Latest Australian Mining News

Right Resources has upgraded Rising Sun and Midnight Star to high-priority drill-ready gold-copper targets after revisiting three decades of historic data at its New England Project in NSW.

Coppermoly Limited's Managing Director and CEO Dickson Leah has resigned for personal reasons but will oversee a handover as the board searches for a successor. The company continues to focus on its expanding copper, gold, and critical minerals portfolio across Queensland and Western Australia.

Mount Ridley Mines’ first TIMA automated mineralogy study at Grass Patch reveals rare earth elements are locked in discrete phosphate minerals, supporting flotation as a key beneficiation step ahead of leaching and Phase 1 metallurgical testwork.

Adavale Resources has reinforced the continuity of gold mineralisation beneath its London-Victoria open pit, reporting significant drill intercepts including 31m at 1.29g/t Au just 16m below the pit floor, underpinning near-term production prospects and a forthcoming resource update.

Southern Cross Gold has updated its Sunday Creek project’s Exploration Target to between 3.0 and 4.6 million ounces gold equivalent, supported by ongoing drilling and promising metallurgical results.

Waratah Minerals has unveiled compelling reverse circulation drilling results linking its Alpine and Gazzards prospects to Spur and Consols, establishing a continuous 6km gold corridor in New South Wales. The findings highlight shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation and set the stage for diamond drilling in late 2026.

Daly Resources is aggressively advancing exploration across its 6,451 km² Northern Territory portfolio, highlighting ultra-high-grade fluorite at Huckitta and promising sediment-hosted copper-zinc targets with government-backed geophysical surveys underway.

Terrain Minerals has released a maiden inferred mineral resource estimate at its Lightning Gold Project alongside advancing multiple critical and precious metals projects across Western Australia and Queensland.

Basin Energy’s maiden drilling at Newmans confirms a thick, shallow rare earth oxide corridor, validating a key exploration model and expanding its Queensland footprint. Meanwhile, the sale of its Canadian uranium project progresses with strategic upside retained.

PTR Minerals has unveiled a substantial maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for its Rosewood Titanium Project, highlighting a large, high-grade heavy mineral deposit with strong metallurgical potential and strategic team expansions.

Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has wrapped up its Phase 5 drilling at Mulga Tank, delivering standout nickel-cobalt-copper assays and securing a $250,000 government grant for a seismic survey. Post-quarter, a $2.74 million capital raise led by Lowell Resources Fund boosts its exploration firepower.

Sinclair Gold has pushed gold mineralisation deeper at its Mt Henry project, with initial drilling results confirming significant extensions beyond the existing 915,000oz resource. Backed by a $30m placement and a royalty deal, the company is well-funded to continue its 50,000m drilling campaign.