White Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX:WRM) (OTCMKTS:WRMCF) announce the second of three diamond drill rigs has commenced drilling at the Company's 100% owned Red Mountain Project in central Alaska.

Okapi Resources Limited (ASX:OKR) (26O.F) is pleased to advise it has commenced drilling at the Enmore Gold Project in north eastern NSW. The initial drill programme consists of 8 - 10 holes for a minimum of 1,000m of reverse circulation ('RC') drilling.

Sayona Mining Limited (ASX:SYA) (DML.F) (OTCMKTS:DMNXF) is ramping up its Western Australian gold exploration, with the Company committing to a A$2 million budget for calendar 2021.

Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE) provides the following update on its South Australian uranium resource and exploration work.

Clean lithium developer Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE) (LK1.F) (OTCMKTS:LLKKF) has advanced debt funding options for its flagship Kachi Lithium Project, with preliminary interest from over half a dozen major international banks to participate in ECA-led project debt finance, subject to Export Credit Agency (ECA) support.

Venus Metals Corporation Limited (ASX:VMC) is pleased to announce the start of a Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program at the Vidure and Vidure South prospects that form part of the Company's Youanmi Base Metals-PGE Project (90% VMC).

The directors of Nova Minerals Limited (ASX:NVA) (QM3.F) (OTCMKTS:NVAAF) are pleased to announce a resource update at the Thompson Brothers Lithium Project through its majority owned subsidiary, Snow Lake Resources Ltd.

Altech Chemicals Limited (ASX:ATC) (A3Y.F) is pleased to announce that it has lodged a patent with IP Australia, for its invention of methods for coating anode active materials with alumina.

Classic Minerals Limited (ASX:CLZ) (the Company or Classic) is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the terms of its Earn In and Joint Venture Agreement (Agreement) with IGO Newsearch Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IGO Limited (ASX:IGO).

Vango Mining Limited (ASX:VAN) is pleased to announce details of its 2021 field season at the Company's flagship Marymia Gold Project (Marymia, the Project) in the Mid-West region of Western Australia.