The directors of Nova Minerals Limited (ASX:NVA) (FRA:QM3) are pleased to announce that its 2018 exploration field season has commenced with a Reverse Circulation drilling program underway at the Estelle Gold Copper Project in Alaska.

The Directors of Intermin Resources Limited (ASX:IRC) remind holders of the Company's options with an expiry date of 31 August 2018, that the last trading day for these options on the Australian Securities Exchange will be Monday 27 August 2018.

A reconnaissance aircore drill programme is underway at Impact Minerals Limited's (ASX:IPT) (OTCMKTS:IPPTF) Mulga Tank project located 200 km north east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

Australian Potash Limited (ASX:APC) is pleased to advise that a new management update has been provided by the Company's Managing Director and CEO, Matt Shackleton.

The securities of Altech Chemicals Limited (ASX:ATC) (FRA:A3Y) will resume normal trading on the Australian Securities Exchange this morning.

Alligator Energy Limited (ASX:AGE) is pleased to advise that it has today completed the placement of $1.75M of shares to institutional and high net worth clients of BW Equities Pty Ltd through the allotment of 250M ordinary shares and 125M Listed Options.

Alligator Energy Limited (ASX:AGE) has extended its northern Italian Piedmont Ni Co project opportunity with two further tenement applications. These applications are situated over geological continuations of the stratigraphy within licences currently operated by Alligator under a farm-in agreement. The applications contain known historic workings or mineral occurrences.

Cardinal Resources Limited (ASX:CDV) (TSE:CDV) (OTCMKTS:CRDNF) is pleased to advise that all legal and formal documentation with Sprott Private Resource Lending, L.P. to provide a US$25 million (A$32 million) senior secured credit facility has been successfully completed.

White Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX:WRM) wishes to advise that the podcast of an interview between its MD and CEO, Matt Gill and Proactive Investors is now available on its website.

Kingston Resources Limited (ASX:KSN) is pleased to report assay results from the first two diamond holes at the Company's flagship 2.8Moz Misima Gold Project in Papua New Guinea. The assays are the first results from an extensive exploration drilling campaign, the first undertaken at the project in almost 20 years.