Mat Birney

Ongoing exploration across a pair of prospects at Asra Minerals’ flagship Mt Stirling Project in WA has returned a clutch of notable rare earths and critical mineral results. The company has so far plunged over 1300 holes for 16,516m at the site and has now confirmed the widespread presence of rare earths, nickel, cobalt and scandium mineralisation in a shallow blanket of weathered rocks.

Torian Resources has unveiled another string of shallow gold hits from drilling at its flagship Mt Stirling project, some 40 kilometres north-west of Leonora in WA. The latest results include a 4 metre intersection grading 6.67 grams per tonne from 52m downhole and 8m at 1.21 g/t gold from 70m including a 1m section going 2.47 g/t gold from 72m.

88 Energy has increased its interest in the ground around its Charlie-1 test oil well at its Project Icewine on Alaska’s lucrative North Slope. The Perth company says it will table a resource estimate for the project within weeks which should see farm-out discussions on Project Icewine kick into high gear. It is also chasing a year-end close out on a farm-out for its Peregrine project.