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The celebrated 1-million-ounce Bounty gold mine is only 7 kilometres north east of Forrestania Resources’ Lady Lila prospect

BULLS N’ BEARSForrestania lifts Lady Lyla grade in WA gold resource jump

Forrestania Resources has boosted the grade of its Lady Lyla gold deposit near Southern Cross by 37% to 1.41g/t. The update adds 41,700 ounces and includes a maiden indicated resource of 25,500 ounces.

Murray Ward

Beetaloo Energy flow testing at the company’s Carpentaria 5-H gas well in the Northern Territory.

Beetaloo fires up seismic as NT pilot gas production nears

Beetaloo Energy is revving up in the NT after the wet season, with Carpentaria-5H flow testing due this month and a 230km seismic campaign aimed at unlocking a massive 20Tcf gas prize.

Murray Ward

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Drill pulps being delivered for re-assay from Mount Ridley Mine’s Grass Patch project in Western Australia

Mount Ridley opens 13km scandium growth runway in WA

Mount Ridley Mines has unveiled a new high-grade scandium zone at its Grass Patch project near Esperance. Re-assays of historical pulps revealed a 13km untested corridor and scandium grades up to 152.89ppm.

Murray Ward

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A drill rig in action at Zenith Minerals’ Consolidated Dulcie gold project in Western Australia

Forrestania swoops on Zenith in $93M WA gold growth play

Zenith Minerals has agreed to an off-market scrip takeover by Forrestania Resources, valuing the target at $93.5 million and creating an enlarged, infrastructure-ready Western Australian gold developer.

Murray Ward

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Chariot Corporation’s Resurgent claystone lithium project in Nevada, USA.

Chariot reclaims highly prospective US lithium ground

Chariot Resources has nearly doubled its US lithium footprint after staking 573 new claims at its Resurgent project in the prominent McDermitt Caldera, capitalising on a recovery in battery metal prices.

Murray Ward

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Viridis Mining and Minerals’ Colossus rare earths project in Brazil

Viridis plugs into Brazilian grid for Colossus rare earths push

Viridis Mining and Minerals has locked in crucial power grid infrastructure for its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil, securing a turnkey delivery contract and reserved grid capacity.

Murray Ward

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Definitive feasibility study underway at Ardea Resources massive Goongarrie Hub nickel project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

Ardea fine-tunes WA nickel giant ahead of DFS delivery

Ardea Resources has extended its definitive feasibility study timeline past June to incorporate key value-engineering upgrades at its globally significant Goongarrie Hub nickel-cobalt project near Kalgoorlie.

Murray Ward

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Aircore rig at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project near Wiluna in Western Australia.

Gateway high-grade hits trigger widening WA gold potential

Gateway Mining has cracked open a massive regional gold footprint at its Yandal project in WA after stepping out 20km south and sparking high-grade hits up to 9.2g/t gold ahead of deeper resource drilling.

Murray Ward

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Forrestania Resources’ MacPhersons Reward project, which Beacon Minerals previously mined between 2023 and 2026.

Forrestania joins 1M-ounce club after WA gold resource upgrade

Forrestania Resources has officially joined the one-million-ounce gold club after delivering a high-confidence resource upgrade at its newly minted MacPhersons deposit near Coolgardie.

Murray Ward

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A drill rig in action at Zenith Minerals’ Dulcie gold project in Western Australia.

Zenith targets major growth across six-kilometre WA gold belt

Zenith Minerals has proven the continuity of a newly consolidated six-kilometre gold corridor in Western Australia, with multiple lode extensions beyond known resource limits at its flagship Dulcie project.

Murray Ward

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Assay results are expected shortly for the Wallace North prospect (pictured) within True North Copper’s broader Cloncurry copper project.

True North hits 51m copper zone near Qld Cloncurry mine

True North Copper has delivered broad, shallow copper and gold hits from exploration drilling at its Cloncurry project in Queensland, headlined by a stellar 51-metre intercept.

Murray Ward

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Solis Minerals’ 93,000-hectare Brazil Lithium project in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Solis loads $6M war chest for lithium drilling blitz in Brazil

Solis Minerals has banked $6 million in fresh capital for immediate drilling at its highly prospective Brazil Lithium Project, backed heavily by major producer PLS Group.

Murray Ward

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