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Australian Clinical Labs appoints Greg Horan as Group CEO effective August 2026, marking a leadership transition after a decade under Melinda McGrath. Horan’s healthcare and operational expertise positions ACL for its next growth phase.

Taiton Resources has submitted 250 samples from its Yogi prospect drill core for assay, with results due in weeks, while preparing to launch soil sampling at Challenger West to sharpen gold exploration targets near the 1.2Moz Challenger Mine.

Middle Island Resources announces CEO Peter Spiers’ resignation with Executive Chairman Daniel Raihani taking over operational duties during the transition. Spiers was pivotal in advancing exploration in Serbia’s Western Tethyan Mineral Province.

Golden Horse Minerals has revealed high-grade gold mineralisation extending over 3km at its Hopes Hill deposit, with recent drilling hitting standout intercepts including 12m at 7.0 g/t Au from 278m. The company is pressing ahead with an aggressive multi-rig 2026 drilling program to expand and refine the resource.

Nova Minerals has launched a major 2026 exploration campaign at its Estelle Project in Alaska, combining a 10,000-metre drilling program with advancing antimony production backed by US$43.4 million in U.S. Department of War funding.

Jameson Resources has cleared a major environmental hurdle for its Crown Mountain steelmaking coal project, receiving the Section 27 Notice from British Columbia regulators and setting the stage for final application submission in October 2026.

Red Mountain Mining has locked in 100% ownership of the Pioneer Tungsten Project in Montana, an advanced asset with historic drilling pointing to promising tungsten grades. The company plans to kick off drilling in June 2026, capitalising on near-record tungsten prices and US government efforts to secure domestic critical mineral supplies.

Nex Metals has verified a 5-kilometre stretch of gold-bearing quartz veins at its North Henai project in Egypt, setting the stage for systematic assays and shallow diamond drilling within months.

NewPeak Metals’ maiden drilling at Tansey Gold Project reveals gold mineralisation extending beyond historic South Burnett mine boundaries and uncovers a previously unknown parallel structure, setting the stage for targeted resource drilling.

Vulcan Energy has secured financial close on its €2.2 billion Lionheart Project financing, unlocking funds to advance construction of Europe’s pioneering lithium hydroxide and renewable energy facility in the Upper Rhine Valley.

Ore Resources has secured an option to acquire six tenements adjacent to its Miriam Gold Project, expanding its landholding along the Miriam Shear Zone and reviving interest in underexplored historical gold prospects.

Manhattan Gold Corporation has gained final regulatory approval and a CA$250,000 grant to kick off its maiden 4,000m RC drilling campaign at the Hook Lake Project in Nunavut, Canada.