Latest Nevada News

Union Star Metals (ASX: USM) has identified a significant concealed gold target beneath shallow volcanic cover at its Cobb Creek Project in Nevada, with integrated geophysical and geochemical data converging to define the prospect. Drilling is targeted for September 2026 following upcoming DDIP surveys and advanced permitting.

Black Bear Minerals has engaged Ausenco for detailed restart studies at its Shafter Silver Project, while securing a non-binding financing support letter from Export Finance Australia to explore funding pathways aligned with U.S.-Australia critical minerals priorities.

Evion Group has appointed former Australian Ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, as Strategic Advisor to accelerate its US critical minerals strategy following its acquisition of the CARP Fluorspar Project in Nevada.

Venus Metals has sold its 1% Youanmi gold royalty to Franco-Nevada for $46 million, triggering plans for $35 million in special dividends and an in-specie distribution of Rox shares to shareholders.

Viking Mines reports a major metallurgical breakthrough at its Linka Tungsten Project, achieving a 62.5% WO3 concentrate at 59.8% recovery using combined gravity and flotation processing on a larger 10 kg sample, significantly improving previous results and validating a low-capex flowsheet ahead of maiden drilling.

Western Ridge Resources has quintupled its Keystone Project footprint in Nevada, adding nearly 5,000 acres of prospective ground with historic mining activity but no modern exploration.

Fulcrum Lithium has identified thick, shallow lithium claystone targets at its Dry Canyon project in Nevada, prompting a major claims expansion and plans for maiden drilling.

Great Northern Minerals has significantly enlarged its Iron Butte Gold-Silver Project in Nevada by staking 46 additional lode claims covering around 950 acres. The new ground shows promising geological and geochemical signatures, setting the stage for imminent resource estimation and drilling.

American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd has confirmed a large tungsten soil anomaly and high-grade surface mineralisation at its Tennessee Mountain project in Nevada, setting the stage for a maiden drill program to test extensions of a fertile tungsten-molybdenum skarn system.

Nelson Resources has kicked off its maiden underground drilling at the historic Orleans Mine in Nevada, aiming to unlock high-grade gold-silver veins with improved precision and lower costs.

Altitude Minerals has locked in a 2,300m drilling permit and contracted a rig to test high-priority copper-gold targets at its Byrock Project in NSW, with drilling set to start mid-June 2026.

Fulcrum Lithium’s Phase 3 drilling at Alkali Flats in Nevada reveals extensive, thick lithium mineralisation with grades exceeding 300ppm across a large area, setting the stage for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate.