Latest Base Metals News

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.

Critical Resources Limited has successfully completed the first tranche of its capital raising, securing $1.605 million through a substantial share and option issuance. The company now awaits shareholder approval for the second tranche, which involves director participation.

Cobre Limited has voluntarily suspended its ASX trading to finalise details of a significant acquisition and placement, with an announcement expected imminently.

Evolution Mining has approved nearly $800 million in capital investments across key projects, aiming to boost production and returns significantly. The company also expands its exploration footprint in Canada, signaling a robust growth strategy.

Pantera Minerals has completed its inaugural modern geochemical sampling program at the Gilham Silver-Antimony Project in Arkansas, uncovering new geological insights and setting the stage for drilling. The company maintains a disciplined capital approach amid rising silver prices.

Cosmo Metals Limited has announced a fully underwritten entitlement offer to raise approximately $1.55 million, aimed at advancing drilling and exploration across its key gold and base metals projects. The offer includes new shares and attaching options, with funds earmarked for multiple projects in Western Australia and New South Wales.

Tartana Minerals secures $4.5 million to ramp up exploration at its Nightflower Silver-Lead-Zinc-Antimony project and appoints a new director to bolster governance.

Westar Resources outlines ambitious 2026 exploration plans across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, focusing on gold and base metals with new drilling and sampling programs.

Godolphin Resources has identified a significant new induced polarisation anomaly 1,000 metres from its Lewis Ponds deposit, alongside high-grade gold, zinc, and copper surface samples, setting the stage for a targeted drilling campaign in March 2026.

Castile Resources has raised A$8.4 million through a share placement to accelerate its Rover 1 project, aiming to complete a Bankable Feasibility Study by mid-2026 and begin new exploration drilling.

Raptor Metals has intersected multiple zones of visible copper mineralisation in the initial two holes of its 2,200m diamond drilling program at the Chester Project, reinforcing confidence in the resource base and setting the stage for further exploration.