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Bindi Metals has identified extensive bonanza-grade gold mineralisation across a 3 km corridor at its Ravni Project in Serbia, with new high-grade surface results and large soil anomalies expanding the system footprint. The company is advancing rapidly toward its maiden drilling campaign.

Accelerate Resources (ASX: AX8) has kicked off a 1,500m aircore drilling program at its high-priority Fluffy Prospect within the Balagundi Gold Project, marking the first drilling at this target in over three decades. The program targets extensions of historic gold mineralisation and fresh zones identified through recent geophysical and geochemical surveys.

Forrestania Resources has revealed further high-grade niobium mineralisation from its maiden RC drilling at the Wozi Project, Malawi, validating a large near-surface system with grades up to 0.94% Nb2O5 and confirming the project's critical minerals potential.

Yancoal Australia is set to acquire an 80% stake in the Kestrel Coal Mine for US$1.85 billion upfront plus up to US$550 million in contingent payments, significantly boosting its metallurgical coal portfolio and production scale in Queensland.

Truscott Mining’s maiden 2026 drilling at Westminster confirms shear-hosted gold mineralisation and sets the stage for diamond drilling and resource upgrades. Management changes and mining lease applications signal a push towards production.

Legend Mining has identified significant chargeable-resistive features at its Pinnacle Well Project, enhancing gold prospectivity at Alpha North and Pyrophyllite Hill. The company is progressing drill approvals aiming for a July start, supported by a solid $10.2 million cash balance.

Lode Resources has delivered a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate at Montezuma, revealing a high-grade silver-antimony system with clear underground mining potential and ongoing exploration upside.

Critica Limited has achieved a significant breakthrough at its Jupiter Rare Earth Project, lifting magnet rare earth recovery to approximately 81% and total rare earth oxide recovery to around 71% through pilot plant optimisation. This advance strengthens the foundation for its ongoing scoping study and downstream processing plans.

Viking Mines has launched a field campaign at its Linka Tungsten Project targeting historical tailings and ore stockpiles as potential near-term, low-capital feed sources, complementing ongoing metallurgical advances and a planned June quarter drilling campaign amid record tungsten prices.

AIS Resources has commenced a detailed helicopter-borne magnetic survey over Riversgold’s Saint John Gold/Copper/Silver/Antimony Project in New Brunswick, aiming to sharpen drill targets ahead of 2026 exploration drilling.

Pioneer Minerals has submitted a crucial Plan of Operations to the US Forest Service, paving the way for drilling at its Springfield Prospect in Idaho. The program targets tungsten, gold, and gallium mineralisation, marking a significant step toward project development.

Altair Minerals has launched a major 12-month, 30,000m drilling campaign at its Greater Oko Project in Guyana, focusing on validating historic high-grade gold trenches at North Peters and exploring a large untested anomaly at South Oko.