Latest Mineral Exploration News

Great Divide Mining has transitioned its Challenger Gold Mine in NSW from commissioning to commercial production, targeting a gold concentrate grade of 30 grams per tonne from historic tailings with minimal capital expenditure.

Neometals has secured A$7.9 million through a placement and launched a concurrent A$5.1 million entitlement offer to fund gold production at Barrambie and advance lithium exploration in Utah. The capital raise supports a near-term production joint venture and aggressive resource expansion.

Brazilian Critical Minerals and Southern Alliance Mining have agreed to collaborate on rare earth production, focusing on in-situ recovery methods to leverage operational experience and advance BCM’s Ema project.

Koonenberry Gold has extended gold mineralisation at its Enmore Project to over 415m depth, with visible gold spotted in multiple drill holes and promising results from wide-spaced RC drilling at Hand in Hand. The company maintains a strong cash position to fund ongoing exploration across its NSW portfolio.

Axel REE is accelerating its in situ recovery (ISR) mining trials at the Caladão Project in Brazil, targeting rare earth elements and gallium extraction through a low-cost, environmentally friendly method. The company is fully funded for pilot wellfield trials at the Woolrich deposit, with expansion potential at Paraíso and Tiger Creek.

Narryer Metals has raised just over $1 million through a strategic share placement priced at a 30% premium, bringing aboard Perth mining investor Tim Goyder as a substantial shareholder. The capital will bolster working capital and project development across its Australian and Canadian critical minerals assets.

High Peak Royalties has secured an upfront A$50,000 option fee from Massive Metals for a 12-month exclusive call option to acquire its Admiral Bay royalty rights, with potential to extend for another year and a total acquisition price of A$2 million.

CGN Resources has completed a crucial heritage survey at its Christmas Well gold project, enabling the start of maiden reverse circulation drilling in May across five priority targets. The project hosts multiple promising gold prospects supported by geological and historical data within a prolific gold belt.

Magnum Mining names Antonio Vitor Junior as Managing Director to spearhead major drilling campaigns at its Azimuth and Parker projects, aiming to convert promising early rare earth results into a formal resource.

49 Metals Limited has secured $10 million through its IPO to fund a detailed exploration campaign in Nevada’s Walker Lane Trend, including an 8,000-metre drilling program at the Gold Mountain project targeting high-grade gold zones.

Bayan Mining and Minerals has locked in a reverse circulation drill rig with Alaska Midnight Sun Drilling for its first-ever drilling at the Desert Star rare earth project in California, targeting up to 1,000 metres from June 2026. The fully permitted program aims to test high-grade surface mineralisation and geophysical targets near the Mountain Pass mine.

Western Yilgarn NL has been granted three exploration licences covering 201 km² in Western Australia's Glenburgh Gold District, identifying seven geophysical targets analogous to nearby multi-million-ounce gold deposits.