Tungsten Mining NL (ASX: TGN) has released its long-awaited Scoping Study for the Mt Mulgine Project in Western Australia (Figure 1), presenting a clear case for a globally significant tungsten–molybdenum development. Located 330km north-northeast of Perth and 15km northeast of Rothsay, the project sits within a premier Tier-1 jurisdiction supported by existing regional infrastructure.

Pivotal Metals Limited (ASX: PVT) has outlined a new copper–gold exploration target at “Kelly Lake East”, part of the Lorraine project within the Company’s 100%-owned Belleterre project portfolio in the Abitibi region of north-western Quebec, Canada (Figure 1). The target lies ~6.6km south-east of the past-producing Lorraine Mine and sits inside a broader belt-scale land position surrounded by established mining infrastructure, hydropower, and multiple operating mills.

Great Dirt Resources Limited (ASX: GR8) continues to advance its 100%-owned Doherty and Basin Manganese Projects located within EL9527 near Barraba, northern New South Wales (Figure 1). Recent surface sampling across historic workings at the Basin (Copper Hill) and Neranghi areas has confirmed high-grade manganese oxide occurrences, with assays reaching up to 51.8% Mn, reinforcing the district’s potential to host significant manganese systems.

Lion Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX: LRM) has identified a unique “monazite-enriched granite” at the Minta Est Project in Cameroon, confirming the source of heavy rare-earth mineralisation coincident with high-grade rutile zones (Figure 1). This discovery marks a significant milestone in the Company’s exploration program across its 5,000 km² tenement, establishing Minta Est as a potential district-scale source of monazite, xenotime, zircon, and rutile.

Encounter Resources Limited (ASX: ENR) has reported a significant extension of high-grade niobium and rare earth element (REE) mineralisation at the Aileron Niobium-REE Project in the West Arunta region of Western Australia. New results from broad-spaced aircore drilling have identified a mineralised zone more than 500m east at Crean.