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Mamba Exploration has identified over 20km of gold mineralisation strike at its Meeka East Gold Project, extending the Mulga Bill trend and unveiling new anomalies. The company secured up to $90,000 in co-funding from the WA Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme to advance drilling plans.

Aquirian Limited has secured $8 million through a strongly supported placement to accelerate growth of its Drillforce business and support a major $48 million contract at the Lord Byron mine.

Classic Minerals faces a full trial in its legal dispute over Forrestania tenements but retains 80% gold rights and asserts claims to full ownership, continuing exploration plans amid uncertainty.

Catalyst Metals continues to expand the Trident underground gold deposit with drilling results that extend mineralisation beyond current resources, underpinning a decade-long mine plan at 60,000 ounces per annum.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5) has landed $237,500 in non-dilutive government funding to jumpstart drilling and geophysical surveys at its Quinns Copper-Gold-Zinc Project in Western Australia, targeting the historic Austin VMS deposit and nearby prospects.

Neometals is pivoting towards gold production with a funded JV at its Barrambie Ironclad deposit, while simultaneously progressing a substantial lithium-potash brine project in Utah.

Hartshead Resources has sent its Scheme Booklet to shareholders detailing ACAM GP Limited's proposed $40 million acquisition at a significant premium. The Board unanimously backs the all-cash offer, with a shareholder meeting set for 8 June 2026.

Forrestania Resources plans to exercise its option to acquire the Hyden Gold Project following a Supreme Court ruling dismissing Classic Minerals' challenge. The project holds a JORC-compliant resource of nearly 300,000 ounces of gold across Lady Magdalene and Lady Ada deposits.

McLaren Minerals reminds shareholders of the closing date for its discounted Share Purchase Plan, offering up to $30,000 in shares at $0.016 each. The capital raise supports ongoing development of its titanium and zircon projects in Australia.

Charger Metals is advancing its Lake Johnston and Bynoe projects with growing lithium resources and high-grade gold discoveries, benefiting from a strong upswing in lithium and gold prices.

Hawk Resources has clinched a Mineral Exploration Agreement with Ngaanyatjarrra Traditional Owners for its Olympus Scandium Project, clearing a key hurdle ahead of planned Q2 2026 exploration. Historical data points to a significant scandium anomaly that could define a new province in Western Australia.

GreenTech Metals has confirmed thicker, high-grade PGE-Cu-Ni mineralisation at its Munni Munni Project through Phase 1 drilling and historic core resampling, setting the stage for a JORC 2012 resource update.