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Forrestania Resources’ freshly acquired Hyden gold project includes the Lady Ada mine, last in production in 2002.

Forrestania cracks 900,000-ounce mark as WA gold empire grows

Forrestania Resources has completed its Hyden gold project acquisition, catapulting the company’s total resource to a massive 907,000 ounces as it nears the elusive million-ounce milestone in Western Australia.

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American West Metals is about to scale up the drill program at its flagship West Desert project in Utah in the hunt for critical metals.

American West ramps up Utah gallium-copper search

American West Metals has ramped up a major exploration program at its West Desert project in Utah after banking $10 million to chase high-grade indium, copper and gallium across a 4km-long magnetic anomaly.

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Field observations at Dalaroo’s Gold Ridge prospect, part of its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, showing sampling activities.

Dalaroo closes in on drill targets at 9km Côte d’Ivoire gold corridor

Dalaroo Metals has wrapped a district-scale soil program across its 9km Gold Ridge corridor in Côte d’Ivoire, clearing the path for maiden drilling at the highly prospective Bondoukou gold project.

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Estrella Resources’ bulk sample pit at the company’s Ira Miri project in Timor-Leste.

Estrella stacks 27,000-tonne high-grade manganese haul in Timor-Leste

Estrella is eying first revenue in Timor-Leste after banking more than 27,000t of rich manganese ore grading up to 49.38% for market appraisal. Drilling hits up to 60.22% suggest significant upside potential.

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Zenith Minerals’ newly granted and strategically placed mining lease M77/599 fills in the final piece of the company’s Dulcie gold project near Marvel Loch in Western Australia.

Zenith bags missing link to unite 6km WA gold corridor

Zenith Minerals has secured the final piece of its Dulcie gold puzzle, consolidating a 6km mineralised corridor in WA ahead of a major 5000m drill blitz and a strategic review of its project portfolio.

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Dateline Resources Bankable Feasibility Study for its Colosseum gold project in California has just landed.

California dreaming: Dateline eyes rapid US gold restart after bumper study

Dateline Resources’ BFS for its Colosseum gold project in California has delivered a massive A$1.08b NPV and a 49.5 per cent IRR, paving the way for a technically simple restart with robust margins.

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ADX Energy has encountered a further six, deeper gas intervals at its already promising HOCH-1 prospect in Austria.

ADX taps six fresh gas zones in deeper Austrian exploration dive

ADX Energy has bolstered its latest Austrian gas discovery, hitting six new gas-bearing sand intervals below the previously reported primary Hall Formation interval at its HOCH-1 well.

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ADX Energy strikes methane-rich sands in shallow Austrian gas play

ADX Energy has struck gas at its HOCH-1 well in Austria, hitting a shallow reservoir that has validated seismic models and sets the stage for a rapid-fire production cluster development in the heart of Europe.

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Lindian Resources mining and construction crew on site next to an owner-operator mining fleet at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi.

Lindian powers towards rare earths production lift off in Malawi

Lindian Resources is fully funded and on track for first production at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, with a major mining blast and first ore delivery to the ROM pad scheduled for next month.

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Greenland’s parliament building. Dalaroo is expecting Greenland’s minister for mines to sign off on the granting of its new licence applications in May.

Dalaroo nears final Govt sign-off for giant Greenland minerals hunt

Dalaroo Metals is on the verge of a major land expansion at its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland, with final approvals pending for three new licences targeting high-grade rare earths and critical minerals.

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St George has appointed Worley, one of the world’s largest providers of engineering and project management solutions, as feasibility technical adviser for its Araxá rare earths project in Brazil.

St George lines up engineering major for Brazilian rare earths build

St George Mining has recruited global engineering leader Worley to lead development studies at its world-class Araxá niobium-rare earths project in Brazil, fast-tracking the path to commercial production.

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ASX-listed helium explorers are in the spotlight as the Strait of Hormuz blockade sends global prices for the critical gas to record highs.

Hormuz blockade puts ASX helium stocks in the spotlight

The era of cheap helium is over. A fourfold price spike has sparked a global supply crisis, giving ASX-listed pure-plays in Australia, America and Africa a strategic edge in the race for critical new supply.

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