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When we talk about modern mineral discoveries in Australia, two names inevitably surface in the same breath: Prominent Hill and Carrapateena. Both sit in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, both are world-class Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) systems, and both ended up becoming cornerstone assets for OZ Minerals, now part of BHP. But lumping them together as “IOCG discoveries” misses the deeper story.

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Lion Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX: LRM) has reported further high-grade rutile and heavy mineral (HM) results from its Minta Rutile and Monazite Project, located in central Cameroon (Figure 1). The latest drilling confirms the scale, grade, and consistency of residual and alluvial rutile mineralisation across a vast exploration footprint, while reinforcing strategic alignment with global mineral sands producer Tronox Holdings plc.

OD6 Metals Ltd (ASX: OD6) has commenced a Downhole Electromagnetic (DHEM) survey at the Gulf Creek Copper Project, located near Barraba in northern New South Wales (Figure 1). The program marks a significant technical step forward in assessing the project’s volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) copper potential, following the completion of four diamond drill holes and earlier reverse-circulation (RC) drilling completed in 2025.

Algorae Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: 1AI), headquartered in Melbourne, has reported a significant technical milestone with the independent preclinical validation of its AI-driven drug-combination platform, AlgoraeOS v1 (AOS1). The validation, completed at the Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics (VCFG) at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, provides the first external confirmation that AOS1 can identify synergistic drug pairs with real biological impact.

Rumble Resources Limited (ASX: RTR) continues to advance the Western Queen Gold Project, located approximately 90 km northwest of Mt Magnet in Western Australia. The Company has released a Scoping Study for the Western Queen South deposit, outlining a technically simple, low-capital underground development that sits adjacent to multiple toll-treatment options within a 200 km radius. The Project is supported by a strong historical production record.

Pioneer Minerals Ltd (ASX: PMM) (formerly Pioneer Lithium Ltd) is advancing its North Pine Project in Idaho, USA, a region renowned for its Tier-1 critical minerals endowment (Figure 1). The latest field program has delivered multiple high-grade tungsten and gold results from the Springfield Prospect, alongside the identification of a new polymetallic precious-metal system at Silver Cliffs. These results materially expand the exploration proposition across the broader North P

Critical Resources Limited (ASX: CRR) has completed the acquisition of the Cap Burn Gold Project in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island (Figure 1), securing Ministerial approval for the transfer of exploration permit EP60300. The Company has also finalised the transfer of the land access agreement with the local landowner, clearing the way for an inaugural drilling program to commence in the coming weeks.

Tarrina Resources Limited (ASX: TR8) has formally recommenced trading on the ASX following the successful completion of a $5 million capital raising, enabling the Company to immediately progress exploration across its NSW and South Australian assets. The Company’s flagship asset—the Christmas Gift Gold Project, located 15 km east of Cootamundra within the southern Lachlan Fold Belt (Figure 1)