Latest Australian Mining Sector News

Heavy Rare Earths Limited (ASX:HRE) advanced its uranium exploration footprint in South Australia with a key asset acquisition and bolstered its balance sheet through a $2.46 million capital raise during the December 2024 quarter.

Torque Metals and Aston Minerals have updated shareholders on their merger, confirming the share exchange ratio and appointing an independent expert to assess the deal's fairness.

Stavely Minerals' latest quarterly report reveals continued exploration progress at its key Victorian and Western Australian projects, alongside a successful capital raise to fund further drilling and geophysical surveys.

Carnavale Resources has reported significant drilling success at its Kookynie Gold Project, extending known high-grade gold lodes and discovering a new lode, Tiptoe, with promising mineralisation. The company is advancing exploration and development plans while divesting non-core assets to sharpen its focus on gold.

Strata Minerals Ltd is set to commence its inaugural drilling program at the Penny South Gold Project in Western Australia, targeting extensions of world-class high-grade gold deposits. Concurrently, exploration activities are gearing up at the Biranup Gold Project, promising a busy year ahead for the ASX-listed explorer.

Marmota Limited reveals bonanza-grade gold assays up to 107 g/t from its inaugural drilling at Campfire Bore, highlighting significant high-grade zones and promising extensions.

Regener8 Resources has completed maiden drilling at its East Ponton project, confirming Mulga Rock-style polymetallic mineralisation with notable gold, nickel, and cobalt intercepts. The company now shifts its exploration focus to the promising North Achilles project in New South Wales.

Torque Metals Limited and Aston Minerals Limited have formalised a Scheme Implementation Agreement, setting the stage for Torque Metals to acquire Aston Minerals through a structured share and option scheme.

CGN Resources has identified 11 new copper, gold, and niobium targets at its Webb project and expanded its land holdings in the Leonora gold district, setting the stage for a busy 2025 drilling campaign.

Lunnon Metals has confirmed high-grade, near-surface gold mineralisation at its Lady Herial prospect and secured a strong cash position of $19.5 million, setting the stage for expanded exploration in 2025.

Wildcat Resources has delivered a landmark Mineral Resource Estimate for its Tabba Tabba Lithium Project, positioning it as a major player in Australia’s lithium sector with a high-confidence 74.1Mt resource at 1.0% Li2O.

Latin Resources Limited has secured Supreme Court approval for its acquisition by Pilbara Minerals, setting the stage for a significant consolidation in the Australian mining sector.