The Day's Play Edition 199: Badja adds 90koz, Southwest hits 72.71g/t and Corona expands | CTN, TM1, PFE
Catalina Resources (ASX:CTN)
Catalina Agrees to Acquire 90,358oz Badja Gold Project
Catalina Resources has entered a binding agreement to acquire the Badja Gold Project in WA, adding a JORC 2012 Mineral Resource of 1.11Mt @ 2.52g/t Au for 90,358oz, alongside a conceptual Exploration Target of 109,000–303,000oz. The project includes 2 granted Mining Leases and multiple high-grade historical drilling results at Gnows Nest, including 3m @ 42.18g/t Au. A A$3.51M placement will support the acquisition and exploration, with up to 15,000m of drilling planned to commence in January 2027.
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Terra Metals (ASX:TM1)
Southwest Drilling Returns 72.71g/t 3E
Terra Metals has reported project-best PGM grades at its Southwest discovery, with 1.1m @ 72.71g/t 3E within 31.9m @ 3.96g/t 3E, 0.23% Ni and 0.12% Cu from 366m. The broader hole returned 67m @ 2.07g/t 3E, with 4 stacked mineralised zones across 452m. More than 35,000m of samples remain outstanding, feeding into a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate targeted for Q1 2027. Terra held $57.9M cash at 30 September 2026.
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Pantera Minerals (ASX:PFE)
Pantera Expands Corona by 236km²
Pantera Minerals has expanded its Corona Gold Project in WA to approximately 731km² through a new 236km² exploration licence application along the Yellow Dam structural corridor. The ground lies north of BPM Minerals' Bonnie & Clyde and Beachcomber prospects and remains undrilled by RC or diamond methods. Ultra-fine fraction soil sampling is planned for Q1 2027, followed by potential drilling in Q2, subject to approvals. Pantera held $1.7M cash at 30 September 2026.
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Reach Resources (ASX:RR1)
Grade Control Drilling Validates NW Pit Model
Reach Resources has completed 163 RC holes for approximately 4,236m at the proposed NW Pit within its Murchison South Gold Project in WA. Final results included 9m @ 4.7g/t Au from 6m, including 2m @ 18.5g/t Au. Across the program, 13 holes returned intervals above 5g/t Au, with mineralisation intersected where predicted and several zones delivering higher grades and widths than modelled. The completed dataset will support final grade control modelling and short-term mine scheduling ahead of proposed first ore production.
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Legacy Minerals (ASX:LGM)
Emu Hits Shallow Copper as Ginnies Adds Zinc
Legacy Minerals has intersected 9m @ 1.01% Cu and 3.9g/t Ag from 32m at Emu, outside the existing 1.6Moz AuEq Mt Carrington Mineral Resource. Approximately 760m west, Ginnies returned 10m @ 3.38% Zn and 0.27% Cu within a broader 16m @ 2.44% Zn, 0.20% Cu and 2.5g/t Ag interval. Follow-up drilling is planned at Emu and Ginnies, with further Mascotte assays expected in December 2026 and January 2027.
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Astral Resources (ASX:AAR)
Theia Drilling Delivers 1,146g/t Gold Assay
Astral Resources has recorded its highest-ever gold assay at Theia, with 0.34m @ 1,146.3g/t Au within 31m @ 13.5g/t Au from 288m. A second hole returned 40m @ 3.30g/t Au, including 0.3m @ 317g/t Au, while deeper drilling intersected 111m @ 1.12g/t Au below the base of the April 2026 MRE open-pit shell. The results highlight further resource growth potential at depth. Assays remain pending from 2 holes, AMRCD516 and AMRCD575, with a further hole currently being drilled.
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Far Northern Resources (ASX:FNR)
Bridge Creek Returns 425.2g/t Gold From 16m
Far Northern Resources has intersected 4m @ 110.06g/t Au from 16m at Bridge Creek, including 1m @ 425.2g/t Au. At 440 gram-metres, the intersection is the strongest drilled at the deposit to date on a gram-metre basis. A second hole returned 60m @ 2.00g/t Au, the longest continuous mineralised interval drilled at Bridge Creek to date, confirming continuity through the deposit's core. Results will feed into an updated 93,000oz Bridge Creek Mineral Resource Estimate expected in Q1 2027.
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Solstice Minerals (ASX:SLS)
Nanadie Drilling Extends Copper-Gold Mineralisation
Solstice Minerals has intersected 34m @ 1.53% Cu and 0.40g/t Au from 625m at Nanadie, including 22.9m @ 2.13% Cu and 0.51g/t Au. Southern drilling returned a further 43m @ 1.16% Cu and 0.32g/t Au. Results extend beyond the current Mineral Resource boundary, with assays pending from 14 diamond holes and more than 50 RC holes.
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Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN)
Dundas Consolidates 48,500oz Kalgoorlie Gold Resources
Dundas Minerals has exercised its option to acquire an 85% interest in the Baden-Powell / Windanya Project, adding 48,500oz of combined Inferred Resources at Capricorn and Baden-Powell to its Kalgoorlie Gold Project. Dundas' attributable share is approximately 41,200oz. The $1M consideration will be paid in shares, with Maritana retaining a 15% free-carried interest to a decision to mine and priority ore-treatment rights. Completion remains subject to Ministerial consent for mining lease transfers.
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Flynn Gold (ASX:FG1)
Brilliant Drilling Intersects 20m Shallow Gold Zone
Flynn Gold has reported 20.35m @ 1.29g/t Au from 29m at its Brilliant Prospect in northeast Tasmania, including 3.85m @ 3.12g/t Au. Two further holes returned 18.65m @ 1.86g/t Au and 14.8m @ 1.26g/t Au, confirming broad shallow mineralisation across the first 3 diamond holes. Brilliant is the first Golden Ridge prospect being advanced towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, with drilling and trenching continuing and further assays pending.
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El Dorado Goldfields (ASX:EDO)
Oko Projects Advance Towards Maiden Drill Targets
El Dorado Goldfields has commissioned an approximately 2,439 line-km airborne magnetic survey across its Oko North and Oko South projects in Guyana, using 100m-spaced flight lines. The survey will map gold-controlling structures along strike from the approximately 9.3Moz Oko gold system. It will complement an ongoing 5,000-point soil sampling program to identify and rank targets for trenching and maiden drilling. Acquisition is targeted for completion by 31 December 2026.
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Lux Copper (ASX:LUX)
Lux Expands Baird Copper Landholding Nine-Fold
Lux Copper has secured 326 additional state mining claims covering 210km² at its Baird Copper Project in Alaska, expanding its landholding from 26km² to 236km². The claims have been adjudicated and issued, consolidating the company's position across the Western Brooks Range. Results from its completed maiden drilling campaign are expected by late November 2026.