Latest Mining Exploration News

Australian Critical Minerals (ASX:ACM) has launched its maiden diamond drilling campaign at the Flint Gold-Silver Project in Peru, backed by a $3 million capital raise and expanded land holdings. The drilling targets a 4 km high-sulphidation epithermal system, with advanced core logging technology deployed to accelerate geological insights.

Latitude 66 has locked in exploration permits for its high-grade KSB gold-cobalt project in Finland following a key legislative amendment, while its Laverton drilling campaign in Western Australia continues to reveal promising gold mineralisation with potential for resource growth.

Genesis Resources progresses environmental work at its Plavica project in North Macedonia while Australian field activities stall due to wet season, reporting a A$401k operating cash outflow and under two quarters of funding.

Focus Minerals Ltd maintained steady gold production and processing efficiency at Coolgardie during the March 2026 quarter, generating robust sales revenue and a healthy cash position.

Panther Metals has progressed key technical and strategic initiatives during the March quarter, focusing on deeper drilling and metallurgical sampling at Burtville East, while revisiting the Coglia nickel project amid improving market conditions.

eMetals Limited has solidified its foothold in high-grade tungsten with a binding acquisition in Utah, while its Ugandan gold projects reveal promising soil anomalies amid ongoing exploration.

Altitude Minerals reported encouraging aircore drill results at its Byrock Project in NSW, confirming copper-gold porphyry signatures and advancing a joint venture with Nimrod Resources. In Nevada, the company validated high-grade silver-gold targets at Firenze, readying a 2,600m RC drill program.

Andean Silver has delivered robust drilling results at Cerro Bayo, reinforcing resource continuity and growth prospects ahead of a June mineral resource update and ongoing restart studies.

Culpeo Minerals has restructured its Lana Corina earn-in deal to slash near-term cash outlays and plans a fully funded 4,000m diamond drilling campaign at Vista Montana in Q2 2026, while advancing its Fortuna copper project and streamlining its shareholder base.

Victory Metals has reported record rare earth oxide grades and exceptional metallurgical results at its North Stanmore project, alongside strategic partnerships and heritage clearances that unlock exploration potential.

Silver Mines Limited is progressing its Bowdens Silver Project development application with updated ecological surveys, while exploration intensifies at the Rockwell Prospect and Californian assets, supported by a solid cash position.

Axel REE has selected its Woolrich deposit for inaugural in situ recovery (ISR) field trials, backed by metallurgical breakthroughs doubling gallium extraction and confirming scandium co-recovery, positioning Caladão as a rare dual-pathway rare earth project.