Latest Gold Sector News

Ballard Mining has achieved a critical milestone with full permitting for its Mt Ida Gold Project, including approval to build a 2.0 million tonnes per annum processing plant and tailings facility. This final green light positions the project for development and potential expansion.

Castle Minerals has launched a comprehensive soil sampling program in Côte d’Ivoire alongside accelerated auger drilling in Ghana, targeting prolific Birimian gold terranes to uncover new mineralisation.

Unico Silver’s latest drilling results at La Negra SE within the Joaquin Project confirm significant high-grade silver-gold mineralisation, prompting a deferral of the maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate to November 2025.

Renegade Exploration Limited has expanded its US footprint by acquiring 39 claims in California’s Mountain Pass area, positioning itself near major gold and rare earth mines with immediate exploration plans underway.

Warriedar Resources Limited (ASX, WA8) has moved closer to acquisition by Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX, CMM) through a court-approved scheme offering Warriedar shareholders a significant premium. The transaction promises exposure to Capricorn's producing assets and diversification benefits.

Zenith Minerals has raised A$7.65 million through a strategic placement with Ida Metal Investments, strengthening its cash position to fast-track drilling at its Dulcie and Red Mountain gold projects.

ENRG Elements Ltd has announced a renounceable entitlement offer to raise up to $1.6 million, priced at a 50% discount, to fund gold-focused business development and exploration in Central Asia.

Dreadnought Resources announces a significant 36% increase in the high-grade Measured and Indicated gold resource at its Star of Mangaroon project, underpinning an updated open pit study and advancing commercial discussions.

Resources & Energy Group Limited (ASX, REZ) has announced its first inferred mineral resource at the Gigante Grande prospect, part of the East Menzies Gold Project in Western Australia, marking a significant milestone with 40,700 ounces of gold identified within an optimised open pit shell.

Kincora Copper Limited has regained 100% ownership of its Mongolian copper-gold assets after Orbminco Limited's withdrawal, positioning itself to advance exploration and development at the promising Bronze Fox project.

Barton Gold Holdings has been added to the S&P Dow Jones ASX All Ordinaries Index, marking its rise among Australia's top 500 companies. The company is accelerating development of its South Australian gold projects, targeting significant production milestones by 2026.

Breakthrough Minerals is set to begin a Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at its 100% owned Errolls Gold Project in Western Australia, targeting extensions of previously identified high-grade gold mineralization. Recent soil sampling reinforces the project's prospectivity along the Youanmi Shear Zone.