Latest Heritage Clearance News

Basin Energy has begun preliminary leachability and XRD studies at its Newmans rare earth discovery, with follow-up drilling assays due imminently. The early-stage program adds a recoverability test to a project already showing a 3.3 km mineralised corridor in northwest Queensland.

Catalina Resources has executed the mining lease transfer for its Nelson Bay River project, paving the way for up to $1.29 million in rehabilitation security to be recovered. The company plans to redirect the capital into November drilling at its Kirkalocka gold and Tallering tungsten projects, subject to final heritage clearance and regulatory steps.

Gibb River Diamonds reported a A$5.61 million profit after receiving a A$7 million pre-GST distribution from its Neta gold joint venture. The cash windfall leaves the explorer with A$6.74 million in the bank, but its next challenge is converting a one-off mining payment into a credible development pipeline.

Tivan has secured the regulatory and cultural heritage clearances needed to advance an 8,000-metre drilling campaign at its Molyhil tungsten project in the Northern Territory. The company will also issue 3.84 million shares as part-payment for the project acquisition, while its feasibility and proposed funding plans remain unfinished.

Evergold has defined three priority gold targets at its Leonora Goldfields Project after combining 1,312 soil samples with detailed drone magnetics. The early-stage results sharpen the company’s exploration pipeline, but drilling is still needed to establish whether the surface anomalies continue into bedrock.

Catalina Resources is gearing up for maiden drilling at its Tallering Santy target in November 2026 while pushing Kirkalocka towards drill-ready status and launching first-ever fieldwork at Warriedar.

Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) posted a $5.05 million net loss for FY2026 while advancing its Western Australian gold projects and refreshing its leadership team.

Cauldron Energy has extended uranium mineralisation strike lengths by approximately 2.5 kilometres at both Manyingee South and Manyingee North within its Yanrey Uranium Project, underpinning significant resource growth potential.

Dundas Minerals has kicked off a major reverse circulation drilling campaign targeting resource growth and confidence upgrades across its three Kalgoorlie gold projects, Capricorn, Baden-Powell, and Rockland.

Dundas Minerals has locked in Exploration Licence E38/4002, securing the 5km Bloodwood gold anomaly within its Romano Project in Western Australia. Historical drilling highlights promising gold grades, setting the stage for systematic exploration pending heritage approvals.

Tivan Limited’s Stage Two drilling at the Sandover Fluorite Project delivers broad, high-grade fluorite intersections up to 74.3% CaF2, validating exploration models and setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate.

Hawk Resources has cleared a major regulatory hurdle with the WA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs approving a Mining Entry Permit for its Olympus scandium project, paving the way for exploration activities to begin by September 2026, pending final government consents.