Latest Western Australia News

Viking Mines has identified a significant gold-bearing zone at its Riverina East Project, recovering 120 gold nuggets and discovering a new east-west structural trend that could unlock high-grade mineralisation.

Ausgold Limited has completed a $35 million capital raising and acquired critical freehold land, resolving a long-standing legal dispute and enabling a re-optimisation of its Katanning Gold Project mine plan. This strategic move sets the stage for an extensive drilling campaign and advances the project toward a final investment decision in mid-2026.

Future Battery Minerals Ltd has reported significant upgrades in gold grades from detailed single-metre assays at its Miriam Project, reinforcing the potential of the Forrest and Canyon prospects in Western Australia.

Ballard Mining’s infill drilling at the Baldock deposit continues to reveal strong high-grade gold intersections, underpinning plans for a maiden ore reserve by mid-2026. The program is 74% complete, boosting confidence in resource conversion and future mine life.

Dreadnought Resources has commenced drilling at the Stinger rare earth and niobium target within its Mangaroon project, revealing a substantial rare earth enriched carbonatite zone with promising grades and mineralogy akin to the Mountain Pass deposit.

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.

Podium Minerals has achieved a metallurgical breakthrough at its Parks Reef project, delivering an 80% recovery of key metals and a 50-fold concentrate grade upgrade. The company is advancing a A$12 million capital raise to accelerate development amid soaring platinum and palladium prices.

BPM Minerals is set to launch its first reverse circulation drilling campaign at the Forelands Gold Project in Western Australia, targeting the promising Beachcomber Prospect. The program aims to unlock a major gold system with results expected early next year.

Astral Resources has secured a fully-funded joint venture with Mineral Mining Services to accelerate early gold production at its Think Big Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, promising reduced funding risks and faster cash flow.

Duketon Mining reports promising gold assay results from its first drilling at Killarney, secures an option to acquire the Boodanoo Gold Project, and updates nickel resource estimates at Rosie and C2 deposits.

GoldArc Resources has revealed extraordinary high-grade gold mineralisation in historical data from the Cosmopolitan Gold Mine, opening new prospects for resource expansion. The company plans targeted drilling to validate these findings and define a JORC-compliant resource.

Aquirian Limited has secured a $2.3 million strategic placement with Topgroup and signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to form Drillforce WA, a 50 – 50 joint venture combining their drilling and blasting expertise.