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OzAurum Resources has completed its extensive grade control drilling at Mulgabbie North, delivering consistent high-grade gold intercepts at shallow depths and progressing site civil works for heap leach infrastructure.

Element 25 has taken a tangible step forward in its Butcherbird Expansion Project with the arrival of a critical processing component, a custom-built logwasher, at Fremantle Port. The project remains on schedule for commissioning in early 2027, underpinning the company’s plan to boost manganese concentrate output to 1.1 million tonnes per annum.

Orpheus Uranium (ASX: ORP) is set to kick off its inaugural drilling program at the Erudina Uranium Prospect within the Frome Project, targeting a 10 km-long palaeochannel system with the aim of refining geological models and advancing towards a potential mineral resource.

Charger Metals has expanded its Medcalf Lithium Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate by 34% to 10.6 million tonnes at 1.0% Li2O, with tantalum grades also impressively high. The adjacent Medcalf West target adds further upside as Charger refocuses on advancing Lake Johnston.

Gorilla Gold Mines continues to expand its North Kalgoorlie Hub resource with standout high-grade intercepts at Sovereign and a promising shallow gold find at Lady Margaret, signalling robust exploration momentum.

Gateway Mining’s initial aircore drilling at Great Western reveals a 4km gold-mineralised dolerite unit with high-grade silver zones, indicating a broad hydrothermal system with significant exploration upside.

Killi Resources has received regulatory approval to launch a major drilling campaign at its newly acquired Lodestone iron ore project, aiming to expand and upgrade a 110Mt inferred resource with a high-purity magnetite concentrate.

Catalyst Metals has nearly doubled the Trident underground gold resource to 1.1 million ounces at a robust 5.4g/t grade, underpinning a 10-year mine plan targeting 60,000 ounces annually from 2027.

Ore Resources Ltd has revealed new assay results from a 3,300m RC drilling program at its Kangaroo Hills Lithium Project, confirming significant extensions at the Big Red and Potoroo pegmatites and advancing near-term commercialisation options.

Encounter Resources has kicked off a 3,500-metre dual drilling campaign at its Yeneena Copper Project, aiming to extend known high-grade copper mineralisation along the Parbo system and complete a diamond hole at Haddon. Results are due in August 2026.

Leeuwin Metals has uncovered multiple significant historical gold intercepts at its Marda Gold Project’s Red Boomerang and Deception Hill prospects, expanding exploration potential beyond the existing 342,300oz resource. Drilling plans for the second half of 2026 are progressing alongside a resource upgrade and assay results from 55 pending holes.

Iluka Resources has secured a multi-year, take-or-pay rare earths supply contract with a major automotive company, aligning with its Eneabba refinery ramp-up and backed by a $1.65 billion government loan for refinery completion.