Latest Resource Assessment News

Forrestania Resources has increased the British Hill JORC Mineral Resource Estimate by 21% to 212,400 ounces of gold, with higher-confidence Indicated ounces rising 37%. Drilling is continuing, but the project remains at the resource and study stage rather than production.

Patagonia Lithium has reported 15% total porosity and substantial free-fluid storage from Cilon Well 8, strengthening its interpretation of the aquifer’s pumping potential. The evidence is encouraging but remains incomplete, with four core results, further BMR Gamma data and a 72-hour pump test still outstanding.

Power Minerals has outlined a maiden conceptual Exploration Target of 9.2 million to 10.7 million tonnes at Morro do Ferro in Brazil, grading 7.8% to 9.2% TREO. The result gives the ongoing drilling program a clearer target, but 43% of the upper estimate comes from an untested projected extension and nine recent holes remain unassayed.

Bounty Oil & Gas NL (ASX:BUY) is pursuing a 2,322 km² deepwater exploration block offshore Liberia, backed by a $3.55 million placement and major vendor-linked securities. The opportunity remains conditional: the block has no executed production sharing contract, no independent resource estimate and has not yet been reviewed directly by Bounty.

Bass Oil has put a 1,280-barrel-per-day Bunian 6 test and planned Vanessa gas sales at the centre of its next growth phase. The company is also promoting Kiwi as a larger, longer-dated development opportunity, although much of the upside remains subject to testing, funding and execution.

Omega Oil & Gas has commenced drilling at Canyon-4, the second well in its fully funded 2026/27 appraisal campaign targeting stacked Permian oil and gas reservoirs in Queensland’s Taroom Trough.

Macarthur Minerals has obtained additional regulatory approval for bulk sampling at its Lake Giles Hematite Project, reinforcing operational momentum alongside its joint venture partners Gold Valley and Destec.

eMetals Limited has secured all necessary approvals to begin a 17-hole diamond core drilling program at its Mineral Range Tungsten Project in Utah, targeting high-grade tungsten mineralisation within a historically productive mining district.

Macallum New Energy has released an independently certified maiden Prospective Resource estimate for its Aberfeldy Prospect in the North Perth Basin, revealing significant unrisked recoverable oil and gas volumes under two fluid scenarios.

Polymetals Resources continues to confirm substantial high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralisation at the Endeavor Mine's upper Main Lode, progressing towards a new Mineral Resource estimate.

Condor Energy has completed a pivotal feasibility study for its Piedra Redonda gas discovery offshore Peru, confirming a conventional development approach and underpinning ongoing commercial and financing efforts.

Australian Oil Company (ASX:AOK) is ramping up activity in Queensland's Surat Basin, engaging Energetica Consulting for independent resource assessments and pushing production restarts at Emu Apple and Riverslea fields.