Latest Gold Exploration News

Centaurus Metals has secured a binding offtake deal with Glencore and attracted up to US$320 million in financing offers for its Jaguar Nickel Project, while advancing exploration and pilot testing at its Brazilian copper-gold and iron ore assets.

Mammoth Minerals reported significant shallow gold intercepts at its Excelsior Springs project in Nevada, expanded its landholding with the Imperial Gold Project acquisition, and completed the Paterson divestment, positioning itself for further exploration growth.

Recharge Metals has kicked off exploration at its Sunset Well Gold Project in WA, backed by a $6 million war chest and a leadership reshuffle bringing in geologist Luke Timmermans as CEO.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation consistent with Hemi-style intrusion at its Wagyu Gold Project in Western Australia, while also expanding its footprint through the acquisition of the Wallah Silver Project in NSW and progressing drilling in New Zealand.

Golden Horse Minerals delivered robust drilling results at Southern Cross in Q1 2026, including visible gold at depth and strong shallow intercepts, supported by a healthy cash reserve of $39.3 million.

Rumble Resources has pushed deeper into its Western Queen Central deposit with a standout 9.45m intercept grading 11.16 g/t gold, reinforcing a string of high-grade hits that promise a significant resource upgrade.

King River Resources Ltd (ASX: KRR) has completed its acquisition of the Mindoolah Gold Project in Western Australia’s Murchison Province, unveiling a sophisticated exploration program leveraging digital twin technology and high-resolution geophysics to target substantial unmined high-grade gold mineralisation.

Minerals 260 has locked in a $220 million funding deal with Franco-Nevada, combining royalty and equity financing to fast-track its 4.5Moz Bullabulling Gold Project. Strong drilling results and accelerated project work underpin a development timeline targeting first production by end 2028.

Ballard Mining has unveiled new high-grade gold intercepts at its Ayla prospect and extended mineralisation at Golden Vale, suggesting the entire 13km Ballard Fault zone at Mt Ida may be mineralised. The company is accelerating drilling to support production growth beyond the 1.0 Moz Baldock deposit.

Yandal Resources has confirmed a 100m southeast extension of high-grade gold mineralisation at its Arrakis discovery, with significant new RC drill results supporting underground exploration potential.

MetalsGrove Mining has defined multiple gold prospects at its Zuénoula permit, highlighting the Fifty-Five Prospect with a standout 583 ppb gold anomaly, while also initiating soil sampling at Vavoua and securing $2.7 million in capital.

Mount Hope Mining’s March quarter update reveals strong high-grade gold assays, expanded mineralisation, and new tenement acquisitions in NSW’s Cobar Basin, setting the stage for Phase 3 drilling at Mt Solitary.