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First Development receives grant for Lander West drilling

First Development Resources plc has received a AU$100,000 (£52,600) grant to support drilling the Lander West gold target on the Selta project in the Northern Territory, Australia. PRIORITY The company’s subsidiary URE Metals Pty Ltd received the grant under Round 19 of the Northern Territory Government’s geophysics and drilling collaborations (“GDC”) programme. The fully funded, […]

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First Development to drill Lander West

First Development Resources plc has been granted an environmental (mining) licence, which allows drilling on the Selta project in the Northern Territory, Australia. COMPELLING The company will focus on the high priority Lander West gold target, located within the Stafford gold trend. Operations will include targeted reverse circulation drilling for 40 reverse circulation drill holes, […]

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First Development defers gold surveys at Selta

First Development Resources plc has deferred, until January 2026, an aerial survey over the Lander West gold target at the Selta project in the Aileron Province of Northern Territory, Australia. GOLD TREND The company’s three exploration licences, in total covering almost 1,600 km², are also focused on uranium, rare earth elements and base metals with potential for […]

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First Development plans gold surveys at Selta

First Development Resources plc plans airborne and ground surveys on “multiple prospective gold targets” at its Selta project in the Aileron Province of Northern Territory, Australia. DRILLING The company said that the gold targets, identified from historical reports and data, were associated with the continuation of the “regionally significant” Stafford gold trend, hosting gold and […]