GoldStone Resources has secured £3.51m from Hong Kong-listed Persistence Gold Group, giving the company fresh financial backing to expand drilling at Homase, strengthen its resource base and continue building a broader West African gold platform.

Blencowe Resources has secured a preferred site for its planned downstream graphite processing operations in northern Uganda, marking another important milestone in the evolution of the Orom-Cross Project. The move supports the company's strategy of producing higher-value graphite products while strengthening Uganda's role in the emerging Western critical minerals supply chain.

Just weeks after joining AIM, Talon Resources has moved swiftly into execution mode, commencing field exploration at its Eagle Lake Gold Project in Ontario. With historical surface samples grading up to 204 g/t gold and maiden drilling planned for Q4 2026, the company has begun the next phase of its journey as it works to unlock the project's gold potential.

Switch Metals has moved into an important new phase at its Issia Project, with drilling now underway across high-priority tantalum and lithium targets. As the company advances its maiden tantalum resource estimate and begins testing hard-rock pegmatite mineralisation for the first time, investors are about to receive their first real insight into the scale potential beneath surface discoveries that have already delivered encouraging tantalum and lithium grades.

Central Asia Metals is benefiting from a near-perfect combination of higher production, record copper prices and exceptionally strong operating margins. With both Kounrad and Sasa performing ahead of last year, a strong balance sheet, growing exploration pipeline and the proposed acquisition of Cygnus Metals adding future growth potential, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the company's most significant years in recent memory.

While Rome Resources remains focused on advancing its flagship Bisie North tin project in the DRC, the company is also quietly building exposure to another highly prospective critical minerals district in Canada. With a field programme now underway in New Brunswick targeting tin, tungsten and indium, Rome is positioning itself to evaluate a potentially strategic North American exploration opportunity at a time when Western governments are increasingly prioritising critical mineral security.