Latest Australian Mining Sector News

Austral Resources has been granted the Canyon EPM 28881, establishing a strategic 6km copper oxide exploration corridor adjacent to its Mt Kelly and McLeod Hill operations. The new tenement offers promising undrilled copper oxide mineralisation and sets the stage for a 2026 drilling campaign aimed at expanding Austral’s resource base.

Hawthorn Resources reports exceptional high-grade gold results from a major drilling campaign at its Anglo Saxon project, setting the stage for potential open pit mining development.

AusQuest and South32 have extended their Strategic Alliance Agreement for two more years, securing continued funding and collaboration on Australian copper and zinc projects. South32 will fund exploration to advance projects to drill-ready status and can earn up to 80% interest through staged investments.

Tambourah Metals advances exploration at its Bryah Gold Project with new geophysical surveys, soil sampling, and heritage agreements, setting the stage for drilling in 2026.

Dreadnought Resources has reported impressive high-grade results from recent drilling at its Stinger target, part of the Mangaroon Project in Western Australia, highlighting significant rare earths, niobium, titanium, scandium, and phosphate mineralisation.

E79 Gold has exercised its option to acquire six tenements at the Cue Gold Project in Western Australia, initiating an immediate exploration campaign focused on gravity surveys to map gold-bearing structures.

Liontown Limited has inked a binding two-year offtake agreement with Canmax Technologies for 150,000 wet metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate annually in 2027 and 2028, reinforcing its foothold in the lithium supply chain.

Great Boulder Resources reports exceptional high-grade gold intersections at its Side Well Gold Project, advancing resource estimates and drilling programs across multiple deposits.

Caprice Resources has initiated the air core drilling phase of its fully funded 20,000m Phase 4 campaign at the Island Gold Project, targeting extensions of the Vadrians deposit and new gold-bearing formations. This multi-rig effort aims to advance the project towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate amid strong regional gold prospects.

Emerald Resources has secured mining approval for its Dingo Range Gold Project in Western Australia and completed a major accommodation camp, marking significant progress toward its goal of becoming a multi-mine gold producer.

Aureka has reported compelling high-grade gold assay results from its ongoing drilling at the Irvine Project in Victoria, revealing a newly identified Resolution Footwall Vein and extending known mineralisation beyond the current resource boundary.

Critica Limited has produced a second high-grade rare earth product from its Jupiter Project, achieving 86% total rare earth oxide and confirming the repeatability of its beneficiation process. This milestone reinforces Jupiter's status as Australia's premier rare earth resource amid growing global supply chain concerns.