Latest Mining Claims News

IRIS Metals posted a $22.3 million loss for FY26, driven by major impairments on exploration assets and elevated share-based payments. The company pivots away from Edison and Tin Mountain projects, focusing on lithium-rubidium in South Dakota and tungsten in Montana.

OD6 Metals has dramatically expanded its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, staking 226 mining claims across seven project areas and uncovering multiple historic high-grade fluorspar occurrences. This strategic move positions the company to develop a district-scale operation supplying critical minerals to the US market.

Perpetual Resources (ASX: PEC) has locked in a 100% stake in the historic Nevada Scheelite tungsten mine, boasting an average grade of 1.1% WO3 and existing underground infrastructure. The acquisition is backed by a $2.5 million placement to fund validation and exploration.

Chariot Resources, through its U.S. subsidiary FMS Lithium Corporation, has significantly expanded its lithium tenure at the Resurgent project in the McDermitt Caldera, staking 573 new claims and nearly doubling its footprint amid improving lithium market conditions.

Sentinel Metals has kicked off its first diamond drilling campaign at the Columbia Gold-Silver Project in Montana, marking a major regulatory milestone and deploying a low-emission rig to test high-priority targets.

Fulcrum Lithium has identified thick, shallow lithium claystone targets at its Dry Canyon project in Nevada, prompting a major claims expansion and plans for maiden drilling.

Omnia Metals has identified Beaver Creek within its Montana Radix Project as the key focus for rare earth and niobium exploration, leveraging historical data and planning detailed field validation.

Felix Gold’s 2025 drilling at NW Array within the Treasure Creek Project reveals multiple broad zones of near-surface high-grade gold and exceptional antimony mineralisation, reinforcing its dual-commodity strategy amid advancing US critical minerals supply.

49 Metals has secured eight additional patented mining claims at its Gold Mountain Project in Nevada, enhancing operational flexibility and exploration potential without extra expenditure.

5E Advanced Materials secures a decade-long boric acid offtake agreement and advances boron product development, while reporting a $12.1 million quarterly loss and planning ASX delisting.

American West Metals has published a detailed JORC 2012-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for its West Desert Zinc-Copper-Indium-Magnetite Project in Utah, affirming solid resource continuity and robust sampling techniques.

ACDC Metals has rapidly expanded its Mount Jackson project in Nevada, completing an airborne geophysical survey and staking additional claims to triple the project size. The company is progressing towards drilling with fresh capital raised and a board change announced.