Latest Resources Exploration News

Condor Energy has consolidated 100% ownership of its offshore Peru acreage and moved its 1 Tcf Piedra Redonda gas discovery closer to commercialisation. The company enters FY2027 with a larger resource base and stronger project control, but auditors have warned that additional funding is needed to sustain operations.

Eastern Resources has placed its Queensland Marengo Gold Project at the centre of its exploration strategy after 54 of 60 rock-chip samples returned more than 0.1 ppm gold, including a peak of 12.3 ppm. The company remains an early-stage explorer, with no JORC Mineral Resource yet defined and A$3.27 million in cash at year-end.

Recharge Metals has wrapped up a key heritage survey with the Darlot People, clearing the way for its maiden 30,000m drill campaign targeting the 94,500oz Prospero Deposit and surrounding trend in WA’s Eastern Goldfields.

Critical Resources Limited has secured $1.6 million through a share placement to fund exploration across multiple jurisdictions and advance early-stage battery and thermal management technologies.

North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM) sharpens its focus on replicating the multi-million ounce Stawell Gold Mine, unveiling an 87,300-ounce Wildwood resource and a pipeline of high-grade targets along the Darlington-Caledonia trend in Victoria.

Desert Minerals has delivered a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate for its Scotty Lithium Project in Nevada, outlining a substantial lithium clay deposit of 264.9 million tonnes at 1,006 ppm lithium, alongside a sizeable Exploration Target that hints at further growth.

Resouro Strategic Metals reported a $1.01 million loss for Q1 2026 while advancing its Tiros Rare Earths and Titanium Project with a robust Preliminary Economic Assessment and closed a $2.5 million private placement.

Discovery Alaska Limited (ASX: DAF) has secured a strategic foothold in Western Australia’s Murchison Goldfields through the acquisition of the Cuddingwarra Gold Project, backed by a $900,000 placement to fund exploration and expansion.

Anson Resources has secured 1,175 acres of mineral rights from Utah’s FFSL, boosting its Green River Lithium Project and setting the stage for a resource upgrade and feasibility study.

Daly Resources has launched on the ASX with a $12 million IPO, immediately reigniting exploration at its key Huckitta Fluorite-Copper Project in the Northern Territory, supported by strong cash reserves and a major shareholder backing.

Austin Metals has wrapped up a 4,216-metre RC drilling campaign at its Austin Gold Project, testing newly defined BIF-hosted gold targets at Brunswick Hill and Mt Sandy, with assay results still pending.

ALS Limited reported record FY26 financial results driven by strong growth in Minerals and Industrial Materials, while advancing its digital transformation through the Lab of the Future initiative. Leadership changes and a strategic portfolio review underpin its disciplined capital allocation approach.