30 June 2025 – Lightning Minerals Ltd (ASX: L1M) has announced a transformational acquisition of two advanced brownfields projects targeting gold and copper in Queensland  (Mt Turner Projects) and New South Wales (Lachlan Fold Copper Porphyry Project). The acquisition of Lotus Minerals Pty Ltd significantly strengthens the Company’s portfolio and introduces immediate drill targets in some of Australia’s most mineral-endowed regions.