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The Chalice open-pit mine forms part of Corazon Mining’s now-completed acquisition of the Chalice gold project from Westgold Resources.

Corazon seals company-making WA gold acquisition

Corazon Mining has completed its acquisition of the Chalice gold project from Westgold, which now holds a 19.9% stake. The deal includes a 191,000oz resource and a $16.5M funding package for drilling.

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Lithium spodumene in samples at Chariot Resources’ Fonlo and Iganna lithium projects in Nigeria.

Nigerian regulators move Chariot lithium prize a step closer

Chariot Resources has moved closer to finalising its Nigerian lithium deal, securing transfer consent for three more exploration licences and landing approval for key mining lease conversion applications.

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WA Gold is part way through a 10,000-metre drilling campaign to beef up the resource at its 518,000-ounce Abercromby project in the prolific Wiluna-Agnew greenstone belt.

WA Gold ramps up gold reserve hunt near Wiluna with new drilling

WA Gold Ltd has completed 3277m of diamond drilling at its Abercromby project near Wiluna, with assays pending. The work aims to grow its 518,000oz resource ahead of a low-capex, toll-treatment-based mine plan.

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Field operations at Dalaroo Metals’ Blue Lagoon rare earths project in southern Greenland, where structural mapping has defined potential hard-rock source zones.

Dalaroo homes in on source of Greenland rare earths

Dalaroo Metals’ Greenland mapping has identified potential hard-rock sources for its critical minerals discovery, including what it says are eudialyte-bearing granites, a key rare earths and zirconium mineral.

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52.8 per cent high-grade manganese mineralisation at Estrella Resources’ Leuro prospect in Timor-Leste.

Estrella widens Timor-Leste manganese search with new rich hits

Estrella Resources has uncovered more high-grade rock chips up to 57.8 per cent manganese at new prospects in Timor-Leste, suggesting a district-scale play beyond its initial Ira Miri discovery.

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TMK Energy Gas Flare at LF-07 in the Gurvantes XXXV project in the Gobi Basin, Mongolia.

TMK Energy boosts Mongolian gas flows as new drill program looms

June production for TMK Energy’s Mongolian gas project jumped 8%, with its star LF-07 well notching up a second 30,000 standard cubic feet per day spike. The company is now set for an August drilling campaign.

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The Edna May gold mine forms the centrepiece of Forrestania Resources’ acquisition of the Edna May gold hub from Ramelius Resources.

Forrestania locks in $310M to fuel dual WA gold hub strategy

Forrestania Resources has secured firm commitments to raise an impressive $310 million through a multi-tranche institutional share placement to fund its transformational Edna May gold hub acquisition in WA.

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Jumbo development drilling at Kaiser Reef’s Henty underground mine in Tasmania.

Kaiser fires up Tassie gold, base metals hunt with new exploration gun

Kaiser Reef is targeting major regional growth outside its immediate mine footprint in Tasmania, appointing a highly experienced exploration manager to unlock a string of gold and base metals targets.

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Corazon Mining’s Feather Cap project, 100 kilometres north of Meekatharra in WA’s Gascoyne region.

Corazon clears final hurdle for WA Feather Cap gold drill blitz

Corazon Mining is primed for a maiden drilling blitz at its Feather Cap gold project in WA after wrapping up crucial heritage surveys across its prime high-grade oxide and strike-extension targets.

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The Edna May gold processing plant, part of Forrestania Resources’ $300 million purchase from Ramelius Resources

Forrestania lands Edna May in $300M WA gold hub coup

Forrestania Resources has capped off an extraordinary 12-month corporate consolidation blitz by securing 100 per cent of Ramelius Resources’ advanced Edna May gold hub in a blockbuster $300 million deal.

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Dateline chairman backs US gold, rare earths push with $1.95M bet

Dateline Resources’ chairman Mark Johnson has ploughed $1.95M into the company by exercising options, upping his stake to 15.3%. The move signals strong confidence in its US gold and rare earths projects.

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Kalgoorlie Gold Mining’s new Central Yandal project is 35 kilometres southeast of Northern Star’s 3 million tonne per annum Jundee CIL plant.

KalGold snaps up underexplored Yandal gold ground near Jundee in WA

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has pegged multiple tenements in the prolific Yandal Belt, along strike from the giant Jundee and Bronzewing gold mines, adding a new exploration front to its WA gold portfolio.

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