Latest Resource Extension News

Iltani Resources has secured firm commitments for a $4.6 million placement, anchored by a $1.5 million investment from QIC’s Queensland Critical Minerals Fund. The funding will support a 145-hole drilling program at the Orient Silver-Zinc-Indium Project before the wet season, with further work planned in 2027.

Barkly Rare Earths has entered its first full year as an ASX-listed explorer with A$5.38 million in cash, a 10,000-metre drilling programme underway and an early 99% magnet rare earth oxide extraction result. The technical signals are encouraging, but both the drilling data and metallurgy remain at an early stage.

Black Cat Syndicate’s gold inventory has fallen to 2.31Moz of Resources and 272koz of Reserves after mining depletion and model revisions. The producer is responding with up to $35 million of FY27 exploration spending while targeting 80-90koz of output.

Ballard Mining has expanded the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.836 million ounces, while securing the approvals and cash runway needed to advance development studies. The pre-production company is now targeting a maiden Ore Reserve, feasibility study and Final Investment Decision in the first half of calendar 2027.

Alice Queen has outlined a potentially lucrative Horn Island development case, but the numbers remain preliminary and depend on further drilling, approvals and funding. The gold explorer ended FY2026 with a A$3.55 million loss and A$3.6 million in cash.

Torque Metals enters FY2027 with a 351,000-ounce Ritz Gold Project resource, $13.6 million in cash and an exceptional post-year-end HHH intercept. But the annual report also carries an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over going concern, with further funding potentially required to sustain exploration.

Lefroy Exploration has moved from explorer to gold producer after Lucky Strike delivered its first gold, while Mt Martin and Burns advanced towards potential development. The milestone comes alongside a $2.136 million loss and an auditor warning that uncertain profit distributions may require further funding.

Prospect Resources has expanded drilling at Nyungu Central after returning a 27-metre copper intercept outside the existing resource, while maiden drilling at Sharamba confirms a new copper discovery. The results add momentum to Mumbezhi’s growth story, but most Phase 3 assays remain outstanding and no resource update has yet been made.

Cannindah Resources is accelerating drilling at its Cannindah Breccia deposit after identifying mineralisation beyond the existing resource and along a broader 2km structural corridor. An updated resource estimate, incorporating 45 additional drill holes and new metallurgical inputs, is targeted by the end of September.

Aeris Resources delivered FY26 production within guidance while building a much larger investment program around Tritton, including the Constellation and Mallee Bull developments. The company enters FY27 with no debt, $202 million in cash and receivables, and a sharper test of whether higher spending can convert expanded resources into longer mine life and production.

Caspin Resources has identified an 800-metre tungsten soil anomaly at Taylors Hill, where historical drilling returned high-grade tin and tungsten intersections. The results broaden the Bygoo Project beyond its established tin focus, although the strongest evidence remains untested historical data.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from nine new drill holes at its flagship Orient Silver-Indium Project, confirming continuity and expansion potential across Orient East, West, and Vein One zones. The company targets a resource update in Q4 2026 to underpin a 2027 scoping study.