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Catalina Resources has significantly expanded its Mid-West gold portfolio through strategic acquisitions funded by a $3 million placement, while advancing exploration with maiden drilling and promising assay results.

Austral Gold has unveiled a comprehensive 14-year life-of-mine plan for its Guanaco Mine in Chile, underpinned by a US$192.1 million after-tax NPV and robust mineral reserves.

Flynn Gold has secured a key regulatory milestone by registering Mining Lease Application 6M/2026 over part of its Golden Ridge Project in northeast Tasmania, enabling accelerated development including resource drilling and environmental studies.

Lynas Rare Earths posted a record A$288.9 million in quarterly sales for Q4 FY26, driven by higher prices and heavy rare earth sales. The company advanced its Malaysia heavy rare earth facility despite a cost surge and appointed Pol Le Roux as interim CEO.

Buru Energy pushes forward with its Rafael Gas Project development, securing A$5.3 million in funding and progressing environmental approvals while navigating executive leadership changes.

Sunshine Metals has unveiled fresh high-grade gold targets at its Sybil project in Queensland following a comprehensive airborne magnetic and radiometric survey. With rock chip samples hitting 21.6g/t Au at Pancho and drilling set to start imminently, the survey reshapes the exploration landscape across Sybil’s epithermal system.

Larvotto Resources has kicked off staged commissioning at its Hillgrove Mine processing plant, marking a pivotal step toward becoming Australia’s top antimony producer with promising gold and tungsten prospects.

Havilah Resources has kicked off reverse circulation drilling at its Brooks Dam prospect near Kalkaroo, aiming to penetrate a stubborn gossan-chert horizon and better define underlying copper-gold mineralisation. The drilling is part of a strategic alliance with Sandfire Resources, which is also advancing its own large-scale drilling and prefeasibility work at Kalkaroo.

Andean Silver has identified the Juanita Prospect at Cerro Bayo, Chile, with surface samples hitting up to 62,663g/t silver equivalent, pointing to a potentially significant silver-gold system outside its existing 136Moz resource.

Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) is on track to become a significant gold producer with its Youanmi Gold Project, backed by a robust Definitive Feasibility Study and full funding. The project targets 117kozpa initially, with ambitions to surpass 150kozpa through ongoing exploration and development.

Stavely Minerals advances its Freddy’s Find gold-silver discovery with deep diamond drilling confirming low-sulphidation epithermal mineralisation, while its Thursday’s Gossan and Cayley Lode copper-gold-silver Scoping Study enters final documentation.

Arika Resources has launched a significant +20,000m drilling campaign at its Kookynie Gold Project, following surface rock chip assays hitting up to 109g/t gold and confirming new high-grade targets.