Prodigy Gold NL (ASX: PRX) has released a strong suite of Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling results from the Hyperion Gold Deposit, part of the Tanami North Project in the Northern Territory (Figure 1). The 19-hole, 2,339m program across the Hyperion, Seuss, and Tethys Lodes continues to reinforce the project’s scale, grade continuity, and potential for multiple high-grade zones.

The Splinter Rock clay-hosted REE prospect, located northeast of Esperance within the east Albany–Fraser Orogen in Western Australia, has emerged as one of the most scientifically compelling regolith-hosted REE systems in the country (Figure 1). A multidisciplinary study led by CSIRO has produced the first integrated geological, geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical characterisation of this emerging clay-hosted REE district.

Race Oncology Limited (ASX: RAC) has announced the expansion of its clinical strategy with two new programs centred on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and EGFR-mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). These programs build directly on the newly characterised mechanism of action of (E,E)-bisantrene and position RC220 for accelerated clinical validation across major oncology markets.

Critica Limited (ASX: CRI) has released two major updates that strengthen the technical and strategic credentials of the Jupiter Project, located in Western Australia. The Company has successfully produced its first high-grade Mixed Rare Earth Product (MREP) and, in parallel, delivered confirmation that gallium can be recovered as a valuable by-product within the same beneficiation-first flowsheet.

Terra Critical Minerals Limited (ASX: T92) has taken a decisive step into the North American critical minerals landscape with the acquisition of the True American Tungsten Project, located in central Nevada at the junction of the prolific Getchell and Battle Mountain Mineral Belts (Figure 1).

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.

G11 Resources Limited (ASX: G11) has moved decisively in 2025 to expand its footprint across two of Australia’s most prospective mineral belts—Tasmania’s Mt Read Volcanics and the frontier structural corridors of north-western New South Wales (Figure 1). Through the acquisition of Pacific State Metals and further modelling work released later in the year, the Company has unlocked a pipeline of untested gold–copper targets with the scale and geological positioning required for

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.

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

As the global energy transition accelerates, demand for base metals like copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and nickel (Ni) is booming. Yet, exploration success rates for major discoveries are shrinking worldwide. In Australia—home to an array of world-class resources—the biggest challenge isn’t finding the right rocks, it’s working out where to start looking beneath the post-mineralisation cover that hides up to 80% of the continent’s prospective geology.