Latest Yilgarn Craton News

Premier1 Lithium has significantly expanded a gold-in-soil anomaly at its Rochefort Prospect in Western Australia, confirming high-grade assays and revealing a larger prospective geological footprint. The company plans further targeted exploration in early 2026.

Ordell Minerals has confirmed significant gold anomalies at its Goodia Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for first-pass drilling in early 2026. The under-explored region offers promising potential for gold, lithium, and base metals.

High-Tech Metals Ltd has reported metallurgical test results from its Mt Fisher Gold Project confirming high gold recoveries of up to 92.8%, supporting near-term development plans and joint venture processing opportunities.

Rox Resources (ASX – RXL) has delivered a comprehensive update on its Youanmi Gold Project, highlighting a compelling Definitive Feasibility Study and significant funding progress that set the stage for production in 2026.

Golden State Mining has completed a $1.5 million placement at 0.8 cents per share, appointed Keith Middleton as Managing Director, and launched a strategic review of its gold projects in Western Australia.

Strata Minerals is set to begin its first drilling program at the Zelica Gold Project in Western Australia, targeting high-grade shallow gold mineralisation along a 1km strike zone. The company aims to validate historical results and explore near-term mining potential on granted licences.

Catalina Resources is set to commence a major 20,000-metre drilling program across its Evanston and Yerilgee gold projects in December 2025, targeting high-grade gold zones in underexplored Western Australian greenstone belts.

RareX Limited has completed heritage clearance at its Khaleesi Project, paving the way for a 3,000m drill campaign targeting extensive high-grade gallium-rich clays and rare earth mineralisation in early 2026.

Torque Metals has reported a significant high-grade gold intercept at its HHH deposit in Western Australia, hitting 5 metres at 15.2 grams per tonne gold. The company is now poised to advance exploration with downhole electromagnetic surveys to identify further mineralisation.

Charger Metals has launched a fresh reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Lake Johnston project, targeting overlooked gold and lithium zones with backing from Rio Tinto Exploration. Historic gold intercepts at the Richard Gold Prospect are now being revisited after a decade-long hiatus.

Dreadnought Resources has lodged a mining lease application for its high-grade Metzke’s Find gold deposit, marking a key step towards production within the Illaara Gold Project. Drilling to expand and upgrade the resource is set to begin imminently.

E79 Gold Mines has reported encouraging assay results from air-core drilling at its Laverton South project, revealing gold mineralisation beneath the regional paleochannel and the discovery of gold nuggets at Pinjin. These findings bolster the company’s exploration potential ahead of planned deeper drilling and a key acquisition.