Latest Permitting News

Clara Resources has compiled a comprehensive digital geochemistry database from 1980s exploration data, revealing a large-scale gold system at its Mareeba Gold Project in Queensland and setting the stage for maiden drilling in H2 2026.

Desert Metals Limited has launched a fully underwritten entitlement offer to raise approximately $325,000 through new options, aiming to fund ongoing exploration at its gold prospects in Côte d’Ivoire.

Asara Resources (ASX:AS1) is pushing ahead at its Kada Gold Project in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin, boasting a 923,000-ounce gold resource and launching expansive 2026 drilling campaigns aimed at significantly growing both Indicated and Inferred categories.

Omnia Metals has made a decisive entry into the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Stibnite Ridge antimony and silver project and staking the Radix rare earth and gallium project in Montana, backed by a $1.5 million capital raise.

AuMEGA Metals has closed a C$30.1 million financing round, bolstering its institutional shareholder base and fully funding an expanded 2026 exploration program across its Newfoundland projects.

AusQuest gears up for maiden drilling at two promising copper-gold prospects in Peru, aiming to build on the momentum from its Cangallo discovery. Over 8,000 metres of Reverse Circulation drilling are set to test high-priority IOCG and porphyry targets starting Q2 2026.

Cobre Limited has kicked off a major 40,000-metre drilling campaign at its Sierra Atacama copper project in Chile, aiming to convert its existing NI 43-101 resource to JORC compliance and explore opportunities for a larger open-pit operation.

Sun Silver has engaged global engineering firm Ausenco to lead critical concept and scoping studies for its Maverick Silver Project in Nevada, aiming to underpin a maiden Scoping Study by late 2026. The move leverages Ausenco’s North American precious metals expertise and comes as silver prices hover near US$77 an ounce, bolstering project economics.

OD6 Metals has revealed exceptional channel sampling results from its Horseshoe Prospect within the Quinn Fluorspar Project, confirming extensive ultra-high-grade fluorspar mineralisation with grades peaking at 82% CaF2. These findings underscore the project's potential for direct shipping ore and acid-grade fluorspar production.

Aurum Resources has consolidated a 4.2 million ounce gold resource across its Boundiali and Napié projects in Côte d’Ivoire, progressing a central processing hub and expanding drilling programs as it targets development milestones in 2026.

Critical Resources has defined a focused 2026 exploration program at its Mavis Lake lithium project while confirming an orogenic gold system in New Zealand and delivering promising early results from its solid-state lithium-ion battery evaluation.

Haranga Resources has almost finished a 3,270m underground diamond drilling program at its Lincoln Gold Project in California, uncovering visual evidence of gold mineralisation repeating at depth. Assay results and a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate are expected soon, alongside new exploration targets.