Latest Base And Precious Metals News

Boab Metals has received the crucial regulatory green light for its Sorby Hills project, clearing the way for full-scale mining operations and first concentrate production targeted in late 2027.

Blaze Minerals has secured a binding agreement to acquire up to 90% interest in three extensive Botswana exploration projects, targeting copper, nickel, and precious metals within world-class geological belts. Field activities are set to commence imminently, marking a significant step in the company’s growth strategy.

Belararox Limited has appointed Will Dix as CEO, bringing deep mining expertise to lead its copper-focused projects in Argentina and Botswana. The company also promotes Christian Blaser to oversee exploration activities across both regions.

Megado Minerals has secured a five-year option to acquire an 80% stake in the Alpartir Silver-Copper-Antimony Project in Spain, tapping into a historically rich and high-grade vein system with significant exploration potential.

Reward Minerals confirms historic high-grade copper mineralisation and expands exploration targets at its Copper Lance Project in Newfoundland, revealing promising new copper-gold prospects along an 8km magnetic trend.

Metal Bank Limited has intersected thick, high-grade near-surface graphite adjacent to its Millennium copper-cobalt-gold resource in northwest Queensland, potentially adding a valuable critical mineral to the project.

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.

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.

Yugo Metals has reported promising initial drilling results at its Kovacevac prospect, revealing high-grade polymetallic mineralisation that could underpin a resilient multi-commodity project.

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.

Exultant Mining has identified a major multi-element soil anomaly at its Peak View prospect in New South Wales, revealing a 900-metre strike length with strong signatures of copper, lead, zinc, silver, and gold. This discovery sets the stage for targeted geophysical surveys and a drilling campaign planned for late Q1 2026.

Boab Metals has obtained the last major environmental approval needed to kickstart construction at its Sorby Hills Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for production in 2027.