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- Tolu Minerals Ltd (ASX:TOK) engages in mineral exploration, mine redevelopment and evaluation activities focused on gold, silver and copper deposits in Papua New Guinea. The company holds a portfolio of assets in the New Guinea Metallogenic Belt, including the fully permitted Tolukuma Gold Mine (ML104) with historical high-grade gold-silver production and associated infrastructure; adjacent exploration licenses covering 775 square kilometers across the Tolukuma epithermal structure for near-mine and regional targets such as Taula, Zine, Badap, Aivololop, Kagam, Milimbe and Kunda veins; exploration license applications including ELA 2780 (Ipi River Prospect, 395 square kilometers for copper-gold porphyry targets), ELA 2859 (Mt Tafa, 98 square kilometers), ELA 2862 (Mt Tafa West, 98 square kilometers), ELA 2860 (Bellavista, 82 square kilometers) and ELA 2866 (Namo, 202 square kilometers); and the Mt Penck Exploration License (EL2662, 102 square kilometers) targeting gold, silver, polymetallic copper-lead-zinc and porphyry systems in the Kulu Simi trend on New Britain island. Operations target junior mining companies, institutional investors and local stakeholders in Papua New Guinea, with primary activities encompassing airborne Magneto Telluric geophysical surveys, diamond drilling programs, dewatering and refurbishment of underground workings, installation of modular gravity processing plants, interim tailings management via geotextile tubes, power generation upgrades, access road development and environmental permitting amendments.
Incorporated in 2020 and headquartered in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with a registered Australian office in South Brisbane, Queensland, Tolu Minerals maintains dual listings on the ASX (TOK) and OTCQX (TOLUF). The company completed its initial public offering in November 2023 raising A$17.3 million; followed by accelerator placements in April 2024 (A$8.8 million at A$0.50 per share), June 2024 (additional shares post-shareholder approval) and October 2024 (A$26.7 million at A$0.80 per share, a 60% premium to IPO pricing); acquired the Tolukuma Gold Mine and surrounding licenses in October 2022; commenced dewatering and infrastructure refurbishment at Tolukuma in 2024 with modular gravity plant installation and commissioning by December 2024; executed diamond drilling at Taula (638 meters confirming vein extensions with intercepts to 22.8 g/t gold) and Zine prospects; completed Phase 1 and 2 airborne MT surveys over 2,500 square kilometers identifying 40 targets including low-sulphidation epithermal, high-sulphide and porphyry systems; initiated a redesigned 70-kilometer access road in December 2023 to reduce logistics costs; and appointed key personnel including Executive Group Geologist Chris Muller in January 2025 to support exploration and restart activities.