Australia Mining

Matsa Resources (ASX:MAT) received a $10 million deposit after AngloGold Ashanti Australia exercised an early option to acquire select tenements at the Lake Carey Gold Project.

Zenith Minerals (ASX:ZNC) reported initial assay results from nine reverse circulation drill holes at its Consolidated Dulcie Gold Project.

Magmatic Resources (ASX:MAG) has started a follow-up reverse circulation drilling campaign across multiple target sites at its Weebo Gold Project.

Mineral exploration company Kuniko (ASX:KNI) has completed its Phase 2 drilling campaign at the Commonwealth-Silica Hill Project.

Auravelle Metals (ASX:AUV) completed its gold-focused discovery aircore drilling programme at Nuckulla Hill in South Australia.

Talonx Resources (ASX:TXR) has commenced exploration fieldwork at its 1,000km2 Kihabe Project in northwest Botswana.

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) plans to expand its marketing operations to trade third-party metals and utilise financial derivatives.

Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) announced that its Hombre Muerto West Phase 1 lithium chloride operation in Argentina remains on track to deliver its first concentrate sales in Q4 2026.

Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) has restarted diamond drilling at the Medcalf Lithium Deposit within its Lake Johnston Project.

Native Mineral Resources (ASX:NMR) has produced 283.3 ounces of gold doré weighing 8.81 kilograms from its processing circuit.

Solis Minerals (ASX:SLM) has commenced a five-hole, 1,000-metre diamond drilling programme at its Campo Grande Lithium Project.

BHP (ASX:BHP) suspended all operational activities at its Escondida copper mine in Chile following the death of a worker during site maintenance.