Latest Mining Exploration News

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) confirms large-scale IOCG mineralisation in Chile and high-grade heavy rare earths in the USA, while progressing a 10,000m gold drilling program in Western Australia targeting a maiden resource.

Burley Minerals has closed its Share Purchase Plan (SPP) after receiving applications beyond the $300,000 target, following a recent $700,000 placement. The company may scale back or accept all applications at its discretion, with shares expected to be issued on 12 June 2026.

Quinbrook Asset Management has lodged an application with the Takeovers Panel alleging undisclosed associations and breaches of funding consultation obligations at Kingsland Minerals. The dispute centers on a contested term sheet for acquiring exploration licences from Bacchus Resources.

Magnum Mining has significantly increased its exploration footprint around the Piracanjuba rare earth clay discovery in Brazil, securing 14 new permits and advancing a major drilling campaign targeting a large-scale deposit.

Chilwa Minerals has identified a substantial new heavy mineral sands target at Mpyupyu West in Southern Malawi, resuming drilling with two sonic rigs and preparing an updated resource estimate for its Mpyupyu deposits.

Altitude Minerals is gearing up for significant drilling campaigns in New South Wales and Nevada, backed by a recent $1.15 million capital raise to fund exploration and project advancement.

Yugo Metals has secured a $5 million oversubscribed placement to ramp up drilling across its gold, nickel-cobalt, and base metals projects in the Balkans, positioning the company for significant exploration milestones over the next 18 months.

Carnaby Resources has uncovered a significant new shallow mineralised shoot, the Miniboom Lode, at its Mount Hope Central site within the Greater Duchess Project, delivering a standout 232m at 1.3% copper equivalent from surface.

Final assays from drillhole 26LHDD073 at the Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project Joint Venture validate a broad copper-gold-molybdenum mineralised system. Integration of geological and geophysical data aims to pinpoint the higher-grade core ahead of Phase II drilling.

Trek Metals has marked a breakthrough year with a high-grade manganese discovery at its Christmas Creek Project in Western Australia, supported by strong assay results and expanded exploration tenure. The company bolstered its balance sheet with $19.5 million raised to fund drilling and further exploration.

Canadian Phosphate (ASX: CP8) is raising up to AUD 4.85 million via a renounceable rights issue at a 22% discount, aiming to accelerate development of its newly acquired Diamond Mountain Project in Utah and advance exploration in Canada.

Tolu Minerals has reignited underground mining at its Tolukuma Gold Mine with exceptional early sampling grades and unveiled a major new high-grade discovery at Fundoot, launching a massive 75,000-metre drilling campaign to expand resources and explore district-scale potential.