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TechGen Metals cleared key regulatory hurdles for drilling at its Blue Devil copper-gold project and reported promising assay results across multiple WA projects, supported by an oversubscribed $2.7 million placement.

Famien Resources has confirmed multiple high-grade gold intercepts across several prospects in Côte d’Ivoire, progressing its exploration with key drilling results and regional sampling programs.

Australian Critical Minerals has completed its maiden drilling at the Flint Gold-Silver Project in Peru, identifying a significant high-sulphidation hydrothermal system. Assay results are due in August, while progress continues at the Riqueza and Cooletha projects.

Resource Minerals International has pinpointed multiple priority copper, molybdenum, gold, and silver targets in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania, backed by a $3.5 million capital raise to fund extensive drilling programs starting in Q3 2026.

Talonx Resources (ASX: TXR) reported robust drilling results at its Viking and Blair North gold projects, highlighting a high-grade shallow oxide gold zone at Viking’s Beaker 2 prospect. The company also advanced exploration and licence renewal efforts at its Kihabe zinc-lead-silver project in Botswana, closing the quarter with $0.72 million cash.

PLC Resources has completed its first RC drilling at Rochefort, revealing anomalous gold and identifying a new structural corridor at Abbotts North. The company also raised $1.8 million to fund exploration at its Yalgoo and Abbotts North projects.

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.