Latest Australian Mining Sector News

Altitude Minerals has secured drill permits and identified multiple high-priority copper-gold porphyry targets at its Byrock Project in NSW’s Macquarie Arc, with a 1,500m aircore and RC drill program planned for November 2025.

GBM Resources has regained 100% ownership of the Mt Coolon Gold Project after Newmont's exit, consolidating its position in Queensland's Drummond Basin with a substantial gold resource and promising exploration targets.

Stavely Minerals has completed a significant Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Fairview North and South gold prospects, confirming and expanding shallow, broad zones of moderate to high-grade gold mineralisation within its Western Victoria project.

Cauldron Energy has signed a non-binding MOU with Uzbekistan’s Navoiyuran, a global leader in in-situ recovery uranium mining, to collaborate on advancing the Yanrey Uranium Project in Western Australia. This partnership aims to leverage Navoiyuran’s technical expertise and operational experience to unlock the project’s full potential.

Pacgold’s latest drilling at the Alice River Gold Project reveals high-grade gold intersections, including visible gold up to 42.3 g/t, supporting a potential Mineral Resource Estimate upgrade. Regional drilling continues with promising targets ahead.

King River Resources has appointed seasoned geologist and executive Graham Gadsby as Managing Director, aiming to leverage his proven track record in gold exploration and operational turnarounds to drive the company’s future growth.

North Stawell Minerals is set to begin diamond drilling in late September to follow up a standout high-grade gold intercept at its Darlington Prospect in Victoria. The program aims to explore extensions of a quartz-sulphide vein with visible gold, potentially unlocking a significant new gold system.

Krakatoa Resources has lodged a strategic application to expand its Mt Clere Project eastward, potentially extending its rare earth footprint by over 9km at Dingo Pass, while completing a key drilling program at Stone Tank.

Emmerson Resources has reported significant shallow high-grade gold intersections extending the White Devil deposit in Tennant Creek, with an updated Mineral Resource Estimate due in October 2025. These results underpin ongoing feasibility studies and hint at a potential mine development by FY2027.

ABx Group’s latest ANSTO leach tests confirm over 70% extraction of critical heavy rare earths dysprosium and terbium from its Deep Leads project, reinforcing its path to producing a mixed rare earth carbonate sample by year-end.

Astral Resources reports strong assay results from in-fill drilling at the Iris Deposit within its Mandilla Gold Project, revealing high-grade gold intercepts that support an upcoming resource upgrade and ongoing feasibility studies.

Terrain Minerals has reported a significant gold intersection of 22 metres at 2.71 g/t from its recent drilling at the Lightning & Monza Gold Prospect, reinforcing its exploration strategy and advancing the project towards a resource estimate.