Latest Joint Ventures News

Xstate Resources has secured preferred tenderer status for a 305 square kilometre block in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, with the company set to initially operate a four-party joint venture. The prospective acreage offers exposure to basin-centred gas, associated liquids and light crude, but the licence remains subject to government processes.

Beetaloo Energy has secured a 25% non-operated interest in a 305 square kilometre Taroom Trough block as part of a four-company joint venture selected as Queensland’s preferred tenderer. The position comes with no upfront consideration, while its initial two-year work program is intended to be funded from existing cash.

Rubicon Water has told ASX that the selection of a joint venture bid containing about A$12 million of its technology was price-sensitive information. The company said it only learned of the decision when it appeared on Morocco’s procurement portal, then lodged its announcement after an overnight review and a four-second technical delay.

Osmond Resources’ preliminary study has put a US$2.31 billion post-tax NPV on its Spanish rare earths and mineral sands project, but the headline economics rest on a scoping-level model and a US$300 million funding requirement. The next test is whether drilling, metallurgy, permitting and financing can turn the attractive concept into a financeable mine.

Aeris Environmental’s FY2026 annual report pairs international commercial progress with a $5.03 million operating cash drain, $9.22 million in net liabilities and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company says it will need extended related-party loan terms and further funding while converting its technology and chemicals pipeline into recurring revenue.

Alma Metals is pushing the Briggs Copper Project through a substantial drilling and metallurgical program, with a 2027 resource update planned to support a prefeasibility study. The project’s 932Mt resource contains about 2Mt of copper, but the company still faces the usual funding, technical and development hurdles of a large undeveloped mine.

Flagship Minerals has outlined a conceptual 22 million to 40 million tonne tungsten Exploration Target at its Khao Soon project in southern Thailand. The company is now weighing a sale, spin-out or joint venture for the non-core asset, but the target remains well short of a Mineral Resource.

Alara Resources has shipped its 65th copper-concentrate parcel from Oman, closing out a record quarter with approximately 2,952 tonnes of contained copper sales. September’s total was 42% above the previous quarterly record and nearly double the comparable quarter a year earlier.

Yancoal has completed its US$1.85 billion purchase of an 80% interest in Queensland’s Kestrel metallurgical coal mine, materially expanding its operating portfolio. The deal also leaves up to US$550 million in contingent payments tied to future coal prices.

Marmota has reported multiple high-grade gold intersections from the first assays at Mainwood, the southern extension of its Greenewood discovery in South Australia. Results from only 15 of 84 sections include 4 metres at 15 grams per tonne gold, while drilling and further assays continue.

Lenders to Sheffield Resources’ Thunderbird joint venture have extended repayment deferrals and covenant waivers until 31 October 2026, buying more time for debt restructuring talks. A proposed standstill could defer Kimberley Mineral Sands’ obligations until June 2027, but has not yet been agreed.

Xpedra Resources has made Springfield the centrepiece of a sharp shift into New South Wales gold exploration, with drilling outlining broad mineralisation across 400 metres of strike and to at least 150 metres down-dip. The results came alongside a $7.53 million annual loss, $3.09 million in cash and a fresh 44 million-share acquisition of the Neeld Gold Project.