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.

Lion Rock Minerals Limited (ASX: LRM) has released first-pass mineralogy from the Minta Monazite & Rutile Project in central Cameroon (Figure 1), outlining broad zones of high-grade natural rutile from surface and near-surface. Results include up to 2.2% in-situ rutile and rutile making up to 71% of the heavy-mineral assemblage. With reconnaissance complete over a >5,000 km² target area and results received across ~3,800 km²

Boab Metals Limited (ASX: BML) has officially commenced Early Works at the Sorby Hills Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in WA’s East Kimberley (Figure 1)—moving from planning into on-ground activity and marking the formal start of mine development. The program covers site access roads, processing-plant foundations, non-processing infrastructure, and an on-site accommodation camp. Boab is fast-tracking pre-wet season site prep so major packages can mobilise in April 2026.