The Aporia · Murray Ward

2026-09-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Aureka snaps up Victorian mine and mill in bargain $8.9M deal

🔮 In a savvy move that will see it vault from explorer to producer, Aureka Limited has tabled a binding agreement to acquire a producing Victorian gold mine and a strategically vital processing mill in a low-cash, scrip-heavy deal. assertive

2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Augustus drill bit set to chase 30g/t WA gold target

🔮 However, the real prize could be the next prospect in the queue, St Patrick’s Well, just 11.3km to the west of Clifton East, where the rig is headed once the ground dries out. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Aurum nails high-grade gold outside 3.22Moz Côte d’Ivoire resource

🔮 Significantly, the headline hit came from the BMT2 prospect, which currently sits outside the project’s defined resource, suggesting Aurum is onto a new zone of mineralisation that could potentially swell its already impressive resource base. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Forrestania monster newsflow lands four WA gold project prefeasibility studies

🔮 In what can only be described as a red-letter day, Forrestania Resources has delivered a stunning raft of news to the market, including prefeasibility studies (PFS) for its Edna May, British Hill, Tycho and Johnson Range projects in Western Australia. mixed

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Forrestania bolts on strategic WA gold ground

🔮 The transaction delivers the Skeleton Rocks package of tenements, which sits neatly along strike southeast of Forrestania’s Edna May ground and immediately adjacent to Zenith Minerals’ Consolidated Dulcie gold project. mixed

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Dalaroo cracks geological code to Greenland rare earths

🔮 The weathering of these elevated, potentially rare earth-rich intrusive rocks is believed to have transported material into lower-lying basins around the lagoon, where natural traps may have allowed the sediments to accumulate and potentially concentrate the mineralisation. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Platina reshuffles hand for high-stakes WA gold hunt

🔮 There is an intriguing twist, though: the strong recent grades occur predominantly in oxide and could reflect supergene enrichment hiding a bigger orebody lurking below, making fresh-rock drilling an important priority. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

New precision medicine venture gives Syngenis added firepower

🔮 Pharmacogenomics uses a patient’s genetic make-up to help determine which medicines and doses may work best for them. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Critical Resources surges on first-mover Suriname gold grab

🔮 Under the terms of the heavily bank-ended deal, Critical will pay a US$50,000 (A$70,300) signing fee, followed by a completion payment of US$200,000 (A$281,250) in cash and 10 million Critical Resources shares. assertive

2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Aureka adds gold processing firepower to Victorian push

🔮 Under the terms of its dual acquisition, Aureka is set to buy 100 per cent of High Grade Holdings (HGH), the parent company that owns the Fiddlers Creek gold and silver mine, along withHGH’s wholly owned Vanning Resources, the operator of the 42,000-tonne-per-annum Wedderburn gold processing mill. assertive

2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Cap Raise Crucible: $2.7B torrent keeps brokers on the boil

🔮 If anyone thought the capital markets might take a breather after a frantic end to August, September had other ideas. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Orbit drill bit bites into thick NSW polymetallic sulphide zones

🔮 It will also provide core for metallurgical test work. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Accelerate grabs full control of Pilbara manganese play

🔮 The deals simplify a previously complex ownership structure and remove any future milestone payments, which could otherwise have potentially cost the company up to $2 million in cash and 20 million shares. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Forrestania boosts gold resource at WA hub

🔮 ‘We believe this resource will play an important role in Forrestania’s strategy of establishing long-term gold production. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Aureka drill bit chases 786g/t Vic gold trail at Fiddlers Creek

🔮 The move marks the first surface drilling at the project since May 2025. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Lindian powers up Malawi rare earths as production looms

🔮 Once complete, the company will have 520kW of dedicated solar capacity on site, allowing grid power to be directed principally towards its power-hungry processing requirements. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

NeuroScientific specialist hire sets stage for major Crohn’s trial

🔮 Southern Star Research, one of Australia’s leading CRO’s, will be responsible for identifying, setting up and managing clinical sites for the trial, engaging with clinicians and principal investigators and coordinating the logistics of delivering NeuroScientific’s StemSmart product to enrolled patients. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Critica adds global commodities clout to board

🔮 ‘As we advance Mt Lindsay and Jupiter, her commercial expertise and experience building commodity supply chains will be invaluable. assertive

2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Patriot puts 3km Peru silver corridor under microscope

🔮 The company has collected 38 surface samples from the Pachamayo target, which sits directly north of the current resource area. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

King River jags shallow high-grade Murchison gold

🔮 With a follow-up phase-two RC drilling program scheduled to kick off this month along with a new aeromagnetic survey to refine additional targets, the company looks set to keep the exploration momentum rolling at Mindoolah. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Accelerate clocks hefty 72m visual manganese zone in WA

🔮 The drilling will provide bulk samples for an important metallurgical program to define a development pathway for the project. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Critical brings gold guns to Suriname hunt

🔮 Subject to the deals completing, the ASX-listed junior will hold a 90 per cent interest in 199 square kilometres of granted gold exploitation rights. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

McLaren drilling nails high-grade titanium from surface

🔮 The fresh numbers will now be folded into an updated geological model and mineral resource estimate as McLaren builds towards its bankable feasibility study. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Flagship puts bigger fence around Canadian copper giant

🔮 New Ingerbelle is expected to deliver 750,000 tonnes of copper, 900,000 ounces of gold and 5.5 million ounces of silver over its mine life. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Manhattan strikes high-grade polymetallic pay dirt in Canada

🔮 Another hole returned a hefty 74.67m at 1.61g/t gold from just 21.34m, suggesting a substantial gold system could be lurking at depth. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Barkly scores near-perfect drill hit rate at huge NT rare earths play

🔮 The deposit is shallow and flat-lying, which could improve project economics by enabling a simple mining process. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Rich Côte d’Ivoire gold strike sends Dalaroo soaring

🔮 The holes were drilled from opposing directions in a scissor-style pattern, giving Dalaroo its first look at how the mineralised structures may sit beneath the surface and reducing the risk of drilling parallel to them. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Platina chases strike extensions at emerging Laverton gold play

🔮 The 53-hole, 3200-metre program is designed to follow up highly encouraging gold mineralisation hits from a previous campaign and will test strike continuity and the system’s lateral extent. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Dalaroo chases more gold after spectacular Côte d’Ivoire hit

🔮 Dalaroo Metals is gearing up for a fresh drilling assault on what could be a major new discovery at the Wilfred target in Côte d’Ivoire, after maiden drilling at its Bondoukou project delivered a spectacular hit of 18 metres at 7.31 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from just 63m. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

The Cap Raise Crucible: Big books, broker options and mixed fortunes

🔮 Unico now has a pro-forma cash pile of $110 million in pro-forma cash to fund 20,000 metres of drilling across its Joaquin and Cerro Leon silver-gold projects in Argentina, with an updated resource and Joaquin’s maiden prefeasibility study set to land by January 2027. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald

King River goes deep with 11,000m WA Murchison gold assault

🔮 A majority of the 11,082-metre program will be trained on three major targets: Excelsior, the Demagnetised Target and the Excelsior Repeat. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Dalaroo unearths fresh gold clues 1.25km from African discovery

🔮 Dalaroo believes this apparent geological link-up could strongly indicate the scale of the mineralising system it has on its hands. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Critical Resources puts boots on Suriname gold ground

🔮 The ASX junior will hold a 90 per cent interest in the projects once the deals are completed. assertive

2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Orbit sets $12M rare earths spin-off in motion

🔮 Under the offer, Matrix will issue new shares at $0.20 a pop. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Aureka jags gold 725m beyond Victorian resource boundary

🔮 While the granite itself isn’t mineralised, the company speculates the massive intrusion could have acted as a heat engine, helping to remobilise and concentrate gold in the surrounding rocks. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

TMK Energy steps on gas with fresh Mongolian drilling

🔮 The optimisation process will initially apply to wells LF-03, LF-02 and LF-06. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Zenith hits 14 from 14 in WA gold drilling campaign

🔮 The grounds sit within the revered Southern Cross–Forrestania gold belt and benefit from granted mining leases and proximity to regional processing infrastructure at Marvel Loch and Edna May, placing it in prime real estate. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Augustus circles giant PNG gold prize in Porgera backyard

🔮 In the past, Mt Kare has thrown up some monster drill hits including 111m at 9.8 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from just 4m and 17.7m at 100g/t gold from 59m, along with a coffee-spitting 20m at 443g/t gold - the sorts of numbers that would get the West Perth mining fraternity leaping out of bed each morning. ‘Augustus holds an opportunity to potentially secure future access to the world-class Mt Kare gold project. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

December rare earths production debut looms for Lindian in Malawi

🔮 Lindian says this will allow time for motor testing and electrical commissioning ahead of introducing the first ore to the plant. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Forrestania fast-tracks WA gold production for December

🔮 Emerging gold producer Forrestania Resources has hit a series of critical milestones at its Edna May operation in Western Australia, putting the company on a fast track to restart gold production in mid-December. mixed

2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Rare earths strike in NT extends 8km beyond previous Barkly hits

🔮 With a hit rate that would make a West Perth miner blush and a mineralised footprint that now stretches over 23km, Barkly is systematically building a case for a project of serious scale. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Accelerate hits manganese jackpot with 59.6% Pilbara grades

🔮 Management says the simplified structure will also better support any potential funding, offtake or partnering discussions down the track. assertive

2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Critical Resources triples down on Suriname gold play

🔮 While the Birimian belts host more than 500 million ounces of discovered gold, the Guiana Shield lays claim to a still-impressive 100-million-ounce inventory, suggesting there may be plenty of room for new discoveries. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Platina stakes claim on massive NT tin system

🔮 The company has lodged submissions for two contiguous exploration licences that will form its new Jove tin project, where historical work has uncovered a geological mystery that has stumped miners for decades. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Sarytogan reveals $190M Kazakh graphite plan spanning 50 years

🔮 The remaining 20,000 tonnes will be earmarked as feedstock for Sarytogan’s own planned downstream business, designed to produce high-value ultra-high purity fines and coated spherical purified graphite for the burgeoning advanced battery market. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Locksley gears up for major NSW copper-gold drilling push

🔮 The drilling will test a 100m-150m gap in the known mineralisation and probe for extensions. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Amplia uncovers new clue in pancreatic cancer drug trial

🔮 Headlining the progress snapshot is an intriguing new clue from its key pancreatic cancer trial, suggesting the drug’s effectiveness may not depend on whether a patient’s tumour carries certain cancer-driving mutations in the KRAS gene. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Golden Dragon drills for gold beneath 3km WA anomaly

🔮 The 6000m to 9000m program will probe gold-in-soil targets at the Coodardy/Behring Bore area, where recent surface work has suggested the company’s known gold footprint could be considerably larger than previously thought. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Cap Raise Crucible: Gold books, big fees and bruised punters

🔮 Most discovered that an IPO or discounted placement could become an even bigger bargain once trading began. assertive

2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Tassie, Vic gold output clears Kaiser Reef debt as cash hits $40M

🔮 Dual-asset gold producer Kaiser Reef has wiped a key debt from its books after a solid September quarter, a move expected to unchain about $600,000 a month in operating cash flow. assertive

2026-10-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Zenith fills in blanks on 600m WA gold corridor

🔮 The company will now get to work assessing whether the results are strong enough to support a maiden mineral resource estimate at the prospect. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Dateline pledges to deliver US gold vision of late chairman

🔮 Much of what Dateline has become, and much of what it will yet achieve, rests on foundations that Mark helped to lay.” Despite a recent legal challenge over the validity of mining approvals dating back to 1985, which has temporarily stalled development, the robust study points to what Dateline says is a technically straightforward restart of the historic mine, backed by some hefty economics. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

McLaren adds fresh upside to monster WA mineral sands play

🔮 The most encouraging results come from two holes on the program’s distant flanks, suggesting the mineralisation could be large-scale and wide open. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Forrestania adds more gold ounces to WA production pipeline

🔮 Notably, the ore was trucked 121 kilometres to the Edna May processing plant, which Forrestania now owns. mixed

2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Aguia revenue triples as twin South American projects fire

🔮 With the incumbent government returned to power in the recent election, that policy support looks set to continue. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Gateway unleashes five-rig drilling blitz at WA Yandal gold play

🔮 The aggressive ramp-up comes as gold remains near historically elevated levels, with the Australian Government forecasting prices to stay high through 2026 and 2027. assertive

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