Latest Yilgarn Craton News

Forrestania Resources has secured A$310 million through a two-tranche placement to fund the A$300 million acquisition of the Edna May Gold Hub from Ramelius Resources, advancing its dual processing hub strategy in Western Australia.

Avira Resources has appointed Andrew van Bentum as CEO, bringing over 25 years of expertise to lead its gold and base metals exploration strategy across Western Australia and Sweden.

Venus Metals Corporation has secured $47 million from selling its Youanmi Gold Project royalty, while exploration at Henderson and Youanmi Base Metals projects reveals promising targets. The company also initiates titanium extraction R&D and plans special dividends for shareholders.

Platina Resources has identified new gold mineralised corridors at its Mt McKenna project in WA, highlighted by significant aircore drill intercepts including 1m at 7.10g/t Au. The discovery supports plans for deeper reverse circulation drilling backed by a government grant.

High-Tech Metals Ltd has wrapped up a 41-hole reverse circulation drilling program at its Mt Fisher gold project, with assays pending. Early sampling of a carbonaceous stockpile revealed gold grades up to 20.1 g/t, prompting further bulk sampling and metallurgical testwork to evaluate economic potential.

Dreadnought Resources has nearly doubled the high-confidence Indicated gold resource at its Metzke’s Find deposit in WA’s Illaara Project, lifting total ounces to about 25,000 at a robust 5.2 g/t grade. The shallow, high-grade resource sits on a granted mining lease and remains open for expansion.

Dreadnought Resources has identified a growing gold anomaly exceeding 7km strike at its Illaara Gold Project, with shallow mineralisation and strong orogenic pathfinder elements prompting immediate infill drilling plans.

Legend Mining has pinpointed anomalous gold mineralisation aligned with a major induced polarisation anomaly at Pyrophyllite Hill within its Pinnacle Well Project, advancing plans for drill testing pending heritage approvals.

Dreadnought Resources has identified three extensive gold trends at Illaara’s CRA Homestead target, with follow-up infill drilling set to sharpen the picture of this emerging system.

BPM Minerals has confirmed a significant down-dip extension of high-grade gold mineralisation at its Beachcomber Main Lode within the Forelands Gold Project, Western Australia, with assays showing continuity over 300m strike and 250m vertical depth.

Strata Minerals has validated a significant gold mineralised system along a 9.5km corridor at its Zelica South Project in Western Australia, with rock chip samples hitting up to 11.78 g/t Au and silver anomalies supporting a fertile hydrothermal system.

Nimy Resources has identified a 16km gold anomaly corridor at its Mons Project in Western Australia, including the new Corporate James prospect, and is preparing a drill program to test these promising targets.