Latest Australian Mining News

True North Copper (ASX:TNC) has agreed to sell its Bundarra Copper Project to Tec Minerals, securing A$500,000 cash, A$1 million equity in Tec Minerals, and a 1% Net Smelter Royalty, as it sharpens focus on its Mt Oxide and Cloncurry copper developments.

Mount Hope Mining has locked in a drill contractor for its Mt Solitary Phase 3 program, aiming to extend gold mineralisation and advance towards a maiden JORC resource by year-end.

True North Copper is advancing its Mt Oxide Project with a strategic focus on expanding the Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery and developing the high-grade Vero resource, aiming to emulate the scale of the nearby Capricorn Copper mine.

North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM) highlights a robust gold exploration pipeline in Victoria, anchored by an upgraded 87,300-ounce Wildwood resource and promising high-grade prospects along the Darlington-Caledonia trend.

Corazon Mining has identified multiple high-grade gold intercepts beyond the existing 191,000 oz resource at its Chalice project, prompting a targeted drilling campaign starting Q3 2026 to test resource expansion potential.

Cadoux has wrapped up its first drilling program at the Wimmera Mineral Sands project in Victoria, setting the stage for downstream rare earth processing with Minhub’s Darwin plant feasibility study progressing.

Kaiser Reef delivered 6,000 ounces of gold in Q2 2026, resolved operational issues at Henty, cut debt by nearly $2 million, and bolstered its balance sheet with a A$37.2 million cash position.

Impact Minerals’ JV partner Kuniko has kicked off Phase 2 diamond drilling at the Commonwealth-Silica Hill Project in NSW, aiming to expand newly discovered high-grade gold-silver zones. The initial 1,300m program follows a 100% success rate in Phase 1 and sets the stage for a resource upgrade in late 2026.

Lodestar Minerals’ latest drilling at Ned’s Creek delivers strong high-grade gold intersections, underpinning its 250,000-300,000 oz Exploration Target and setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate in 2026.

Odyssey Gold’s Stage 1 Scoping Study for the Tuckanarra Project outlines a low-capital, high-margin open-pit mining operation producing 79,000 ounces of gold over 29 months with pre-tax cashflows of A$180 million at A$6,000/oz gold price.

Waratah Minerals has completed the A$1 million acquisition of the Ironclad Mining Lease in New South Wales, expanding its strategic Spur Gold Project footprint with a high-grade, historically significant gold asset. The company is accelerating exploration with diamond drilling and plans to scale up its rig fleet to unlock the lease’s potential.

Element 25 has locked in a US$166 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund its Louisiana high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) facility, reinforcing its role in the evolving battery materials supply chain.