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Resolution Minerals has finished its largest-ever exploration program at the Horse Heaven project in Idaho, drilling 42 diamond holes across 12,236 metres. The work sets up a substantial run of gold, tungsten and multi-element assay results, but the completed program has not yet produced new assay data in this announcement.

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.

Olympio Metals has begun field exploration across its Jacknife and Raven silver projects in the United States, with drilling at Jacknife expected to start imminently. A replacement announcement also strengthens the company’s description of a historical foreign estimate, while making clear that the estimate remains non-JORC and requires fresh verification.

Discovery Alaska Limited posted a $459,211 loss for FY2026 amid exploration write-offs and ongoing project development. The company secured $354,000 in a private placement and lined up a $900,000 placement to fund its Idaho and Western Australia gold-silver ventures.

Olympio Metals has launched its maiden drilling campaign at the Jacknife Project in Idaho, targeting historically rich silver mineralisation within patented claims, while advancing surface sampling at its Raven Project in Montana.

Sun Silver continues to reveal extensive silver and antimony mineralisation at its Nevada Maverick Silver Project, with drill hole MV0004 hitting 89 metres at 70g/t silver equivalent and substantial antimony intervals above the current resource.

QEM Limited’s review of the Big It Tungsten Project in Idaho reveals significant untapped high-grade tungsten, antimony, and gold mineralisation with extensive underground workings, setting the stage for a modern exploration campaign amid strategic supply concerns.

Palisade Metals has boosted its Finley Basin Tungsten Project landholding by 87% to over 696 hectares, setting the stage for maiden drilling in Q3 2026 aimed at validating historical tungsten mineralisation in Montana.

Discovery Alaska Limited (ASX: DAF) has secured a strategic foothold in Western Australia’s Murchison Goldfields through the acquisition of the Cuddingwarra Gold Project, backed by a $900,000 placement to fund exploration and expansion.

Olympio Metals is set to acquire an 80% stake in the Jacknife High-Grade Silver Project in Idaho, leveraging patented mining claims and a local partner to accelerate exploration in a historically prolific silver district.

Elk Range Mining has begun its first diamond drilling campaign at the Friday Gold Project in Idaho, aiming to validate historical high-grade gold and build a modern resource base.

QEM Limited has finalized its acquisition of Idaho-based Big It and Columbite projects, gaining footholds in seven critical minerals including tungsten and niobium, aiming to mitigate US supply chain risks.