Exploration activity across the Gawler Craton is accelerating, driven by a convergence of high-grade gold discovery and aggressive drill programs now underway. Marmota Limited’s (ASX: MEU) maiden drilling at the Greenewood gold discovery (Figure 1) has delivered some of the most spectacular near-surface gold results recorded in the region since the Challenger Mine’s breakthrough in 1995, defining almost one kilometre of continuous mineralisation.

The discussion focused on tungsten, antimony, and gold, but more importantly, on mineral systems thinking—how deposits form, why certain geological settings matter, and why Pioneer’s ground selection in Idaho, USA, was anything but random. As someone who has followed tungsten closely, this was a conversation that went well beyond commodity hype and into the fundamentals of discovery.

Orange Minerals NL (ASX: OMX) has released new surface sampling results from the Lennon’s Find polymetallic project in the Pilbara, with rock chips returning standout precious and base-metal grades along a 4.5 km mineralised corridor (Figure 1). The company is moving to a single 650m diamond hole in early November to directly test a pronounced induced polarisation (IP) anomaly interpreted as a potential feeder to the known zinc-lead-silver system.

In this latest episode of Coffee with Samso, I reconnect with exploration legend Jon Hronsky to unpack one of the most significant emerging geological stories in Australia: the Westrunter carbonatite province. This conversation builds on John's recent presentation at the AIG’s event and dives deep into how Encounter Resources Limited (ASX: ENR) has methodically uncovered what may become a globally significant carbonatite-hosted niobium and rare earth element (REE) district in

Welcome to our weekly distribution of Samso News. We have had a busy week as we transition now to posting at least one Samso News per day. As we have been saying, Samso in 2025, is all about transitioning into an independent space and we will continue to increase our coverage with a move into all things AI in the coming weeks.

Fresh from its IPO, which raised A$13 million, Sun Silver Ltd (ASX: SS1) is pushing forward with its Maverick Springs Silver-Gold Project.

Coffee with Samso Episode 70. Advice from Rick Rule, Senior Managing Director, Sprott Inc. President and CEO Sprot US Holdings on REE.