelle Project, positioning the company to kickstart near-term antimony production under a US Department of War award.

Dalaroo Metals has secured A$1.75 million via a strategic placement to advance maiden drilling at its Bondoukou Gold Project and expand rare earth exploration at its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland.

Critical Resources has confirmed significant greisen-hosted tungsten mineralisation at Granite Creek, boosting its exploration priority in a market where tungsten prices have surged over eightfold since early 2025. Assay results from ongoing New Zealand field programs are due mid-2026.

Aldoro Resources has defined high-priority gold targets at its Damara Gold Project and confirmed significant rare earth and associated mineralisation at Kameelburg, with drilling and metallurgical progress underpinning its dual-commodity strategy.

Bindi Metals has confirmed bonanza-grade gold mineralisation at its Ravni Gold Project in Serbia, defining a 3 km high-grade corridor and preparing for maiden drilling with a preferred contractor in place.