Latest Base And Precious Metals News

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Peel Mining has agreed to sell its South Cobar Copper Project to Aeris Resources in a $214 million transaction, while spinning off its remaining assets into a new ASX-listed company, NewCo. The deal offers Peel shareholders immediate value and ongoing exposure to a diversified metals portfolio.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
12 Feb 2026
South32 Limited reported a 29% rise in profit for the half year ended December 2025, driven by higher base and precious metals prices and solid operational performance. The company declared a fully-franked interim dividend and maintained its FY26 production guidance, while advancing key projects and managing portfolio transitions.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
12 Feb 2026
TechGen Metals has acquired 100% of the Mt Boggola East copper-gold-silver project in Western Australia, adding a key tenement adjacent to its existing holdings. Historic drilling highlights significant high-grade copper mineralisation, setting the stage for imminent exploration.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
11 Feb 2026
Mount Hope Mining (MHM) showcased strong drilling outcomes at its Mt Solitary gold project, reinforcing its strategic foothold in the prolific southern Cobar Basin. The company is advancing exploration with a clear pathway to resource definition and regional consolidation.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
3 Feb 2026
Yugo Metals has made promising progress with diamond drilling at its Sinjakovo project, intersecting silver-zinc-lead mineralisation, while securing $3.5 million in new funding and expanding its investor reach through a dual listing in Germany.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Jan 2026
Oceana Metals Limited has completed trenching at its Solonopole Project in Brazil and is progressing technical reviews of its Australian assets, while a strategic rebrand and board refresh signal a new phase for the company.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Jan 2026
Anson Resources has kicked off a revised drilling program targeting lithium brines in Utah and secured a $14 million capital raise, alongside a key offtake agreement for its Green River Lithium Project.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
29 Jan 2026
Australian Critical Minerals Limited (ACM) has unveiled detailed exploration plans for its Peru projects, highlighting the Flint Project’s compelling high-grade gold and silver targets with drilling scheduled for early 2026.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
29 Jan 2026
Reward Minerals has completed the acquisition of the Copper Lance project in Canada and progressed multiple Australian exploration projects while advancing its proprietary potash processing technologies.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
29 Jan 2026
GreenX Metals has raised A$13.6 million through a share placement to fund exploration at its Tannenberg Copper Project in Germany and Eleonore North Gold and Antimony Project in Greenland, reinforcing its balance sheet for 2026.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Jan 2026
Boab Metals has secured 100% ownership of the Sorby Hills Silver-Lead-Zinc Project, fully funding the operation and setting sights on first production in the second half of 2027.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
27 Jan 2026
Broken Hill Mines Limited reports thick, near-surface silver-lead-zinc intercepts including an exceptional 9.2m at 545g/t silver equivalent at its Pinnacles Mine, advancing plans for near-term open pit mining and ore processing at the nearby Rasp Mine.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
27 Jan 2026