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A drill rig on site at Novo Resources’ Belltopper project in Victoria’s Goldfields region. Credit: File Novo Resources (ASX: NVO) has dusted off its Belltopper gold project in Victoria following a substantially boosted exploration target that now points to between 2.1 and 3.1 million tonnes of additional resource at high grades of 6.7 to 8.9 grams per tonne (g/t) gold. The company says the prospect could contain between 460,000 and 880,000 ounces of high-grade gold, with the

Estrella Resources Timor-Leste tenements feature extensive areas of various types of limestone deposits, some of which are of exceptional quality. Credit: File Early drilling results from Estrella Resources’ (ASX: ESR) Werumata limestone project in Timor-Leste have pointed to a bounty of clean, high-purity limestone, with intersections up to 55 metres thick, averaging a rich 84 per cent calcium carbonate. The company says the broad, consistent intersections support the push

Mongolia’s Ministry of Energy signing a memorandum of understanding to study the use of coal seam gas as an added fuel source, alongside TMK Energy representatives. Credit: File TMK Energy (ASX: TMK) and Mongolia’s Ministry of Energy have inked a deal to jointly study the rapid take-up of natural gas in the nation’s energy mix, with potential to supercharge the company if coal seam gas is given the green light as an additional fuel source. The memorandum of understanding (MO

The highlighted stockpiles resource next to Kaiser Reef’s historic Maldon gold mine in Victoria. Credit: File Kaiser Reef (ASX: KAU) has wrapped a resource around the historical waste dumps at its Union Hill site within the Maldon gold project in Victoria, delivering a stockpile estimate of 566,000 tonnes at 0.48 grams per tonne (g/t) gold for 8649 ounces. The company drilled 163 holes for 2212 metres before combining assays with volumetric drone estimates and bulk density w

A drill rig in action at Zenith Minerals’ Dulcie gold project in Western Australia. Credit: File Final drill assays from the company’s Consolidated Dulcie gold project in Western Australia have confirmed the scale, continuity and grade needed to underpin a maiden resource across its broader corridor, due within weeks. With feasibility studies already underway and toll-treating options on the table, Dulcie, which already holds its own mining license with existing heap leach op

Viking Mines is conducting a geophysical program at its picturesque Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has kicked off a suite of detailed ground geophysics programs at its flagship Linka tungsten project in Nevada, as it seeks to unlock the strategic subsurface potential of the high-grade skarn system. The company says it has mobilised contractors to conduct a highly detailed ground gravity survey to identify the key target contact between sedimen

Diamond drilling underway at Lindian’s Kangankunde rare earth project. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has moved decisively into the next phase of growth at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, kicking off a stage two resource definition and geotechnical drilling program aimed squarely at lifting scale, confidence and potential mine life. The aggressive campaign is designed to convert approximately 20–40 million tonnes of existing inferred resource materia

Dalaroo Metals is gearing up for a fresh round of exploration at its Blue Lagoon rare earths project in southwest Greenland this year. Credit: File Dalaroo Metals (ASX: DAL) has pulled off a savvy double play, locking in one of Greenland’s best-known rare earths brains while lining up a run at US investors hungry for a secure critical minerals supply. The company has appointed veteran geologist Greg Barnes as special advisor for Greenland, a move that instantly adds deep loc

Locksley Resources’ Desert Antimony Mine project in California, with the adjacent MP Materials’ huge Mountain Pass rare earths mine in the background. Locksley Resources (ASX: LKY) has scored a prized Affiliate Membership role with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Critical Materials Innovation Hub (CMI), a consortium focused on the security of US critical mineral supply chains. The company’s flagship Mojave project in the US state of California, prospective for antimony a

Olympio Metals’ Bousquet project is within Quebec’s famed Abitibi belt. Perth-based Olympio Metals (ASX: OLY) is back on the drill bit at its Bousquet gold project in Quebec, restarting diamond drilling at the Paquin prospect as it looks to build on the highly successful maiden program completed last year. The new campaign is focused squarely on following up standout high-grade results delivered last year, which included intercepts of 6.40 metres at a stellar 6.54 grams per t