Mount Ridley Mines Limited (ASX: MRD) has announced a significant expansion of its tenure at the Mount Ridley Gallium and Rare Earth Project, located north of Esperance, Western Australia (Figure 1). The new Exploration Licences now consolidate the entire Grass Patch Complex — a distinctive geological domain marked by gravity and magnetic highs, interpreted to be associated with mafic intrusions, and recognised as a primary source of gallium and heavy rare earth enrichment.

In this episode of Coffee with Samso, I speak with Oliver Frieson, the CEO and Executive Director of Guardian Metals Resources PLC, about one of the most compelling but under-discussed metals in the global supply chain — tungsten.

West Cobar Metals Limited (ASX: WC1) has released new findings from the Salazar Critical Minerals Project, located approximately 150km northeast of Esperance (Figure 1). A detailed review and re-analysis of historical drilling, paired with new RC work across Newmont, O’Connor, and adjacent prospects, has confirmed extensive gallium mineralisation throughout the system.

OD6 Metals Limited (ASX: OD6) has announced the publication of a peer-reviewed scientific paper detailing three years of advanced geological and geochemical work at the Company’s flagship Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project in Western Australia (Figure 1). The research—undertaken by CSIRO, Murdoch University, Monash University, and OD6—provides a technical, science-backed understanding of how rare earth elements (REE) occur, concentrate, and can be extracted from this large clay

Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX: PIQ) has received $2.2 million in R&D tax incentive refunds for the 2024–25 financial year, reinforcing its financial position as the Company advances multiple diagnostic products towards commercialisation. Based in Perth, Western Australia, the Company continues to develop next-generation diagnostic tools built on its proprietary Promarker® technology platform, with applications across chronic disease detection, women’s health,

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.

Moho Resources Ltd (ASX: MOH) is preparing to commence maiden drilling at the Bush Chook Gold Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Figure 1), following receipt of government approval for its Programme of Works (PoW). The drilling program is a critical step in the Company’s strategy to advance its Swan Prospect, a large and high-grade gold anomaly that could emerge as the cornerstone of Moho’s Pilbara growth portfolio.

Algorae Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: 1AI) has launched AlgoraeOS Version 2, a major upgrade to its AI-driven platform for drug-combination discovery. Developed in partnership with UNSW Biomedical AI Laboratory, UNSW AI Institute, and CSIRO Data61, the new system represents a significant advancement in modelling complex therapeutic interactions.

Mount Ridley Mines Limited (ASX: MRD) has declared a maiden Inferred Gallium Mineral Resource Estimate (JORC 2012) of 838.7Mt @ 29.3 ppm Ga (39.5 ppm Ga₂O₃) at a 25 ppm Ga cut-off across three blocks at the Mt Ridley Project, ~55 km NE of Esperance, WA (Figure 1). Mineralisation is shallow, flat-lying and clay/saprolite-hosted, with strong associations to HREE and scandium.

October 2025 marked a pivot for Kaiser Reef (ASX: KAU). At Henty (Tasmania), Ore Reserves rose 29% to 199 koz @ 3.28 g/t, while the plant proved ~400 ktpa—about one-third above nameplate—via low-capex debottlenecking. At Maldon–Union Hill (Victoria), shallow in-pit drilling confirmed high-grade continuity along the Eaglehawk Reef over ~160 m strike, supporting near-term underground access and platform drilling. More ounces, faster milling, clearer pipeline. Focus now: sustain