Latest Australian Mining Sector News

Redstone Resources has commenced a pivotal deep diamond drilling program at its West Musgrave Copper Project, targeting a potentially transformative Voisey’s Bay-style Cu-Ni deposit beneath the Tollu Copper deposit. Results are anticipated in Q3 2025.

Kairos Minerals has kicked off its biggest-ever drilling program at the Mt York Gold Project, aiming to significantly expand its 1.4 million ounce gold resource while advancing key agreements with traditional owners and neighbouring Pilbara Minerals.

West Cobar Metals has identified five high-priority copper-gold targets in Western Australia’s Fraser Range and secured a farm-in deal with Minrex Resources to fund upcoming drilling. Positive metallurgical results at its Bulla Park copper-antimony project and a $450,000 placement underpin its exploration momentum.

Koonenberry Gold Limited (ASX: KNB) has confirmed visible gold in its sixth consecutive diamond drill hole at the Enmore Gold Project, NSW, underscoring the continuity and high-grade potential of this emerging gold system.

New Murchison Gold Limited has confirmed ultra-high-grade gold mineralisation at unprecedented depths below its Crown Prince open pit project, signalling strong underground potential. The latest diamond drilling results include a staggering 0.28m at 17,240 g/t gold, reshaping the project's future development outlook.

Middle Island Resources completed analysis of its maiden drilling at the Georgina Project and secured three new exploration permits in Queensland, while renewing its board with two new directors post-quarter.

Patronus Resources has upgraded its Mertondale gold Mineral Resource Estimate to 480,000 ounces and is progressing a Scoping Study, while also identifying strong VMS potential at its Cardinia Project and expanding strategic investments.

Peako Limited reports a quiet quarter in East Kimberley exploration due to seasonal conditions but successfully completes a significant capital raise, bolstering its cash position to nearly A$2 million.

Critica Limited has declared a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for its Jupiter Project, establishing it as Australia’s largest and highest-grade clay-hosted rare earth deposit. Early metallurgical testwork shows promising beneficiation results, positioning the company as a strategic player in the rare earths sector.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX: AR3) reports promising extensions of near-surface calcrete-hosted uranium mineralisation at its Overland Uranium Project, reinforcing a dual-asset exploration strategy that combines shallow deposits with deeper in-situ recoverable targets.

Sarama Resources has completed a large-scale soil geochemistry survey at its Cosmo Gold Project in Western Australia, marking the first systematic exploration phase on this underexplored gold belt. Analytical results from approximately 5,000 samples are now under review, setting the stage for potential drill targets.

Strategic Energy Resources advances its copper-gold and polymetallic exploration with refined drill targets at Isa North, promising anomalies at South Cobar, and a major new gold project granted in Queensland, while managing funding and asset divestment.