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15 Oct 2026
Central Petroleum said it plans Palm Valley well activity and exploration drilling in the Otway, Cooper and Amadeus basins, with proposed exploration work subject to joint-venture approval.
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15 Oct 2026
Broken Hill Mines reported 102,922 ounces of silver production and 129,084 tonnes of ore processed in the September 2026 quarter, both described as records in the company’s release.
15 Oct 2026
Kalamazoo Resources said its Ashburton Gold Project in Western Australia has a 1.44Moz resource, with drilling and a pre-feasibility study underway.
14 Oct 2026
Valiant Gold says dewatering at its Comet Gold Mine in Western Australia has reached 170 metres below surface, while power, ventilation and site-establishment work continues ahead of a targeted H2 FY27 production restart.
14 Oct 2026
Forrestania Resources said its off-market takeover offer for Zenith Minerals remains open until 12 November 2026, unless extended.
14 Oct 2026
Ore Resources has outlined planned gold drilling, a maiden Miriam resource and exploration target, and further permitting and test work at its Kangaroo Hills lithium project.
14 Oct 2026
OzAurum says it has completed two production water bores and received five approvals for Stage 1 of its Mulgabbie North heap-leach development pathway, while record rainfall has delayed civil works and plant transport.
14 Oct 2026
REZ said its joint venture with Rembrandt Mining covers a 2026 commercial mining campaign at Maranoa, with Rembrandt to fund all capital under the arrangement.
13 Oct 2026
Brightstar said construction of its 1.5Mtpa Laverton processing plant advanced during September and remains on schedule for first gold in June 2027, while tracking within the approved budget.
13 Oct 2026
West Wits Mining says Qala Shallows has poured first gold and is ramping up, with the company targeting steady-state production of 70,000 ounces a year in 2029.
13 Oct 2026
Wildcat Resources said its Tabba Tabba lithium project DFS continued to progress during the September 2026 quarter, alongside metallurgical and infill drilling at the Hutt, Chewy and Leia pegmatites.
13 Oct 2026
Minbos Resources says preparatory earthworks and access clearing have commenced at its Cacata phosphate deposit in Cabinda, Angola, ahead of a planned phosphate extraction campaign.
13 Oct 2026
Astral Resources has reported assay results from three diamond holes at the Theia Deposit within its Mandilla Gold Project, 70km south of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
13 Oct 2026
Southern Palladium reported an updated prefeasibility study for its Bengwenyama PGM-chrome project, with a post-tax NPV of US$1.961 billion and an IRR of 39.1%, based on its stated assumptions.
13 Oct 2026
Ionic Rare Earths said Belfast City Council validated its planning application for a commercial magnet recycling plant on 24 September 2026, while upgrades to its Belfast demonstration plant have been completed.
13 Oct 2026
Conrad Asia Energy says the Valaris 104 donor rig has arrived at the PaxOcean shipyard in Batam for conversion into the Mako Gas Project’s mobile offshore production unit, while its gas sales agreement and export pipeline commissioning have advanced.
12 Oct 2026
Rox Resources said construction and underground development at its wholly owned Youanmi Gold Mine in Western Australia are progressing toward its stated mid-2027 first-gold target.
12 Oct 2026
VBX said delivery of the Wuudagu Bauxite Project definitive feasibility study has been extended to Q1 2027 to incorporate identified optimisation opportunities.
12 Oct 2026
Terrain Minerals said it expects to begin a 10,905m reverse-circulation drilling campaign comprising 86 holes at its Smokebush project in Western Australia in late October 2026, targeting a Mineral Resource Estimate upgrade and new discoveries.
12 Oct 2026
White Cliff Minerals said Phase 2 diamond drilling is under way at its Rae Copper-Silver Project in Nunavut, Canada, following completion of a 44-hole Phase 1 regional program across 11.8km of strike.
12 Oct 2026
Cooper Metals has entered a binding agreement for the right to acquire an 85% interest in the Colet Copper Project on Negros Island in the Philippines, subject to conditions.
12 Oct 2026
Nordic Resources said its interim JORC 2012 mineral resource estimate for Kopsa totals 44.0Mt at 1.07g/t AuEq for 1.52Moz AuEq within an optimised pit shell.
12 Oct 2026
MB Gold reported initial assay results from Phase 2 reverse-circulation drilling at the Twin Veins and Razorback prospects, including a 9m intercept grading 4.03g/t gold at Razorback.
9 Oct 2026
Cyprium Metals said initial leaching and commissioning at the Nifty Copper Complex had achieved key milestones as the heap leach area ramps towards operations.
9 Oct 2026
Meeka Metals reported preliminary September 2026 quarter gold production of 7,237 ounces at its Murchison Gold Project, compared with 6,424 ounces in the June quarter.
9 Oct 2026
Nova Minerals said key equipment for its planned Alaska antimony processing and refinery operation had arrived at Port MacKenzie, while its 2026 Estelle drilling program was completed.
9 Oct 2026
Bannerman Energy completed its non-underwritten share purchase plan, accepting 39 valid applications totalling A$0.44 million and issuing 110,000 new ordinary shares.
9 Oct 2026
AXP Energy has entered a conditional agreement to acquire seven previously producing wells and associated infrastructure on acreage adjoining its Edwards Lease in Noble County, Oklahoma.
9 Oct 2026
Aurum Gold reported results from 60 diamond drill holes at the BMT1, BMT2 and BMT3 areas of its BM tenement in Côte d’Ivoire, with the company targeting an updated Boundiali Mineral Resource Estimate in early Q4 2026.
9 Oct 2026
Storage King Group reported additional rooftop solar capacity, a battery storage trial at three stores and a 5.0% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity from FY25.
9 Oct 2026
Lunnon Metals reported results from 25 reverse-circulation holes at the Lady Herial gold system.
8 Oct 2026
Ausgold reported progress at its Katanning Gold Project while stating that a proposed acquisition by OceanaGold means it cannot make a final investment decision by the end of 2026.
8 Oct 2026
Evion Group says its Maniry Graphite Project in Madagascar has mining permits and binding offtake terms, with definitive agreements, environmental approval, project finance and a final investment decision remaining key steps.
8 Oct 2026
Southern Cross Gold said Resources Victoria accepted its mining licence application for part of the Sunday Creek project, while the company forecast completion of its exploration decline in January 2027 after below-plan advance rates in August.
8 Oct 2026
Black Cat Syndicate has reported additional high-grade drill intercepts at the Lynx Lode at its Paulsens Gold Operation and says initial results at the nearby Raisebore Vein support a Lynx-parallel structural interpretation.
8 Oct 2026
Cavalier Resources says all primary approvals for Stage 1 mining development at its Crawford Gold Project near Leonora are now in place, clearing the principal regulatory pathway for the proposed development.
8 Oct 2026
Lion Rock Minerals says its Yaoundé laboratory is fully commissioned as a central Cameroon hub for sample preparation, splitting and logistics, with current HMS preparation capacity of up to 400 samples a week.
8 Oct 2026
Finder Energy said engineering, approvals and contracting work is progressing for the KTJ oil development in Timor-Leste, alongside its ownership of the Petrojarl I FPSO.
8 Oct 2026
PC Gold says its subsidiary has entered a binding agreement to acquire three mining leases, a water extraction licence and related mining information at the Spring Hill Gold Project, subject to ministerial approval.
7 Oct 2026
Rox Resources announced further underground drilling results and stope planning progress at United North within its Youanmi Gold Mine in Western Australia.
7 Oct 2026
Auric Mining says settlement has completed for the Union Jack granted mining lease, with A$6.5 million in cash and A$3.0 million in shares, subject to shareholder approval.
7 Oct 2026
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated has reported results from five infill drill holes at the 100%-owned Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony Project in Victoria, including 2.7 m at 178.6 g/t AuEq and 6.8 m at 50.1 g/t AuEq at Golden Dyke.
7 Oct 2026
Alligator Energy says recent drilling at Samphire has extended the interpreted Blackbush mineralised trend southward, while follow-up work is required to establish continuity and the limits of mineralisation.
7 Oct 2026
88 Energy said Augusta-1 planning and procurement continue, with the exploration well targeted for a Q1 2027 spud subject to completion of the farm-out and financing.
7 Oct 2026
NewPeak Metals reported maiden 2026 drilling results from its Las Opeñas permit in Argentina, including two mineralised intercepts exceeding 650m from surface.
6 Oct 2026
Great Boulder Resources reported new drilling assays from the Peak Hill Gold Project in Western Australia, including results at Enigma and Five Ways. The company said drilling is continuing across several target areas.
6 Oct 2026
Artemis Resources says drilling at the Cassowary and Sharon Dam copper-gold targets is expected to begin in mid-October after September rain delayed the planned start.
6 Oct 2026
Great Southern Mining reported additional assay results from RC drilling at its Golden Boulder discovery in Western Australia, with drilling continuing and further results pending.
6 Oct 2026
DevEx Resources said initial hyperspectral survey results and first-pass drilling have advanced exploration across priority targets at its Nabarlek Uranium Project in the Northern Territory.
6 Oct 2026
Rumble Resources says pipework has reached the Western Queen site, while its updated scoping study is targeted for release during October 2026.
6 Oct 2026
Dreadnought Resources has reported assays from a 22-hole RC program at Metzke’s North and Metzke’s Find within its Illaara Gold Project, including 7m at 8.6g/t gold from 8m in hole MZRC174.
6 Oct 2026
Astral Resources has entered a binding agreement with Estrella Resources to acquire 100% of Estrella's Spargoville Nickel Rights, subject to conditions including required approvals.
6 Oct 2026
Gateway Mining says initial regional soil sampling at Glenburgh South has delineated two coherent gold-in-soil anomalies, each extending about four kilometres along strike.
5 Oct 2026
Maritana Minerals said the final statutory approval for construction of the Black Swan Processing Hub process plant has been granted, while its early works agreement with GR Engineering has been extended to October 2027.
5 Oct 2026
Macmahon Underground has received a two-year extension from Vault Minerals for underground mining services at the Daisy Milano Gold Mine in Western Australia.
5 Oct 2026
Rox Resources says it has achieved financial close on A$350 million in debt facilities and received initial drawdowns for the Youanmi Gold Mine development in Western Australia.
5 Oct 2026
VR8 has released a preliminary scoping study for a proposed V-Iron plant and associated Steelpoortdrift mine and concentrator, with the company intending to progress directly to a DFS if funding is secured.
5 Oct 2026
Brazilian Critical Minerals has executed a binding agreement through its Brazilian subsidiary to acquire a 90% interest in magnesium sulphate producer Sais Nordeste, subject to conditions and approvals.
5 Oct 2026
OD6 Metals says it has received firm commitments to raise about A$6.92 million before costs through a single-tranche placement, with proceeds earmarked principally for planned work at the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada.
2 Oct 2026
MAAS Group Holdings says it has completed the sale of its construction materials division to Heidelberg Materials Australia Holdings, receiving $1.61 billion at completion.
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