Latest Pilbara Region News

Red Hawk Mining has made significant progress on its Blacksmith Iron Ore Project, submitting a mining proposal and reporting positive sinter test results, while managing tight cash reserves through asset sales and loan negotiations.

Fortescue Metals Group has delivered its highest ever half-year iron ore shipments of 97.1 million tonnes, alongside a notable 10% reduction in hematite production costs, underscoring operational strength and advancing decarbonisation efforts.

Capricorn Metals has secured the Deadman Flat Project, adding 270 square kilometres to its Karlawinda Gold Project tenure in the Pilbara. This strategic acquisition enhances exploration potential along a highly prospective craton margin.

Monadelphous Group Limited has landed new contracts worth approximately $150 million, including a major construction project at Rio Tinto's Brockman 4 mine and a multi-year water management panel in the Pilbara region.

Element 25 Limited has completed an updated feasibility study for its Butcherbird manganese project, targeting a 1.1 million tonnes per annum production over an 18.3-year mine life with robust economic returns and strategic ties to EV battery markets.

Element 25 Limited has announced a 107% increase in Ore Reserves at its Butcherbird Manganese Project in Western Australia, now supporting an 18.3-year mine life at 1.1Mtpa production. This milestone underpins the company’s strategic expansion into battery-grade manganese supply for the EV market.

Anax Metals has applied for a significant new exploration license in Western Australia's Pilbara region, broadening its footprint near De Grey Mining's Toweranna gold deposit and enhancing its prospects in gold and base metals.

Black Canyon Limited has confirmed a significant new manganese discovery at its Wandanya Project, alongside high-grade iron mineralisation, supported by a successful $2.5 million capital raise to accelerate exploration.

Kali Metals has significantly extended the gold-in-soil anomaly at its Marble Bar Project, increasing the strike length by 80% to 9.5 kilometres. The company is now prioritising gold exploration while maintaining lithium as a secondary focus.

GreenTech Metals has restarted its stage 2 diamond core drilling at the Whundo Cu-Zn project in West Pilbara, backed by a completed $2.3 million placement to fund exploration and resource expansion efforts.

Element 25 has obtained key regulatory approval from WA's DEMIRS for its Butcherbird Expansion Project, paving the way for a twelve-year production run at 1.1 million tonnes per annum of manganese concentrate. The final hurdle remains the Works Approval, expected imminently.

Raiden Resources has reported promising high-grade lithium mineralisation in its maiden drilling at Andover South, while identifying a potentially larger, untested Southern Corridor target for future exploration.