The Day's Play Edition 159: Strategic capital, high-grade gold and copper drilling | WCN, PGL, BTM
TOP ORDER
White Cliff Minerals (ASX:WCN)
Hancock Commits ~A$8.8M To Rae Expansion
Hancock Prospecting has entered a subscription agreement to invest A$8,768,457 in 515,791,601 WCN shares at $0.017, subject to shareholder approval. Proceeds and existing cash are proposed to expand and accelerate drilling and exploration at Danvers 1, Danvers 2, Danvers 3 and regional Rae targets.
Read full ASX Announcement here.
Pilbara Gold (ASX:PGL)
Mt York Drilling Delivers High-Grade Hits
Mt York drilling continues to extend gold mineralisation at Main Hill and Breccia Hill, with results including 5m @ 7.91g/t Au and 5m @ 6.53g/t Au at Main Hill. The +60,000m program is 60% complete, with PFS infill drilling targeted for completion in October and the MRE update targeted for early 2027.
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Breakthrough Minerals (ASX:BTM)
Turpentine Copper Extends Beyond Resource
Further drilling at Turpentine returned 5m @ 3.75% CuEq within 14m @ 1.57% CuEq, with the northernmost hole providing further evidence that the mineralised system extends beyond the existing Mineral Resource. All 9 holes drilled at Turpentine in 2026 have intersected copper mineralisation, with drilling to recommence next week.
Read full ASX Announcement here.
ALLROUNDERS
Resolution Minerals (ASX:RML)
Golden Gate Hits Highest-Grade Gold Yet
Further Golden Gate South assays returned 1m @ 14.8g/t Au and 1m @ 7.0g/t Au, the highest individual gold grades recorded to date in drilling at Horse Heaven. Gold mineralisation has been identified across a zone approximately 600m wide, with assays pending from 36 additional holes.
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Panther Metals (ASX:PNT)
Mikado Sale Opens Burtville East Pathway
Panther has entered a binding agreement to sell its Mikado Gold Project tenements to Brightstar for $350,000 cash, while the companies have also entered into a non-binding HOA to investigate a potential mining and processing arrangement for Burtville East. Under the proposed structure, Brightstar would fund and manage agreed activities, with project costs recovered from future gold sales before remaining net proceeds are shared 50:50.
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OD6 Metals (ASX:OD6)
Quinn Drilling Moves Into USFS Review
OD6 has submitted its Plan of Operations to the US Forest Service seeking approval for maiden drilling and bulk sampling at Quinn, with up to 139 drill pads proposed. Biological and cultural baseline surveys are complete, with the PoO now progressing through USFS review and OD6 targeting a Categorical Exclusion pathway.
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Cosmo Metals (ASX:CMO)
Mona Drilling Gets Green Light On Copper Target
Cosmo has received approval for up to 8 drill holes covering approximately 2,200m at the Mona VMS prospect, following mine dump samples returning up to 4.93% Cu, 11.65g/t Au and 204g/t Ag. Drilling will test the copper-rich VMS lode and potential gold-silver feeder zone beneath the historic workings.
Read full ASX Announcement here.
Sarytogan Graphite (ASX:SGA)
Ilksan Delivers 318m Copper Intercept
The second of 3 Ilksan diamond holes returned 318m @ 0.14% Cu from surface to end of hole, including 15.2m @ 0.40% Cu. The result extends copper porphyry mineralisation previously reported at Ilksan, with results from the deeper third diamond hole anticipated over the coming weeks.
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ENGINE ROOM
American West Metals (ASX:AW1)
West Desert Drilling Extends Visual Mineralisation
Drill hole WD26-07, approximately 350m from historical exploration hole WD22-19, intersected visual CRD skarn and strong endo-skarn mineralisation, including disseminated molybdenite, bornite and chalcopyrite. Laboratory assays are pending, with follow-up drilling underway.
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Helix Resources (ASX:HLX)
Helix Locks In 30-Tenement Nullagine Package
Helix has entered a binding agreement to acquire 100% of 30 exploration and prospecting tenements in the Mosquito Creek Basin, adjacent to AIM Mining's Nullagine Gold Project and associated infrastructure. Consideration comprises $50,000 cash and $200,000 in Helix shares, subject to shareholder approval, plus a 1% net smelter royalty.
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Lithium Universe (ASX:LU7)
CSIRO Backs LU7's PV Recycling Push
CSIRO has selected LU7 and Macquarie University's proposed 4-year Industry PhD research project focused on microwave-assisted recycling of end-of-life silicon photovoltaic modules. The program will investigate separation and recovery of glass, silicon, silver and other metals, with a draft Collaboration Agreement expected before the end of October 2026.
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12TH MAN
Amplia Therapeutics (ASX:ATX)
PRROSE Clears Phase 2 Trial Milestone
Amplia and ANZGOG have finalised the PRROSE Phase 2 ovarian cancer trial protocol evaluating narmafotinib with standard-of-care chemotherapy. Ethics and site governance approvals will be submitted, with site activation and patient recruitment planned before the end of 2026.