Latest Base Metals Projects News

Barkly Rare Earths (ASX:BAK) is launching a substantial 10,000-metre drilling campaign targeting expansion of its 40 million tonne inferred rare earth resource at the Barkly Project, with drilling set to start imminently.

Venus Metals Corporation has secured $47 million from selling its Youanmi Gold Project royalty, while exploration at Henderson and Youanmi Base Metals projects reveals promising targets. The company also initiates titanium extraction R&D and plans special dividends for shareholders.

Catalina Resources has kicked off a 1,500-sample soil sampling program at its Kirkalocka Gold Project, marking a key step towards drilling and potential resource expansion in Western Australia's Mid-West region.

Venus Metals has unveiled promising auger soil sampling results at its Henderson Gold Project and significant base metals anomalies at Youanmi, alongside initiating a titanium extraction research program with Murdoch University.

The Australian Taxation Office has issued a Class Ruling detailing the income tax implications for Red Metal shareholders who received Maronan Metals shares as a return of capital. This guidance aims to provide clarity following the May in-specie distribution.

Redstone Resources has secured a 100% stake in a suite of greenfields exploration projects across Western Australia, gaining exposure to gold, lithium, copper, and base metals with immediate drilling approvals at key sites.

Blaze Minerals has completed a 443-metre trenching campaign at its Krokodil Prospect in Botswana, confirming in-situ copper, lead, and zinc mineralisation with notable spot XRF readings. Laboratory assay results are expected in 6-8 weeks as the company plans further soil sampling to extend the target zone.

Westar Resources has won a Northern Territory Government grant to co-fund an aeromagnetic survey over 569 square kilometres of its Bunda Creek Project, aiming to unlock structural insights critical for sediment-hosted copper exploration.

Strickland Metals has reported a significant leap in gold recovery rates at its Gradina Deposit, achieving an average 94.3% recovery and higher gold concentrate grades, marking a key milestone ahead of its Rogozna Project Pre-Feasibility Study.

Reward Minerals has kicked off field activities at its Mountain Pond and Copper Lance projects in Newfoundland, advancing towards maiden drilling at the Jackpot Gold Prospect with sampling results due soon.

Yugo Metals has secured a $5 million oversubscribed placement to ramp up drilling across its gold, nickel-cobalt, and base metals projects in the Balkans, positioning the company for significant exploration milestones over the next 18 months.

Trek Metals has marked a breakthrough year with a high-grade manganese discovery at its Christmas Creek Project in Western Australia, supported by strong assay results and expanded exploration tenure. The company bolstered its balance sheet with $19.5 million raised to fund drilling and further exploration.