Latest Flagship Minerals (ASX:FLG) News

Small-cap materials shares produced wide gains and losses as fresh discoveries competed with funding warnings and delayed mine starts.
Rare earths, lithium, gold and copper projects added scale, but approvals, cash and construction remain the key tests.

Flagship Minerals has outlined a conceptual 22 million to 40 million tonne tungsten Exploration Target at its Khao Soon project in southern Thailand. The company is now weighing a sale, spin-out or joint venture for the non-core asset, but the target remains well short of a Mineral Resource.

Flagship Minerals has received full payment of US$4 million for its RK Lithium Project sale, advancing its strategic pivot towards gold and copper assets in Chile and Canada.

Flagship Minerals has wrapped up its metallurgical drilling and trenching at the 2.1Moz Isidora Gold Project in Chile, progressing to pilot scale heap leach test work and ongoing infill drilling targeting a resource update later this year.

Flagship Minerals has agreed to sell its RK Lithium Project in Thailand for US$4 million, accelerating its strategic pivot towards gold and copper assets in Chile and Canada.

Flagship Minerals has secured A$2.75 million through a strategic placement led by long-term partners, poised to accelerate feasibility and technical work at its 2.1 million ounce Isidora Gold Project in Chile.

Flagship Minerals’ ASTER remote sensing survey at the Pantanillo Gold Project reveals extensive alteration zones indicative of large-scale epithermal-porphyry gold systems, setting the stage for a significant resource upgrade.

Flagship Minerals has completed a $2.5 million strategic investment from Xinhai, accelerating progress on its Pantanillo Gold Project in Chile with key milestones including a JORC resource update and environmental studies underway.

Flagship Minerals has received a second $1.25 million funding tranche from strategic partner Xinhai following completion of due diligence at the Pantanillo Gold Project. Environmental baseline studies are underway, and a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate is expected soon.

Flagship Minerals has achieved a critical milestone with the approval of the ENAPAC Ruta Este desalination pipeline, securing a sustainable water supply for its Pantanillo Gold Project in Chile’s Maricunga Gold Belt. This development significantly reduces a major operational risk as the company advances its resource upgrade and project studies.

Flagship Minerals has secured a valuable historical dataset from Anglo, significantly advancing its Pantanillo Gold Project towards feasibility and construction, supported by a strategic EPC partnership and a recent $4 million capital raise.

Flagship Minerals’ review of Anglo American’s dataset reveals a 5km by 1.2km gold-in-soil anomaly at the Pantanillo Gold Project in Chile, significantly larger than current drill coverage and supporting plans to upgrade the resource estimate.