METALS, MINING AND ENERGY
Auric Mining (ASX: AWJ) completed all gold sales from the Munda Gold Mine Starter Pit in WA, with bullion achieving an average price of A$7,178 per ounce. Net cash and the sole debtor total A$43.5 million (excluding GST). A total of 8,886 ounces were produced from the Munda Starter Pit - 46% above budget. Performance across production, grade, and recovery further reinforces Munda’s status as a significant gold resource. Covered by Mining.com.au, Sydney Morning Herald, Mining Monthly & MiningNews.net.
Sunshine Metals (ASX: SHN) was awarded a $202,235 Queensland Government CEI grant to fund diamond drilling at the Trooper Creek Au Ag Cu Zn target near Charters Towers, with a 650m hole planned to test a coincident chargeability and conductivity anomaly interpreted as potential subsurface sulphide mineralisation. The target remains undrilled, although historical drilling 1.5km along strike returned 6m at 1.35g/t Au, supporting prospectivity. Drilling is scheduled to commence in June 2026 as Sunshine continues to advance regional exploration alongside development activities at Liontown and Sybil. Covered by Mining.com.au and Australian Resources & Investment.
Native Mineral Resources (ASX: NMR) completed a 560oz gold doré pour at its Blackjack Processing Plant, with Podosky on track for first blast on 7 April 2026 ahead of mining commencing. Drilling at Podosky is complete, pit design is finalised, and ore haulage to Blackjack is scheduled to commence mid-April. NMR holds exclusive mining rights at Podosky for 12 months, with multiple parallel workstreams advancing across its Charters Towers and Ravenswood assets in northern Queensland.
Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) reported initial drill results from its Lake Johnston Lithium & Gold Project, with 3,418 m completed this quarter. These RC results has identified new spodumene-pegmatite lodes in the Medcalf hanging wall including: 11 m @ 0.81% Li₂O & 164 ppm Ta from 116 m, and 2 m @ 1.33% Li₂O & 61 ppm Ta from 131 m. Following the receipt of all assay results over the coming weeks, Medcalf Lithium Resource will be revised from its current 8.2Mt @ 1.0% Li20. Covered by MiddleNews.
Power Minerals (ASX: PNN) executed a non-binding term sheet with Summit Nanotech subsidiary Summit Explore to develop its Salta Lithium Project in Argentina, covering five lithium brine salares and targeting potential for the world’s first multi-salar lithium operation. Under the proposed structure, Explore can earn a 59% joint venture interest by funding and developing a 5,000t DLE plant, with up to US$6 million committed to exploration and studies, alongside an option to acquire the project outright for US$50 million. The agreement supports development using Summit’s denaLi DLE technology, designed to deliver high recovery and low impurity lithium production. Covered by Stockhead.
Desert Metals (ASX: DM1) commenced a Phase 1, 40-hole, ~2,000m aircore drilling program at the Tiogo gold prospect in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting a 900m untested mineralised corridor between previous high grade intercepts of 12m at 4.20g/t gold and 8m at 6.47g/t gold. The program is designed to follow up these results and test coincident geophysical and soil anomalies within a broader +4km mineralised trend, with drilling expected to be completed within two weeks and first assay results anticipated in April 2026. Covered by The Market Bull.
Golden Dragon Mining (ASX: GDR) announced the completion of an independent exploration target and prospectivity review by Kevin Cassidy from Bare Rock Geoscience, over Golden Dragon’s greater Cue Gold Project, situated in the Murchison Goldfields in Western Australia, generating multiple highly ranked exploration targets.
Alice Queen (ASX: AQX) identified a new high-grade gold target at its Viani Project in Fiji, with recent trench results highlighting strong mineralisation and reinforcing the scale potential of the system. High-grade gold results over 40m of strike returned from three parallel trenches include 4m @ 10.91 g/t Au and 2m @ 13.69 g/t Au. Mineralisation has now been defined over a ~5km strike and remaining open along strike and at depth. Covered by Mining.com.au.
Strata Minerals (ASX: SMX) launched its Phase 2 drilling program at the Zelica Gold Project in WA, following strong results from its maiden drill campaign. The planned reverse circulation (RC) program will include approximately 20 holes for around 2,500 metres. The focus will be on step-out drilling to test depth extensions of the high-grade gold mineralisation identified to date, supported by targeted infill drilling aimed at accelerating the delivery of a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. Covered by Stockhead.
Many Peaks Minerals (ASX: MPK) completed compilation and field validation of historical datasets for the Ferké South Project in Côte d’Ivoire, including mapping, soil geochemistry, rock chip sampling, and shallow reconnaissance RC drilling. The historical data confirms a coherent gold system extending into Ferké South, more than doubling the strike length of the Leraba Gold Corridor to 37km.
Premier 1 (ASX: PLC) completed a high-resolution gravity survey at the Rochefort Gold Prospect, Abbotts North in WA’s Murchison region. Results confirmed gold mineralisation aligns with multiple major structural intersections, supported by soil and high-grade rock chip data.
Drilling commenced at the Postman’s Gully Prospect at Koonenberry Gold’s (ASX: KNB) Enmore Project in NSW, representing the company’s first test of the highly prospective Borah Fault, a parallel regional scale structure to the Sunnyside Shear Zone. Results are anticipated in May. Covered by Stockhead.
Middle Island Resources (ASX: MDI) kicked off the 2026 exploration at its Bobija Project in Serbia. Phase 2 drilling is targeting extensions of high-grade gold, silver, base metals & barite at Bobija Mine, while soil sampling at Tisovik aims to expand large silver-lead-zinc-antimony anomalies across a 5km strike.
Heavy Rare Earths (ASX: HRE) confirmed significant mineralogical discoveries at its Radium Hill Project in South Australia, with collaborative research confirming the presence of monazite and xenotime - two highly sought-after rare earth element host minerals previously unrecognised in the area. Covered by Stockhead.
Andean Silver (ASX: ASL) joined VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, known globally as the GDXJ, effective from market open on 23 March 2026. View the company’s latest investor presentation here.
Ragnar Metals (ASX: RAG) provided an exploration update for the Harnäs Project in Sweden, where recent channel sampling within the historic pit has returned high-grade gold over variable widths, confirming extensions to the known mineralised veins. In parallel, the Company has received the necessary drill permits enabling commencement of drill planning and the rig is currently mobilising to site. These results further strengthen Ragnar’s confidence in the district-scale potential at Harnäs and support the Company’s strategy to rapidly advance the project through systematic drilling.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Sparc Technologies (ASX: SPN) signed a Letter of Intent with HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. to evaluate the incorporation of HydroGraph's Fractal Graphene into Sparc's ecosparc® additives for protective coatings. The agreement follows successful water-based coating tests showing positive performance benefits, with ISO 12944 cyclic corrosion testing in solvent-based coatings now planned. Subject to successful outcomes, the parties will negotiate a definitive commercial supply and collaboration agreement within approximately 12 months. Covered by SmallCaps.
Hazer Group (ASX: HZR) engaged global engineering firm KBR to fast-track development of its clean hydrogen project with FortisBC Energy Inc. in British Columbia, Canada. KBR will leverage its existing understanding of the Hazer process to expedite site-specific engineering, refine project economics and assess economies of scale for the planned 2,500 tonne per annum commercial facility. Covered by Fuel Cell work and H2 View.
BIOTECH
Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX: RAD) announced the second interim data from 20 patients in its U.S. Phase 2b clinical imaging trial of RAD 101 in brain metastases. RAD 101 is Radiopharm’s novel, small-molecule imaging agent targeting fatty acid synthase (FASN) and radiolabelled with Fluorine-18 for the diagnosis of suspected recurrent brain metastases from solid tumors of different origins. The analysis showed that 90% (18/20) of the patients dosed with RAD101 achieved concordance between PET imaging and MRI (the primary endpoint).
Emyria (ASX: EMD) provided an update on the progress of its first Victorian-based Empax clinic with patient treatments on target to commence in Q2 CY2026. This clinic represents a significant step in Emyria’s national rollout strategy and is expected to expand the Company’s capacity to deliver reimbursable, evidence-based mental health treatments. Covered by Stockhead.
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (ASX: PAR) announced the activation of an additional
international clinical trial site in Hong Kong for its global Phase 3 clinical study evaluating injectable pentosan polysulfate sodium (iPPS) in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
PainChek (ASX: PCK) reported strong quarterly growth in the UK aged care market, with 4,000 new contracted licenses providing 9% quarter on quarter growth and an additional $230,000 AUD ARR once implemented. Total UK global licenses and ARR will be reported in the upcoming quarterly business update post March 31st 2026.
CORPORATE NEWS
Richmond Vanadium Technology (ASX: RVT) approved the relocation of its corporate and administrative base to Brisbane, aligning executive leadership with advancement of the Richmond–Julia Creek Project through BFS, EIS and Mining Lease Application approvals. The move aims to strengthen engagement with Queensland regulators and stakeholders, improve coordination of permitting and development activities, and streamline corporate functions, while WA project activities will be supported by local teams.
Sparc Technologies (ASX: SPN) received a $680,000 non-dilutive R&D advance from Rockford Equity Pty Ltd, drawn against a portion of its expected FY26 R&D tax refund. The funding will support ongoing ecosparc® commercialisation activities and the Sparc Hydrogen joint venture.
Turnstone Resources (ASX: TSR) formerly South Harz, commenced trading under its new name, reflecting its transition to a multi-asset critical minerals strategy. TSR has expanded into Sweden, securing an option over the Glava 100 Cu-Au-Ag Project and being granted six exploration licences across the highly prospective Värmland copper-gold belt. A maiden drilling programme at the Glava-Klinten and Torsby West Projects is planned for mid-2026.
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