Latest Western Australia News

Paterson Resources reports strong metallurgical results from its Grace Gold-Copper Project, confirming high gold recoveries and free milling characteristics. The company is progressing a scoping study and preparing for a new drilling campaign and mining lease application.

RareX Limited has advanced its critical minerals portfolio with new tenements at Mt Mansbridge, high-grade gallium and scandium findings at Cummins Range, and a strategic consortium bid with Iluka Resources for Kenya’s Mrima Hill project.

EMU NL’s latest quarterly report reveals promising copper exploration parallels with Canada’s largest open-pit mine, a renewed gold project strategy, and significant corporate restructuring amid shareholder disputes.

M3 Mining Limited reports promising exploration progress at its Edjudina Gold and Victoria Bore Copper projects, while advancing talks to secure a strategic energy asset in North Africa ahead of a pivotal May shareholder meeting.

Askari Metals has reported a significant 28% increase in its Burracoppin Gold Project resource, while advancing strategic acquisitions in Africa and completing a $1.1 million capital raise.

Macro Metals Limited has secured $2 million from a strategic placement to Paramount Earthmoving, advanced exploration across multiple Pilbara projects, and entered a second majority Indigenous-owned joint venture, positioning itself for growth in mining services.

Arika Resources has reported significant extensions of gold mineralisation at its Yundamindra Gold Project, alongside an accelerated exploration program at Kookynie following an independent technical review.

Scorpion Minerals has expanded its footprint in Western Australia's Murchison region to 1,600km² through a strategic JV with E79 Gold Mines, securing the largest landholding along the highly prospective Dalgaranga–Big Bell shear corridor. With $1.75 million raised, the company is poised to commence drilling at multiple high-grade gold targets imminently.

Lodestar Minerals has initiated its maiden RC drilling program at the high-grade Darwin IOCG project in Chile, supported by a $1.2 million capital raise, while preparing for a leadership transition with the Managing Director's upcoming resignation.

Riversgold Ltd has exercised its option to increase ownership to 80% in the Kalgoorlie East Northern Zone Gold Project, submitting a mining lease application while delivering significant shallow gold intercepts. Concurrently, its Saint John project in Canada reports high-grade copper, gold, silver, and antimony assays, with drilling approvals secured.

Aston Minerals Limited and Torque Metals Limited have announced a strategic merger to create a growth-focused gold exploration company with combined resources of approximately 1.75 million ounces across projects in Western Australia and Ontario, Canada.

Conico Ltd reports ongoing negotiations to resolve a significant legal dispute in Greenland and outlines strategic updates for its Mt Thirsty battery metals project, alongside plans for a capital raise to support future growth.