Latest Base Metals Projects News

Critical Resources Limited showcased its diversified critical metals portfolio and advanced battery tech at its 2026 AGM, spotlighting growth prospects in lithium, gold, and base metals across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Strickland Metals has expanded the Gradina Deposit's inferred gold resource by 600,000 ounces, pushing the Rogozna Project's total resource to 9.24 million ounces gold equivalent and reinforcing its Tier-1 status.

Blaze Minerals has uncovered significant copper, lead, and zinc mineralisation at its newly named Krokodil Prospect within the Dinokwe Project, setting the stage for trenching and potential drilling in Botswana’s Limpopo Mobile Belt.

Miramar Resources has kicked off auger drilling at its Chain Pool Project in Western Australia, targeting high-grade copper-lead-silver mineralisation at the historically significant Joy Helen prospect. The program aims to define the extent of SEDEX-style mineralisation over a 300m strike with potential for extensions and parallel zones.

Kincora Copper has accelerated exploration across its Australian and Mongolian assets, leveraging new AI and quantum technology partnerships alongside partner-funded drilling, while reporting a modest net income and a strong cash position in Q1 2026.

Catalina Resources has secured a significant portfolio of gold and base metal projects in Western Australia's Mid-West and Lake Johnston regions, backed by a $3 million capital raise to accelerate exploration and development.

Develop Global has landed a substantial A$274 million underground mining contract at Core Lithium’s Finniss Project, marking a major shift from Bellevue Gold and boosting its lithium services portfolio.

Diablo Resources has completed the first tranche of a placement, raising $764,400 through 58.8 million shares at 1.3 cents each, with a shareholder meeting planned in June to approve a further $2.7 million raise.

PhosCo Ltd has delivered maiden Mineral Resource Estimates for the KM and SAB phosphate deposits at its Gasaat Project in Tunisia, adding 20.2 Mt at 20.5% P₂O₅ and lifting the total resource to 166.6 Mt. The shallow, low-strip deposits promise improved early production and underpin an updated scoping study due in Q3 2026.

Strickland Metals has laid out an ambitious 2026 drilling program at its Rogozna Project in Serbia, targeting resource expansion and Pre-Feasibility Study support, despite delays in government approvals for its Shanac license.

NH3 Clean Energy’s WAH2 project is projected to deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits, including a $7.3 billion GDP uplift and 13.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided, underpinning its push for government-backed concessional financing.

Critical Resources has confirmed significant greisen-hosted tungsten mineralisation at Granite Creek, boosting its exploration priority in a market where tungsten prices have surged over eightfold since early 2025. Assay results from ongoing New Zealand field programs are due mid-2026.