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A drill rig on site at Maritana Minerals’ Coote and Crake deposit outside of Kalgoorlie.

BULLS N’ BEARSMaritana turns up drilling heat across WA gold portfolio

Maritana Minerals has wrapped up drilling at its Burbanks, Wilsons and Boorara projects near Kalgoorlie, with the rigs now turning at its Coote and Crake deposits as part of a 60,000m drilling blitz.

Andrew Todd

TMK Energy gas flare at its LF-07 well in the company’s Gurvantes XXXV project in Mongolia.

BULLS N’ BEARSTMK Energy gas rates surge as Mongolian drilling push looms

TMK Energy’s gas production in Mongolia has jumped four per cent, with instantaneous flow rates spiking above 50,000scfd as the company gears up for a new drilling and well re-completion program.

Doug Bright

Drill rig set up and ready for the first hole of a maiden RC drilling campaign at Dalaroo Metals’ Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.

BULLS N’ BEARSDalaroo ups the ante with 12,000m drilling assault on African gold

Dalaroo Metals has kicked off a 12,000m maiden drill campaign at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting a 7km belt where previous soil sampling returned grades up to a stunning 23.26g/t gold.

Murray Ward

An aerial view, from south to north, of Marmota Limited’s fast-growing Greenewood-Mainwood prospects in South Australia’s Gawler Craton.

BULLS N’ BEARSMarmota boosts SA gold hunt with super-sized drilling blitz

Marmota Limited has super-sized its Greenewood gold drilling program in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, expanding it to an impressive 31,000 metres. The program is almost complete, with assays expected soon.

Doug Bright

A concept design of Carester’s Caremag plant in France, where Lindian Resources will send its heavy rare earths product for refining.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian inks 20-year offtake deal for Kazakhstan rare earths product

Lindian Resources has closed a 20-year offtake deal with French rare earths specialist Carester to supply heavy rare earths from its Kazakhstani hydromet plant, backing the company’s move into oxide separation.

Andrew Todd

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has received assays from a completed drilling program at its Pinjin gold project, 140km northeast of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the prolific Laverton Tectonic Zone.

BULLS N’ BEARSKalGold strikes high-grade gold in WA elephant country

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has hit high-grade gold at its Pinjin project, with a hit of 3m at 9.01g/t gold including a 1m section at a stellar 19.70g/t, confirming a significant system in a world-class gold belt.

Murray Ward

St George Mining executive chairman John Prineas (3rd from right), with other St George staff and Elbert Muller Nigri (left) from CIT-SENAI at the CIT-SENAI pilot plant in Belo Horizonte.

BULLS N’ BEARSSt George cranks up Brazilian niobium, rare earths pilot plant

St George Mining has kicked off pilot plant testing on nine tonnes of ore from its Araxá project in Brazil to optimise production of high-grade niobium and rare earth products.

Doug Bright

Demolition and clearing works are now underway at Maritana Minerals’ Black Swan processing hub near Kalgoorlie, WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSMaritana ramps up Kalgoorlie gold processing hub for 2027 start

Maritana Minerals has kicked off early works at its Black Swan processing hub, with demolition and earthworks underway as it targets first gold production next year and a 100,000-ounce-per-annum run rate.

Andrew Todd

A drill rig mobilising to site at PLC Resources’ Abbotts North gold project in the Murchison of Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSPLC reloads drill rig to chase WA Murchison gold extension

PLC Resources is set to conduct follow-up drilling at its Rochefort prospect in Western Australia’s Murchison region, after the company says its first-pass drilling clipped the edges of a potential gold system.

Andrew Todd

Terrain Minerals’ drilling at its Larin’s Lane prospect in WA’s Mid West region.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain cracks 99pc rare earths recovery in WA with bonus credits

Terrain Minerals’ metallurgical recovery tests have delivered up to 99% for rare earths from its Larin’s Lane prospect in WA’s Mid West and have also achieved up to 79% for scandium and 89% for gallium.

Doug Bright

Gold doré from Auric Mining’s Munda gold mine outside of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSAuric banks whopping $28M profit from WA gold sales

In a massive turnaround from a small loss last year, Auric Mining has banked a stunning $28 million half-year pre-tax profit, driven by strong production from its Munda gold mine and a robust balance sheet.

Andrew Todd

Lithium spodumene at Chariot Resources’ Nigerian lithium projects in the state of Oyo.

BULLS N’ BEARSZhongNuo, Chariot kick off fieldwork in Nigerian lithium hunt

Chariot Resources’ partner ZhongNuo has kicked off geological mapping at the Iganna lithium project in Nigeria, the first on-ground work under a partner-funded deal with a Chinese Fortune 500-linked group.

Murray Ward

Solis Minerals’ drill rig being mobilised at the company’s Cinto copper project in Peru.

BULLS N’ BEARSSolis spins drill bit in hunt for Peruvian copper porphyry

Solis Minerals has fired up the rig for a 2500m diamond drilling campaign at its Cinto copper project in Peru, chasing high-grade surface samples of up to 8.7 per cent copper in a world-class mining district.

Murray Ward

Gateway Mining drilling at its Great Western prospect, 5km west of its Horse Well camp on the Celia Shear.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway lands new high-grade hard-rock gold discovery near Wiluna, WA

Gateway Mining has confirmed a significant high-grade gold discovery in fresh rock at its Cowza prospect in the Yandal gold project, 85km northeast of Wiluna in WA, after a 41m drill hit at 2g/t gold from 104m.

Doug Bright

King River Resources’ Mindoolah gold project sits in the highly prospective Murchison Province of Western Australia, 70km north-west of Cue.

BULLS N’ BEARSKing River jags 44g/t gold in WA surface sampling

King River Resources has hit high-grade gold up to 44.3 g/t in rock chips at its Mindoolah project in WA’s Murchison. The results have defined multiple targets ahead of a drill campaign set for early October.

Murray Ward

Southern Hemisphere Mining diamond drilling at the Cerro target within the company’s Llahuin copper-gold-molybdenum project in central Chile.

BULLS N’ BEARSSouthern Hemisphere hits more broad copper in Chile

Southern Hemisphere Mining has hit more broad copper zones at its Llahuin project in Chile, with a 180m hit from surface. The program marks a push to significantly expand its existing 218 Mt copper resource.

Doug Bright

Terrain Minerals Carlindie project in WA’s East Pilbara, where the company has completed a 538-sample ultrafine geochemical soil survey.

BULLS N’ BEARSTerrain deploys CSIRO tech in Pilbara gold hunt

Terrain Minerals has completed an advanced soil survey at its Carlindie project in WA’s Pilbara, deploying CSIRO-developed tech to peer through surface cover, targeting gold anomalism near major discoveries.

Doug Bright

RC drilling rig at work at Kalamazoo Resources’ Ashburton gold project in WA’s Pilbara region.

BULLS N’ BEARSKalamazoo piles on high-grade gold ounces in Pilbara

Kalamazoo Resources has hit a stunning 20m intersection going 19g/t gold from 2m at its Mt Olympus deposit in the Pilbara, part of its 1.44Moz Ashburton project. Other hits include 43m at 3.8g/t from surface.

Murray Ward

Maritana Minerals drilling at the Burbanks project, 6km southwest of its Rose Hill ground near Coolgardie in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSRose Hill reserve near Coolgardie fires up Maritana WA gold plan

Maritana Minerals has tabled a maiden ore reserve for its Rose Hill gold project, a key step towards feeding its planned Black Swan processing hub near Kalgoorlie, which is now fully funded for construction.

Doug Bright

88 Energy’s PEL 93 acreage in Namibia’s Owambo Basin is 100km west of ReconAfrica’s Kavango West 1X discovery well, where recent testing has flowed natural gas to surface.

BULLS N’ BEARS88 Energy eyes drill-ready target as Namibian neighbour tests flow

88 Energy has moved its Namibian oil project closer to drilling, seeking a two-year licence renewal after technical work dialled in a drill-ready prime target and nearby wells flowed hydrocarbons to surface.

Penny Taylor

Mineralised outcrop at Aguia Resources’ Lucena phosphate project located in the state of Paraíba, north-east Brazil.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia revives 55Mt Brazilian phosphate resource as policy shifts

Aguia Resources has dusted off its 55-million-tonne Lucena phosphate project in Brazil, backed by a new government initiative to boost local fertiliser production and cut import reliance.

Murray Ward

Viridis Mining and Minerals’ representatives delivering refined mixed rare earth carbonate from its Colossus rare earths research and processing Centre to senior representatives of MagBras and CIT SENAI ITR in Lagoa Santa.

BULLS N’ BEARSViridis plugs into Brazilian mine-to-magnet supply chain

Viridis Mining and Minerals has sent out the first 5kg batch of refined mixed rare earth carbonate from its Colossus project, feeding a key ingredient into Brazil’s own emerging mine-to-magnet supply chain.

Doug Bright

Lindian Resources’ recently acquired processing infrastructure within the SARECO mixed rare earths carbonate (MREC) facility.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian locks in early feed for Kazakh heavy rare earths plant

Lindian Resources has secured an option over a heavy rare earths stockpile in Kazakhstan, providing a potential early feedstock source of dysprosium, terbium and yttrium for its processing facility.

Doug Bright

Great Southern Mining’s drill rig in action at the company’s Mon Ami gold project near Laverton in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSGreat Southern drilling unlocks second growth front at WA gold play

Great Southern Mining has hit 14m at 1.05g/t gold 200m north of its 55,500-ounce Mon Ami resource near Laverton, opening a potential northern extension, as recent drilling also extended the system at depth.

Penny Taylor