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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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Diamond drilling rig in action at Dynamic Metals Cognac West prospect at its Widgiemooltha project in the eastern goldfields of WA.

Dynamic strikes deeper gold to extend the Widgiemooltha system

Dynamic Metals has extended the Cognac West gold system to 300m depth at its Widgiemooltha project, confirming mineralisation at the Anomaly B target continues well below previous shallow drilling.

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Mount Ridley Mines’ 3D gravity inversion modelling has lit up multiple new targets outside its current rare earth resource footprint.

Mount Ridley gravity model hints at big WA critical minerals upside

Mount Ridley Mines’ new 3D gravity inversion modelling has confirmed a massive critical minerals system near Esperance, revealing significant expansion potential and major new targets for upcoming drilling.

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Golden Dragon Mining’s Cue project in the prolific Murchison gold region of WA.

Golden Dragon taps into emerging WA gold system with high-grade hits

Golden Dragon has revealed high-grade gold at its Behring Bore prospect, with drilling returning four metres at 4.36 grams per tonne gold as the company chases a major system in WA’s Murchison region.

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