Latest Mining Leases News

Horseshoe Metals has extended the gold surface materials processing option at Horseshoe Lights to mid-2025, while advancing copper Direct Shipping Ore activities and negotiating key offtake deals.

Lunnon Metals’ Managing Director Edmund Ainscough is set to present the company’s latest exploration milestones, highlighting the promising Lady Herial gold discovery and robust nickel assets in Western Australia.

Catalyst Metals has secured the Old Highway Gold Project from Sandfire Resources for A$32.5 million, aiming to boost production with a satellite mine feeding its Plutonic processing plant. The project promises a 4-year mine life producing 35,000 ounces annually at competitive costs.

Challenger Gold Limited has formalized an Investment Protection Agreement with Ecuador, safeguarding its $75 million investment in the El Guayabo Project. Concurrently, the company announced a doubling of its Mineral Resource Estimate to 9.1 million ounces gold equivalent across its Ecuadorian assets.

Centaurus Metals has unveiled enhanced feasibility outcomes for its Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project, confirming a 15-year open pit mine life with low-cost, high-grade nickel concentrate production. The project’s strong financial metrics and sustainability credentials position it as a strategic nickel supplier outside Indonesia.

Minerals 260 Limited has secured an option agreement for 26 tenements near its Bullabulling Gold Project, expanding its regional footprint to approximately 570 square kilometres and reinforcing its exploration ambitions in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields.

Gorilla Gold has reported further high-grade gold intercepts from extensional drilling at its Lakeview Prospect, revealing shallow mineralisation extending over 1000 metres along strike. Diamond drilling and environmental surveys are underway to support resource growth at the Comet Vale Project.

Nexus Minerals Limited has updated its exploration progress with significant gold resources at Wallbrook and Pinnacles projects, alongside promising new discoveries and ongoing drilling campaigns.

Lunnon Metals has announced its inaugural Mineral Resource Estimate for the Lady Herial gold deposit, marking a rapid progression from discovery to resource in just 15 months. The shallow, high-grade deposit is poised for fast-tracked development amid strong gold prices.

Terrain Minerals is set to begin a 3,350-meter RC drilling campaign targeting expansion of high-grade gold and silver mineralisation at its Lightning and Monza prospects in Western Australia, supported by a $1.8 million rights issue.

Brightstar Resources outlines an ambitious growth plan targeting over 200,000 ounces of gold production annually by 2029, driven by expansions at Laverton and Menzies hubs and accelerated development of the Sandstone project.

Larvotto Resources has released a definitive feasibility study for its Hillgrove Antimony-Gold Project, confirming robust economics and a targeted production start in 2026. The study outlines an 8-year mine life with strong margins and advanced project financing talks.