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Great Plains Metals has secured a 51% interest in Godolphin’s Yeoval and Goodrich copper-gold projects and is moving to increase its stake to 70%, committing another $1 million in exploration. Godolphin will continue as operator while drilling progresses, with assay results due by mid-July.

Aurelia Metals has completed a Pre-Feasibility Study for its New Occidental Tailings Retreatment Project, declaring a maiden Ore Reserve and outlining strong economics and a clear path to production at its Peak Operation in NSW.

Aruma Resources’ downhole electromagnetic survey at the Tillex Copper-Silver Project reveals a strong, continuous conductor extending along strike and depth, sharpening drill targets ahead of Phase 2.

Ausgold Limited is ramping up its drilling efforts at the Katanning Gold Project with an imminent 25,000m infill program aimed at tightening drill spacing and underpinning early mine life. Recent results confirm robust resource growth potential and support advancing underground mining studies at Datatine.

Great Divide Mining Ltd (ASX: GDM) has received its inaugural cash payment from concentrate sales under a 12-month offtake agreement, marking a key step from exploration to production at its Challenger Gold Mine.

Metallium Limited has successfully run three Flash Joule Heating reactors in parallel for 12 hours, hitting key scale-up milestones and setting the stage for commercial metal recovery campaigns.

Cobalt Blue Holdings and Glomar Minerals have shortlisted four US sites and begun testwork for Project Infinity, aiming to build the first commercial polymetallic nodule refinery in the United States.

OD6 Metals reveals multi-element assay results from its Quinn Fluorspar Project showing exceptionally low impurities and high fluorspar grades, supporting potential direct shipping Metspar and upgraded AcidSpar products.

Critical Resources has achieved a key milestone by depositing a complete solid-state battery cathode layer in one dry, solvent-free step, potentially simplifying and cutting costs in battery production for high-demand sectors.

PC Gold has reported compelling new gold assay results from its Spring Hill project, alongside a strategic tenement acquisition that expands its landholding by 68km². The company is ramping up exploration with four rigs and a $22 million cash buffer, setting the stage for resource growth beyond the imminent update.

Somerset Minerals has identified extensive copper mineralisation zones at its Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, with a 17km Talisker anomaly near the Danvers deposit and high-grade assays extending Jura North's mineralised system. A maiden Talisker drilling campaign is set for July 2026.

Encounter Resources is aggressively advancing its Aileron niobium project in Western Australia with a comprehensive 70,000-metre drilling campaign and a Mining Lease application, underpinning its push toward development.