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21 May 2025 | West Perth, WA – Yandal Resources (ASX:YRL) has confirmed broad zones of gold mineralisation at the Siona Discovery, part of its Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Project in WA’s northern Goldfields, and is now preparing to launch a major 12,500m aircore drilling program at the nearby Caladan prospect.

Diamond drilling at Siona returned:

• 16.3m @ 0.5g/t Au from 322.2m (25IWBRD0003)

• 29.1m @ 0.4g/t Au from 282.9m (25IWBRD0010)

• 6.4m @ 1.5g/t Au from 103.5m, including

  • 0.4m @ 12.7g/t Au (25IWBDD0009)

• 116m @ 1.0g/t Au from 97m (24IWBRD0039 – RC + diamond tail)

These results build on the broad, low-grade halo with internal high-grade zones identified in earlier RC drilling. Geological modelling suggests gold mineralisation is controlled by deformation along and within the New England Granite intrusion.

Managing Director Chris Oorschot said:

“We’re now armed with a much clearer understanding of the Siona system. With the full extent of the granite under Yandal’s control, we’re shifting focus to testing new structural targets that could deliver larger-scale discoveries.”

Next steps:

• Caladan aircore drilling begins late May

• Follow-up aircore at Salusa and other New England Granite (NEG) targets

• Heritage surveys scheduled for late May / early June

• RC drilling to resume post-aircore to test deeper high-grade trends at Siona

Yandal sees the NEG as a regional-scale gold system, with visible gold, strong alteration, and favourable structural controls now confirmed through diamond drilling.

21 May 2025 | West Perth, WA – Rox Resources (ASX:RXL) has achieved a major milestone in its metallurgical test work, confirming gold recoveries of 91.6% to concentrate from samples at its flagship Youanmi Gold Project in WA’s Mid West.

Conducted as part of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), bulk flotation tests also returned concentrate grades of 49.9g/t Au, with up to 62.6% additional gold recoverable from tailings via cyanide leach. Test work using the Albion Process™ is now underway to optimise overall recovery.

Key Results:

• 91.6% gold and 98.3% sulphur recovery to concentrate

• Tailings leach recovery: 35.8–62.6%, with low reagent use

• Albion Process™ to improve recovery from semi-refractory ores

• Final gold recoveries expected to exceed PFS assumptions

Managing Director Phillip Wilding commented:

“It’s exciting to see recoveries exceeding our Pre-Feasibility Study expectations. The Albion Process could deliver further upside while lowering processing costs, supporting a compelling case for development.”

The metallurgical program, which began in January, will feed directly into Rox’s DFS due in November 2025. The work covers the major ore lithologies that comprise over 95% of the planned plant feed and is key to optimising the process flowsheet.

Additional dewatering, approvals, and resource updates are progressing in parallel as Rox works toward a production decision.

21 May 2025 | Mt Hawthorn, WA – Tempest Minerals (ASX:TEM) has significantly expanded the surface footprint of its Sanity gold anomaly at the Yalgoo Project in Western Australia, following results from a tighter-spaced geochemical sampling program.

Soil sampling on a 100m x 100m grid returned up to 294ppb gold, outlining a stronger and more coherent anomaly adjacent to historical mine workings. The Sanity prospect continues to build as a compelling target for future drilling.

Key Highlights:

• Peak soil value: 294ppb Au, with a strong gold-silver geochemical correlation

• Rock chips nearby returned up to 7g/t gold, 0.2% copper, and >60% iron

• Geophysical data highlights a coincident magnetic anomaly and structural distortion

• Over 200 samples define a robust multi-element geochemical anomaly

Next Steps:

• Assess results within regional geological context

• Advance approvals and develop geological models

• Plan for drilling and further mapping, geophysics, and sampling

Managing Director Don Smith commented:

“The expansion of the Sanity anomaly adds weight to the prospectivity of the Yalgoo Project. This is a clear example of our data-driven approach delivering strong regional targets ready for drill testing.”

Tempest controls more than 1,000km² in the Yalgoo region, and Sanity joins a growing list of prospects alongside the 2024 Remorse magnetite discovery.

20 May 2025 | West Perth, WA – Accelerate Resources (ASX:AX8) has identified multiple high-impact drill targets at its 100%-owned Kanowna East Gold Project, just 9km from Northern Star’s +6Moz Kanowna Belle deposit, following recent gravity survey data and structural analysis.

The company is preparing to launch new drilling programs at its Western Tiger and Little Lake prospects, both located within a structurally complex corridor associated with the Reidy and Mt Monger Faults in WA’s Eastern Goldfields.

Key Highlights:

🔹 Western Tiger Prospect

• 600m-long gold-rich paleochannel with widths up to 140m

• Past intercepts include:

  • 8m @ 4.5g/t Au (KEAC373)

  • 5m @ 2.2g/t Au (KEAC006)

• New geochem and gravity data reveal a felsic intrusion below mineralisation

• Upcoming RC drilling aims to extend known gold zone 500m NW and define a maiden JORC resource

🔹 Little Lake Prospect

• New gravity data defines a NE-trending shear zone between fault intersections

• Targeting basement-hosted mineralisation under cover, analogous to Garden Well (+3Moz)

• Initial drilling will focus on structurally favourable zones near historical gold hits

With $3M in cash and recent funding from a $2M non-core asset sale, Accelerate is fully funded to execute its exploration strategy.

CEO Luke Meter commented:

“We’re advancing high-quality targets in a world-class gold belt, just a short haul from multiple toll treatment options. This next drill phase could be pivotal in unlocking the value of Kanowna East.”

Further work is also planned at regional prospects including Perkolilli, Dingo Dam, and Dingo Dam South.

20 May 2025 | Subiaco, WA – Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) has reported a standout intercept of 16m @ 8.03g/t Au from its Phase 1 RC drilling campaign at the Yunndaga deposit, part of its 0.6Moz Menzies Gold Project in WA.

The results come from a ~6,100m RC program targeting infill and down-dip extensions to known mineralisation, aiming to underpin a future underground mining operation.

Key intercepts include:

• 16m @ 8.03g/t Au from 220m (incl. 1m @ 33.6g/t & 4m @ 13.5g/t) – YNRC25022

• 13m @ 4.70g/t Au from 167m (incl. 2m @ 22.6g/t) – YNRC25026

• 11m @ 3.32g/t Au from 215m – YNRC25023

• 12m @ 2.34g/t Au from 156m – YNRC25027

• 8m @ 3.45g/t Au from 147m – YNRC25017

These results confirm the continuity of high-grade lodes beneath the historic Yunndaga open pit and support the underground mine designs outlined in Brightstar’s 2023 Scoping Study, which forecast ~61koz @ 2.91g/t Au from initial mining shapes.

Managing Director Alex Rovira commented:

“These results have surpassed expectations. They affirm our focus on Yunndaga as a near-term underground opportunity and show we’re only scratching the surface of its potential.”

A second-phase 5,000m RC and diamond drill program will begin in June to expand mineralisation at depth and increase resource confidence.

Brightstar’s Menzies and Laverton hubs are set to deliver a Definitive Feasibility Study in 1H CY25, while the company continues production from the Second Fortune and Fish underground mines in parallel.

20 May 2025 | Subiaco, WA – Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG) has kicked off two major RC drilling programs at its West Tanami Project, targeting high-priority gold anomalies at the Fremlins South and Jazz prospects, with results due mid-year.

Both campaigns are co-funded by the WA Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) and mark a critical step in advancing Hamelin’s push for a multi-million-ounce gold discovery in the underexplored region.

Program Highlights:

🔸 Fremlins South

• 2,500m RC program underway to test a 4km-long LAG surface gold anomaly

• In-field use of DetectORE™ portable gold detection system to guide deeper drilling

• Heritage clearance secured; assays expected July 2025

🔸 Jazz Prospect

• 2,000m RC drilling to begin in June, testing depth and strike extensions of regolith-hosted mineralisation

• Targets the intersection of two major structural trends within the Jazz Granitoid

• Diamond drilling planned for August, pending RC results

Ularring Project Update:
A recent 26-hole RC campaign at the Ularring Project returned moderate anomalism, with best result of 8m @ 0.13g/t Au, including 2m @ 0.38g/t Au. Further exploration at Ularring is under review.

Managing Director Peter Bewick commented:

“We’re excited to be testing two strong targets in the Tanami. This marks our first use of DetectORE in the field, potentially accelerating discovery and decision-making in real-time.”

Hamelin’s West Tanami tenement package remains one of the largest and most prospective in Western Australia, backed by strategic shareholders Gold Fields and Vault Minerals.

15 May 2025 | Perth, WA – E79 Gold Mines (ASX:E79) has identified multiple high-priority regional gold targets at its Laverton South Project following a comprehensive geophysical reinterpretation and project-wide review, with drilling set to begin shortly.

The review focused on magnetic and gravity datasets reprocessed in light of the nearby Lighthorse discovery by KalGold (ASX:KAL), which shares structural similarities with E79’s tenure. Two new targets will be tested in the coming weeks.

Target Highlights:

• Target 1 lies 3km south of KalGold’s Kirgella Gift resource, in a structurally complex zone showing demagnetisation and a gravity-interpreted fault.

• Target 2 sits near the Lake Yindana tenements, in a domal geological setting analogous to Ramelius’ Duke Deposit, but under cover.

The company has already completed 5,871m of aircore drilling west of Lighthorse, with assays pending. New drilling is scheduled for May–June.

CEO Ned Summerhayes commented:

“These compelling targets are the result of reinterpreting regional data in light of recent greenfields success nearby. We’re excited to drill-test them while we await results from our last aircore campaign.”

E79 also noted increased prospectivity around Heysen’s Find, where nearby surface sampling by OzAurum returned up to 16.23g/t Au. Previous E79 drilling along the same structure intersected 12m @ 1.12g/t Au, prompting follow-up fieldwork.

The Laverton South Project spans 272km² within the prolific Laverton Tectonic Zone, home to over 30Moz of historical gold resources including Granny Smith, Sunrise Dam and Wallaby.

15 May 2025 | Perth, WA – WA1 Resources (ASX:WA1) has announced some of its most exceptional niobium intercepts to date from ongoing resource definition drilling at its flagship Luni deposit, part of the West Arunta Project in Western Australia.

The latest assays from drilling across the southern and western zones confirm the presence of thick, high-grade niobium mineralisation, bolstering confidence ahead of an updated Mineral Resource estimate due in June.

Key intercepts include:

• 36.4m @ 4.9% Nb₂O₅ from 50m (LUDD-0121)

• 60.0m @ 3.2% Nb₂O₅ from 60.3m (LUDD-0124), including

  • 11.3m @ 12.7% Nb₂O₅

• 26.8m @ 4.9% Nb₂O₅ from 58m (LUDD-0125)

• 79.6m @ 2.1% Nb₂O₅ to end-of-hole (LUDD-0123)

Additional intercepts from RC and sonic drilling support the lateral and vertical continuity of mineralisation. Several holes also recorded elevated rare earth element (REE) values, including 11.3m @ 4.0% TREO, adding to the project’s multi-commodity appeal.

Managing Director Paul Savich said:

“These are some of the best results we’ve seen and show the Luni system extends well beyond our early development areas. With the final assays in, we’re now focused on updating our Mineral Resource and progressing pre-feasibility studies.”

WA1 has now completed over 60,000m of drilling at Luni, with three rigs active on site, supporting ongoing hydrogeological, geotechnical, and environmental studies. The updated MRE will include a maiden Indicated Resource, underpinning the company’s move toward development.

15 May 2025 | Subiaco, WA – Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) has commenced its second ore processing campaign under the Ore Purchase Agreement (OPA) with Genesis Minerals, delivering 55,000 tonnes at +2.0g/t Au to the Laverton Mill.

Ore has been sourced from the high-grade Second Fortune underground mine and existing stockpiles, with the campaign expected to conclude by the end of May.

Key Highlights:

• Fish underground mine on track to deliver first ore in June, boosting future mill feed grades

• Second Fortune now producing ~12kt/month, exceeding its modelled steady-state rate

• Brightstar remains hedge-free, with strong working capital supported by its Ocean Partners facility

• Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for Laverton and Menzies projects nearing completion in 1H CY25

• Three additional rigs mobilising across Laverton, Menzies, and Sandstone for expanded drilling

Managing Director Alex Rovira commented:

“With ongoing production, a second underground mine nearing first ore, a DFS near completion, and exploration ramping up, it’s an exciting time for Brightstar. These developments put us on track toward becoming a +200koz p.a. gold producer.”

In parallel, Brightstar is progressing construction at the Fish underground site, including key infrastructure and a 48-room camp. A third ore parcel is being prepared for Q3 processing, with results from the May parcel to be released following metallurgical reconciliation.

15 May 2025 | East Perth, WA – Auric Mining (ASX:AWJ) is set to complete its final milling campaign at the Jeffreys Find Gold Mine near Norseman, with approximately 60,000 tonnes of ore on track to be processed at the Three Mile Hill Mill in Coolgardie starting early July.

With 16,000 tonnes already stockpiled and haulage continuing daily, the campaign is expected to yield around 2,750 ounces of gold, pushing total production from Jeffreys Find above 30,000 ounces.

Key Highlights:

• Milling scheduled to conclude by end of July 2025

• Surplus cash expected: $7M–$9M to be split 50:50 with JV partner BML Ventures

• Auric’s share estimated at $3.5M–$4.5M, adding to the $15M+ already banked from the project

• Funds will support ongoing development at the Munda Gold Mine

Managing Director Mark English said:

“It’s a bumper final payday from Jeffreys Find. Most of the mining costs are behind us, and we’re set to benefit from a strong gold price. This has been a game changer for Auric as we transition into a gold producer in our own right.”

Rehabilitation and demobilisation activities are now underway, marking the final stages of the Jeffreys Find venture.