Latest Quartz News

Far East Gold has boosted its stake in the Idenburg Gold Project to 51%, revealing a 44% increase in inferred gold resources to 780,000 ounces. The company’s Independent Board Committee advises shareholders to reject an unsolicited takeover bid from Xingye Gold, which an expert deems undervalues the company.

Austral Resources has identified a second parallel copper-gold lode at its Cameron River Project, with drillhole 26SQRC006 hitting significant grades. The discovery supports the company’s strategy of regional growth around its Rocklands Processing Facility.

Infinity Mining has reported standout exploration results with rock chips grading up to 48.7% antimony and 1.35g/t gold at its Victorian Tanjil Dome project, alongside high-grade copper and silver assays at its Hillside project in the Pilbara.

Australian Silica Quartz Group (ASQ) finalises its acquisition of Australian Kaolin, securing a 47Mt kaolin resource and mining approval for a 250,000 tonne per annum operation. The company progresses kaolin beneficiation in China, explores high purity quartz projects, and advances gold targets at Koolyanobbing, supported by a $1.33m cash position.

Lodestar Minerals’ latest assays from a 12,000m drilling campaign at Ned’s Creek confirm robust high-grade gold mineralisation, supporting its 250,000-300,000 ounce Exploration Target and setting the stage for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate later this year.

Novo Resources is gearing up for a 2,700-metre RC drilling campaign at the Tibooburra Gold Project in NSW, aiming to expand on high-grade gold zones at Clone and test uncharted mineralisation at Pioneer South under a new joint venture with Manhattan Gold.

Metal Hawk Limited has delivered strong gold intersections from its latest RC drilling at Leinster South, confirming high-grade zones at Thylacine and Tysons while preparing for expanded exploration activities.

Leeuwin Metals has expanded its Marda Gold Project resource to 378,600 ounces, boosting Indicated ounces by 41% and Evanston ounces by 22%. The upgrade sets the stage for development studies and ongoing exploration.

Pacific Resources (ASX: PXR) has secured 100% ownership of the Snowstorm Gold Project, a high-grade asset in Victoria’s Eastern Goldfields, while progressing due diligence on a strategic Victorian portfolio and reporting encouraging assay results from its Tasmanian projects.

Asara Resources has reported standout assay results from new drilling at the southern edge of its Massan Deposit in Guinea, highlighting broad and high-grade gold mineralisation that could boost the project’s resource base ahead of an August update.

Stelar Metals has secured environmental approval for its inaugural ~3,000m Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at the Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project, set to begin in August 2026. This marks the first deep drilling beneath a high-grade tungsten system with significant strike and width in the Northern Territory.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has completed Phase 2 drilling at its Lammerlaw Gold-Antimony Project in New Zealand, revealing a new shear-hosted gold discovery at the Bella Prospect. Concurrently, the company has begun field exploration at its recently acquired Wallah Silver Project in NSW, setting the stage for maiden drilling.