Latest Exploration And Development News

Medallion Metals has advanced negotiations to acquire the Cosmic Boy Process Plant at Forrestania, while delivering robust drilling results at Ravensthorpe and securing a $6.5 million placement to fund its sulphide development strategy.

Genesis Resources has completed its acquisition of full ownership of the Plavica JV in North Macedonia and is progressing environmental studies and exploration planning for multiple Australian tenements ahead of 2025 drilling campaigns.

Global Lithium Resources has resumed its Definitive Feasibility Study at the Manna Lithium Project, focusing on cost optimization and project economics, while advancing heritage and native title agreements. The company also reported significant board changes and a robust cash position heading into 2025.

Terra Metals has made significant strides at its Dante polymetallic project, producing three high-grade concentrates and extending mineralisation, while securing a strategic tenement option to expand its resource base.

Trigg Minerals has solidified its ownership of the Wild Cattle Creek antimony deposit with NSW government approval and confirmed high-grade antimony and tungsten mineralisation beneath the site. The company also expanded its New South Wales footprint through strategic acquisitions of historic gold and antimony projects.

European Lithium Limited reports a maiden 45 million tonne rare earth resource at its Greenland Tanbreez Project, alongside a $24.5 million capital raise by its majority-owned Critical Metals Corp, underpinning its global lithium and rare earth ambitions.

AustChina Holdings has completed the acquisition of Penwortham Exploration, gaining full control of promising gold-antimony and base metals projects in Tasmania, and has commenced exploration activities in a prolific mining region.

Cobre Limited has inked a US$25 million earn-in agreement with BHP for its Kitlanya copper projects in Botswana, while delivering promising assay results at Ngami and advancing its high purity quartz project in Australia.

Future Metals NL has confirmed significant copper-nickel-PGM mineralisation at its Eileen Bore Prospect, unveiling a newly defined 4.5km intrusion. The company also secured A$4.2 million through a placement and planned rights issue to advance development and explore strategic processing partnerships.

Burgundy Diamond Mines reported a pivotal Q1 2025, completing the transition to Point Lake open pit mining while securing US$73 million in diamond sales and advancing mine life extension plans to 2030 and beyond.

Burgundy Diamond Mines has released its 2024 Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves update for the Ekati diamond mine, showing minor depletion consistent with active mining operations. The report underscores the mine’s continued operational strength and adherence to industry standards.

Westgold Resources reported robust Q3 FY25 exploration results, drilling 83km and investing $11 million across its Murchison and Southern Goldfields portfolios, highlighting high-grade gold intercepts and advancing the Fortnum Expansion Project.