Public Companies

American West Metals’ desolate Storm copper project in the northern Canadian region of Nunavut.

BULLS N’ BEARSAmerican West closes in on Canadian copper development decision

American West Metals is closing in on development at its Storm copper play in Canada, with a near-complete prefeasibility study and permitting underway as it vies to become the country’s next copper producer.

Andrew Todd

True North Copper’ geotechnical logging of diamond drill core from its Cloncurry copper project.

BULLS N’ BEARSTrue North eyes bigger Qld Cloncurry copper comeback prize

True North Copper has stitched fresh scale into its Qld Cloncurry copper play, folding Mongoose into Taipan, chasing Wallace North growth and lining up a prefeasibility study as a return to production looms.

Doug Bright

Augustus Resources has welcomed global gold heavyweight Gold Fields as a substantial shareholder.

BULLS N’ BEARSGold Fields places strategic bet on Augustus Minerals

Gold major Gold Fields has popped up on the register with a 5.33% stake in Augustus Minerals, taking a strategic bet on the explorer’s large-scale Music Well gold project in WA’s prolific Eastern Goldfields.

Murray Ward

Great Southern Mining has begun reverse circulation drilling at its Mon Ami gold project near Laverton in Western Australia.

BULLS N’ BEARSGreat Southern fires up rig for WA gold drilling blitz

Great Southern Mining has begun RC drilling at its Mon Ami gold project near Laverton in WA as part of a fully funded drilling blitz for 20,000m across its Mon Ami, Golden Boulder and Amy Clarke projects.

Doug Bright

Lindian Resources proposed processing plant layout for the company’s massive Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian brings rare earths sales in-house with Singapore hub

Lindian Resources is setting up a Singapore sales hub to manage what it calls “unparalleled demand” for its rare earths as it nears production at its giant Kangankunde project in Malawi.

Murray Ward

Rio2 Ltd’s producing Condestable copper-gold mine in Peru, where a substantial resource and economic upgrade has expanded the already big mine life to 14 years.

BULLS N’ BEARSRio2 beefs up Peru copper mine with big resource upgrade

Rio2 Ltd has tabled a hefty resource and reserve upgrade for its Condestable copper mine in Peru, extending its life to 14 years and underpinning a robust after-tax NPV of US$710 million.

Andrew Todd

Patriot Resources is expanding geological investigations around its Tassa silver-gold project in southern Peru ahead of this year’s first phase of drilling.

BULLS N’ BEARSPatriot confirms old data ahead of giant Peruvian silver drill push

Patriot Resources has verified the integrity of its historical Tassa drill data with new, independent re-assays, while environmental approvals and community talks are helping clear the way for drilling in Peru.

Doug Bright

Diamond drilling is underway at Kaiser Reef’s Quill target at its Maldon gold project in Victoria.

BULLS N’ BEARSKaiser drills for repeat of historic Vic bonanza-grade gold

Kaiser Reef has kicked off a 4350-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Maldon gold project in Victoria, starting with the Quill target, which previously returned 8m at 4.16g/t gold.

Murray Ward

Aguia Resources’ high-grade Santa Barbara gold mine in Colombia.

BULLS N’ BEARSAguia sharpens Colombian gold play as costs dive, grades rise

Aguia Resources has cut costs and boosted grades at its Colombian gold project, which is now feeding head-grade gold to its recently improved plant at more than 10 grams per tonne.

Andrew Todd

The multi-million-ounce Big Bell mining camp and pit, which sits 10km along strike from Golden Dragon’s Cue gold project in Western Australia.

BULLS N” BEARSGolden Dragon extends WA gold charge with new Behring Bore hits

Golden Dragon Mining has hit more high-grade gold at its Behring Bore prospect near Cue, with a 4m hit grading 5.3g/t. The system remains open and sits just 400m from its high-grade Coodardy prospect.

Murray Ward

Heavy mineral-rich sands at Titanium Sands’ Mannar project in Sri Lanka.

BULLS N’ BEARSTitanium Sands banks hydrology win at Sri Lankan mineral sands play

Titanium Sands has cleared a big environmental hurdle at its Mannar project in Sri Lanka, with an independent study finding its dredge mining plan can protect the island’s freshwater system, aiding approvals.

Penny Taylor

An ironstone ridge at Hastings Technology Metals’ Yangibana project in WA’s Gascoyne region, developed through weathering of the underlying rare earths-bearing ferro-carbonatite veins.

BULLS N’ BEARSHastings scores $1M and processing muscle from Malaysian ally

Hastings Technology Metals has secured a $1M strategic investment from Malaysian mining group Malaco Mining as it advances its rare earths strategy in Australia and Thailand.

Doug Bright

Mount Ridley Mines has extended its scandium resource in all directions at the company’s Grass Patch project near Esperance in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSMount Ridley reveals fresh scandium upside in WA

Mount Ridley has extended its Grass Patch scandium resource in all directions with new assays, including 22m at 134.09ppm. The results from historical pulps follow the recent discovery of a 13km corridor.

Murray Ward

MetalsGrove Mining geologists sample a termite mound at the Vavoua permit within its Central West Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire.

BULLS N’ BEARSMetalsGrove unearths trio of fresh gold targets in Côte d’Ivoire

MetalsGrove Mining has transformed early exploration success at its Côte d’Ivoire Vavoua permit into a growing pipeline of gold targets, led by the emerging Dubaso prospect and two new shear-zone anomalies.

Penny Taylor

Heavy equipment arriving at Dalaroo Metals’ Blue Lagoon project in southern Greenland as the company launches its biggest exploration campaign yet.

BULLS N’ BEARSDalaroo gears up for expanded Greenland rare earths assault

Dalaroo Metals has launched its biggest Greenland campaign yet, testing whether a 2.7km critical minerals discovery extends offshore, potentially unlocking a larger opportunity from source to sink.

Penny Taylor

Aircore drilling at Gateway Mining’s Great Western prospect in WA, where maiden drilling has confirmed a 10km gold-silver system.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway silver halo points to deeper WA gold prize

Gateway Mining has confirmed a 10km gold-silver system at Great Western in WA, with a high-grade silver halo up to 89g/t potentially pointing to a larger gold system ahead of RC drilling this quarter.

Penny Taylor

European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela, fourth from left in the back row, receives a presentation on the latest status of the Colossus rare earths project and its role in diversified supply chains.

BULLS N’ BEARSViridis lands EU endorsement for Brazilian rare earths giant

Viridis Mining and Minerals has hosted a senior European Union delegation at its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil as Europe looks to lock in new critical minerals supply chains.

Doug Bright

King River Resources’ LiDAR image over the Mindoolah Main Reef open pit, historic waste dump and nearby stockpiles, looking southwest.

BULLS N’ BEARSKing River moves to wake sleeping WA Murchison goldfield

King River Resources has kicked off a drilling program where the old-timers left off at its historic Mindoolah gold project near Cue, targeting stockpiles and deeper lodes.

Doug Bright

Production drilling rig at Kangankunde’s stage one pit marks a key mining-readiness milestone as Lindian shifts the giant Malawian rare earths project from construction towards production.

BULLS N’ BEARSLindian readies first blast at Malawian rare earths mine

Lindian Resources has shifted its giant Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi into mining mode, with ore stockpiled and the first blast ready, ahead of a planned Q4 2026 production start.

Penny Taylor

Soil sampling at MetalsGrove Mining’s Zuénoula project in Côte d’Ivoire has identified targets for a 10,000-metre auger drilling program set to mobilise at the end of June.

BULLS N’ BEARSMetalsGrove lines up seven gold targets in West African drill blitz

MetalsGrove Mining is set to launch a 10,000-metre auger drilling program to test seven promising targets at its Zuénoula gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, with mobilisation slated for the end of June.

Murray Ward

Reverse circulation drill rig at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project 85 kilometres northeast of Wiluna in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARSGateway nails high-grade gold in new WA Yandal discovery

Gateway Mining has hit high-grade gold at its new Cowza discovery in WA. The find sits on a key contact 4.5km south of another recent discovery, with the gap between them now a priority drill target.

Murray Ward

ADX Energy’s HOCH-1 well flares gas during Phase 1 testing in Upper Austria, where a stable, water-free flow from the Zone 1 reservoir has opened the door to a broader shallow-gas growth story.

BULLS N’ BEARSADX Energy strikes stable gas flow at shallow Austrian well test

ADX has opened the door to an Upper Austria gas growth story after HOCH-1 flowed gas at 2.7 million cubic feet per day, with reserve testing under way and two more prospects waiting in the wings.

Penny Taylor

Norfolk Metals’ Ciclón copper project in northern Chile, where the company has defined an 11.8 million tonne JORC resource ahead of the planned completion of its transformational acquisition.

BULLS N’ BEARSNorfolk copper pivot gains bite with 11.8 Mt Chilean JORC resource

Norfolk Metals has de-risked its transformational Chilean copper purchase by delivering an 11.8Mt resource at 2.88 per cent copper equivalent for the Ciclón project, ahead of an August completion target.

Penny Taylor

Outcrop from within the anomalous target area in the northwest of the Music Valley project area in California.

BULLS N’ BEARSDateline widens US rare earths footprint with 66 new claims

Dateline Resources has expanded its Music Valley heavy rare earths project in California, staking 1300 acres over a key target after fieldwork confirmed outcropping rare earths host rock at the project.

Murray Ward