Latest Mining And Processing News

Future Battery Minerals has secured an exclusive six-month option to acquire the Randalls Gold Project, a significant landholding in Western Australia's prolific goldfields, complementing its existing Coolgardie assets.

Equinox Resources has confirmed significant near-surface rare earth mineralization at its Campo Grande Project in Brazil, with surface samples reaching up to 17,346 ppm TREO. The company is advancing exploration and evaluating strategic options for the project.

Challenger Gold has secured critical drilling and explosives contracts and completed refurbishment of the Casposo Toll Milling plant, marking a pivotal step toward early gold production at its Hualilán project in Argentina.

Arafura Rare Earths has received conditional approval for a US$100 million equity investment from Export Finance Australia, reinforcing the strategic importance of its Nolans Project in Australia’s critical minerals landscape.

Energy Transition Minerals has won court approval to acquire the Penouta tin-tantalum-niobium mine in Spain, marking a strategic expansion into Europe’s critical minerals sector.

Dart Mining continues to reveal promising antimony mineralisation at its Coonambula project in Queensland, aligning with the new Australia-USA critical minerals pact. Assay results are pending, but visual drilling intercepts suggest significant potential.

PMET Resources has completed a positive lithium-only feasibility study for its Shaakichiuwaanaan Project in Quebec, confirming technical and economic viability for a large-scale spodumene concentrate operation with a targeted final investment decision in 2027.

Native Mineral Resources and Great Divide Mining have agreed to jointly develop and process ore from the Yellow Jack Gold Project at NMR’s Blackjack Plant, aiming to enhance regional gold production.

Great Divide Mining’s subsidiary has signed a binding term sheet with Native Mineral Resources to form a joint venture aimed at mining and processing gold ore from the Yellow Jack site, marking a key step towards production and cash flow.

Black Cat Syndicate reports visible antimony mineralisation in initial drill holes at Mt Clement, advancing one of Australia’s largest antimony deposits with assays due in November 2025.

AuKing Mining advances its strategic acquisition of Orion Resources and the Cloncurry Gold Project while securing a $5 million loan facility and progressing exploration across multiple continents.

Aguia Resources has revealed a significant new gold vein discovery at its Santa Barbara project in Colombia, alongside operational upgrades that have markedly improved gold recovery and production quality.