A geological belt spanning 34 countries holds 6.6% of the world's known mineral deposits, and three Australian junior miners are now drilling its underexplored Slavic section.
Why it mattersAdriatic Metals, an earlier Australian company targeting the same region, was acquired for US$1.25 billion in 2025 after developing its Vareš silver project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, showing that underexplored Tethyan Belt ground can generate substantial returns for small ASX companies willing to move early.
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