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Meteoric Resources has released a robust Pre-Feasibility Study for its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil, highlighting a low-cost, long-life deposit with strong government backing and a targeted production start in 2028.

Lunnon Metals has completed a detailed Scoping Study on its Baker and Foster nickel sulphide deposits, highlighting potential economic viability despite ongoing uncertainty over processing arrangements. The study recommends sequential mining starting with the fully permitted Baker deposit, which remains profitable even at current nickel prices.

Caprice Resources has reported outstanding high-grade gold intercepts from its Phase 3 drilling at the Island Gold Project, confirming significant extensions of mineralisation and setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate.

Gorilla Gold has reported significant high-grade gold assay results from its Mulwarrie Gold Project in Western Australia, extending mineralisation down-plunge by 100 metres and discovering a new footwall lode. The company is preparing an updated Mineral Resource Estimate due in Q3 2025.

Bass Oil Limited reported a 4% rise in June oil production alongside advancing plans to acquire the Vanessa gas field, signaling a strategic pivot towards gas sales and resource expansion.

Manuka Resources has boosted the net present value of its Cobar Basin silver and gold project to A$153 million, driven by higher commodity prices, while advancing financing talks and exploring a Mt Boppy open pit cut-back to enhance production.

Chariot Corporation Ltd is set to acquire a 66.7% interest in a substantial Nigerian lithium portfolio, marking a strategic entry into Africa’s burgeoning lithium sector with a US$10 million funding commitment.

White Cliff Minerals has initiated diamond drilling at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, Canada, targeting a large unexplored sedimentary basin. Supported by a recent A$14.4 million capital raise and Canadian government backing, the company aims to advance its promising copper exploration.

Challenger Gold advances its Hualilan Gold Project with final metallurgical testwork underway, confirming heap leach processing can economically recover low-grade gold previously deemed waste. This development promises to expand the project’s scale and improve its economics ahead of the full-scale Pre-Feasibility Study.

Iceni Gold’s latest aircore drilling campaign at the Guyer Trend within its 14 Mile Well Project reveals expanded gold mineralisation and some of the highest-grade intercepts to date, setting the stage for a major follow-up drilling phase.

Peak Rare Earths has completed the sale of its non-core Teesside site in the UK for £3.5 million, redirecting capital to its flagship Ngualla Rare Earth Project and upcoming Shenghe Resources acquisition.

AIC Mines has reported significant high-grade copper and gold intercepts from recent drilling at its Jericho copper deposit in North Queensland, boosting confidence in the resource and its development potential.