Latest Metals Exploration News

Charger Metals has launched a fresh reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Lake Johnston project, targeting overlooked gold and lithium zones with backing from Rio Tinto Exploration. Historic gold intercepts at the Richard Gold Prospect are now being revisited after a decade-long hiatus.

Impact Minerals is reigniting exploration at its vast Broken Hill project in NSW, leveraging rising metal prices and a proprietary multi-metal ratio to uncover high-grade platinum group metals and base metals.

Basin Energy has engaged contractors and secured land access to begin maiden drilling at its Sybella-Barkly project, targeting uranium and rare earth elements with government support. The program aims to test district-scale sediment-hosted and paleochannel targets in Queensland.

Battery Age Minerals has successfully raised A$5.5 million to accelerate drilling and exploration across three continents, targeting strategic metals vital for future technologies.

Oceana Lithium has appointed seasoned executives Michael Wilson and Sam Brooks to its leadership team, signaling a strategic pivot towards gold, silver, and copper exploration and acquisitions. A proposed name change to Oceana Metals Limited underscores this new direction.

Manhattan Corporation Ltd reports exceptional polymetallic assay results from its Hook Lake Project in Nunavut, revealing significant precious and base metal mineralisation across multiple prospects. The findings underscore the project's strategic potential in critical metals and precious metals exploration.

Eastern Metals is progressing its acquisition of Raptor Resources and has agreed to sell its Browns Reef Project, while planning a $4-5 million capital raise pending shareholder approval.

Critical Resources Limited has strategically expanded its Mavis Lake Lithium Project in Ontario by staking an additional 80 km² of highly prospective land, increasing its footprint to over 400 km². This move strengthens its position in a key lithium and multi-commodity corridor ahead of anticipated market upswings.

Battery Age Minerals has advanced its exploration with maiden drilling at Austria’s Bleiberg zinc-germanium project and secured approvals for gold-silver drilling in Argentina, while expanding its North American footprint with a new germanium-gallium asset in Utah.

G11 Resources has announced a maiden Exploration Target at its Wilandra Copper Project in NSW and a conditional acquisition of Pacific State Metals, expanding its copper and gold portfolio significantly.

Midas Minerals has achieved a key milestone in acquiring the Otavi Copper Project in Namibia and commenced drilling at the nearby South Otavi Project, backed by a fresh $11.5 million capital raise.

Ausmon Resources has reported significant progress in its September 2025 quarter, highlighting promising rare earth element assays in South Australia and encouraging base metals intersections near Broken Hill, NSW.