Latest Australian Mining News

Dreadnought Resources is progressing its Star of Mangaroon open pit towards production while nearly doubling high-grade gold resources at Metzke’s Find. The company also extends critical metals potential with strong niobium and rare earth intercepts at Mangaroon.

Australian Mines has fast-tracked its Flemington Scandium Project pre-feasibility study to explore scaling production from 60 to 180 tonnes per annum amid rising market demand. The study builds on a strong scoping study that valued the project at up to US$860 million NPV.

Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) is set to acquire Carnaby Resources (ASX: CNB) in a $213 million deal that expands its copper production pipeline near Ernest Henry, leveraging existing infrastructure and latent mill capacity.

Gateway Mining has expanded its Cowza gold discovery in Western Australia to 3.5 kilometres of continuous high-grade mineralisation, reinforcing the prospect’s potential as a major new gold system within the Yandal Project.

Orpheus Uranium is gearing up for its first drilling program at the Frome Project while expanding its foothold in South Australia and Western Australia, supported by a solid $6 million cash position.

Breakthrough Minerals has delivered promising assay results from its maiden drilling at Barbara, underpinning resource growth potential, while launching a new drilling campaign at Hazel Creek and securing A$5.15 million to fund an expanded exploration push.

GR Engineering Services has landed a $229.5 million EPC contract with BHP Iron Ore for a major brownfield upgrade of the Yandi Eastern primary crushing circuit in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Cauldron Energy’s 2026 drilling campaign at the Yanrey Uranium Project has significantly expanded the strike length of the Manyingee North deposit to over 4 kilometres, delivering consistent high-grade uranium intersections and confirming broad mineralisation across multiple new targets.

Adavale Resources has uncovered six additional near-mine gold prospects adjacent to its London-Victoria Gold Mine, strengthening its Parkes Thrust Project pipeline ahead of a resource update scheduled for September 2026.

Larvotto Resources has kicked off staged commissioning at its Hillgrove Mine processing plant, marking a pivotal step toward becoming Australia’s top antimony producer with promising gold and tungsten prospects.

Cadoux Ltd and the SAFELOOP consortium have surpassed key performance and recycling targets in lithium-ion battery development, marking a world-first in commercial-scale use of recycled active materials enhanced by Cadoux's premiumHPA®. This breakthrough advances the pathway to gigafactory production and strengthens Cadoux's position in the EV battery supply chain.

Recharge Metals has expanded its gold exploration footprint near Leonora, Western Australia, by acquiring the Ironstone Well Project, increasing the Prospero Trend strike length by 50%. The company raised nearly $6 million to fund an aggressive 30,000m drilling campaign at Sunset Well and other exploration activities.