Latest Exploration Drilling News

RareX Limited has successfully raised A$2.7 million through a share placement, attracting strong institutional support to advance its rare earths exploration projects in Australia and Kenya.

MRG Metals has been granted the Linhuane Heavy Mineral Sands licence in Mozambique, revealing promising historical drilling results with high total heavy mineral grades. This licence enhances MRG’s portfolio and sets the stage for potential early development.

Encounter Resources has announced its maiden inferred niobium mineral resource estimate at the Aileron project in Western Australia, marking a significant step in developing a critical minerals hub in the West Arunta region.

Asra Minerals has executed a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 49% interest in the Mt Cutmore prospects, consolidating full ownership of a significant gold resource within the prolific Leonora North Gold Project.

Sipa Resources has integrated a detailed historical heli-magnetic survey with regional data at its Tunkillia North gold project, revealing multiple structural targets within a large gold anomaly near Barton Gold’s 1.6 million-ounce deposit. The company is advancing environmental and heritage approvals ahead of planned drilling programs.

Aguia Resources has secured key contracts and financing steps for its Tres Estradas phosphate project in Brazil, aiming for production start by late 2025 and first sales in early 2026.

Northern Minerals has completed a pivotal drilling program at its Dazzler deposit, revealing new geological insights and expanding exploration targets for heavy rare earth elements in Western Australia.

Grand Gulf Energy has inked a non-binding MoU with Sage Potash to jointly explore helium and potash resources in Utah’s Paradox Basin, aiming to share costs and infrastructure for a 3D seismic survey and potential drilling.

Lode Resources has launched a 15-hole diamond drilling program at its Magwood Antimony Project in NSW, targeting multiple high-grade lodes including unmined mineralisation down to 450m. This move bolsters Lode’s strategic position in critical minerals amid rising antimony demand.

Koonenberry Gold has expanded the known strike of the Sunnyside gold system at its Enmore Project in NSW to over 230 metres, with visible gold observed in seven of nine drill holes. The company plans further drilling, supported by a strong cash position, to explore the system’s full potential.

Power Minerals Limited reveals multiple high-grade gallium intersections from historic drilling at its Santa Anna Niobium Carbonatite Project in Brazil, highlighting a valuable byproduct opportunity alongside niobium and rare earth elements.

Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX: SNX) has acquired 100% ownership of the historic New Pass Gold Mine in Nevada, extinguishing royalties and setting the stage for trial mining of its high-grade Superior Vein.