Latest Government Grants News

Metgasco has ended its asset sale agreement with Vintage Energy after funding conditions were unmet, signaling a strategic pivot amid ongoing exploration and recapitalisation efforts.

AIC Mines has launched an ambitious 2026 drilling campaign targeting 12 prospects near its Eloise copper mine, aiming to uncover transformational copper and gold deposits to boost production.

Killi Resources has completed surface sampling at its Mt Rawdon West Project, revealing a significant gold-copper-molybdenum breccia linked to a large subvolcanic intrusive centre. Assay results expected in May will shape upcoming drilling plans.

Tartana Minerals has unveiled an expanded 21,000-metre drilling program across its Chillagoe portfolio, targeting a suite of critical and strategic minerals with a focus on resource upgrades and maiden estimates.

Hammer Metals has won two Queensland Government grants worth $336,000 to advance deep drilling and geophysical surveys at its Mount Isa projects, aiming to unlock new critical mineral deposits.

Killi Resources has won a Queensland Government grant to co-fund drilling at its Mt Rawdon West copper-gold project, targeting a compelling porphyry system. The planned drilling aims to test significant geochemical and geophysical anomalies in the Baloo prospect.

Strategic Energy Resources has secured over $400,000 in Queensland Government grants to fund drilling at its Diamantina Copper and Bulimba Gold projects, accelerating exploration efforts in two promising mineral provinces.

True North Copper has secured a $250,000 Queensland Government grant to fund an advanced drone-based geophysical survey at its Mt Oxide Copper Project, aiming to uncover concealed copper deposits ahead of its 2026 drilling campaign.

Sunshine Metals has secured a $202,235 Queensland Government grant to fund diamond drilling at the Trooper Creek Au-Ag-Cu-Zn target, testing a promising geophysical anomaly. This move complements ongoing work at its Liontown and Sybil projects, signalling a busy exploration period ahead.

Vintage Energy has launched a $2.1 million equity entitlement offer to fund drilling two new gas wells, supported by a South Australian government grant, and to advance oil exploration in the Cooper Basin.

Vintage Energy launches a $2.1 million entitlement offer to fund critical oil prospect evaluations and install a permanent connection to the Odin gas field, aiming to cut operating costs and advance drilling plans.

New Frontier Minerals has secured technical approval for its Mining Lease Application at the Big One Copper Deposit, setting the stage for potential near-term copper production amid a tightening global copper market.