Latest Underground Mining News

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.

Copper Search Limited reports encouraging geophysical survey results at its Byrock Project in NSW, identifying significant chargeability anomalies and new magnetic targets indicative of copper-gold mineralisation. The company plans further ground work and drilling later this year to advance these promising prospects.

Aguia Resources reports steady underground mining at 15 tonnes per day at its Santa Barbara Gold Project, with plans to boost processing capacity to 50 tonnes per day by July 2025 and imminent gold sales.

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.

Pacgold Limited has announced a maiden JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate of 854,000 ounces of gold at its Alice River Gold Project in North Queensland, underpinning an aggressive 10,000m drilling campaign to expand and upgrade the resource.

Global Uranium and Enrichment Limited has completed a scoping study for its Hansen Deposit in Colorado, revealing strong economic potential through innovative mining and beneficiation methods.

Liontown Resources has successfully ramped up production at its Kathleen Valley Lithium Operation, marking a milestone as Australia’s first underground lithium mine begins ahead of schedule. The company reports strong operational and financial performance amid robust lithium demand.

Brightstar Resources has locked in a US$11.5 million revolving finance facility with Ocean Partners, bolstering working capital to fuel production expansion and exploration across its Western Australian gold projects in 2025.

Turaco Gold Limited has updated its Afema Project mineral resource estimate to 3.55 million ounces of gold, marking a 40% increase since August 2024, while retracting a prior production target due to regulatory compliance concerns.

Aguia Resources has marked significant progress at its Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia, achieving maiden gold pours and initiating extensive drill testing. Concurrently, the company secured a long-term phosphate processing lease in Brazil and completed a $1.5 million capital raise, positioning itself for expanded production.

Brightstar Resources has reported significant gold assay results from a 5,300m drilling campaign at its Sandstone Hub, confirming high-grade mineralisation continuity and open extensions that underpin ongoing resource upgrades and development studies.