Latest Base Metals News

Miramar Resources has delivered auger drilling results at its Joy Helen prospect that bolster the case for deeper bedrock drilling, revealing copper-lead anomalies and large alteration halos indicative of a potentially substantial SEDEX-style deposit.

Patronus Resources has kicked off its 2026 exploration season with promising high-grade gold results at the Tally Ho deposit in the Northern Territory and secured full ownership of the Guppy prospect in Western Australia, while executing a strategic uranium rights sale.

Duketon Mining has delivered promising results from its maiden 6,000m drill program at Barlee, secured the Killarney Gold Project, and reported a combined nickel resource exceeding 102,000 tonnes across Rosie and C2 deposits.

Altoro Metals, formerly Variscan Mines, has officially rebranded and is set to begin maiden diamond drilling at its Guajaraz polymetallic project in Spain, backed by a $5 million capital raise.

Raiden Resources progresses environmental approvals for its Brazilian gold tailings project, identifies new arsenic anomalies in Bulgaria, and moves to sell a major stake in its Western Australian nickel project.

Galileo Mining has pinpointed a new drill target at its Norseman project, just 2km from the Callisto resource, following rock chip samples grading up to 1.87 g/t combined palladium, platinum and gold. An aircore drilling program is planned to test the untested mineralised zone beneath outcrop.

Tali Resources (ASX: TR2) is gearing up for a major exploration push across its 4,000km2 West Arunta tenure, targeting copper and critical metals with multiple drilling programs scheduled throughout 2026.

Novo Resources has validated a significant hydrothermal system at its Wyloo Polymetallic Project through maiden drilling and identified new IOCG-style targets at Toolunga, broadening its exploration pipeline in Western Australia.

Mandrake Resources has secured key agreements to produce lithium brine from its Utah project and plans a significant drilling campaign in Australia, supported by strong cash reserves.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5) has secured approval to begin heritage surveys and drilling at its Quinns VMS project in Western Australia, backed by $237,500 in government co-funding. The company aims to test high-grade extensions of the historic Austin deposit and untested regional prospects, with copper prices rising sharply since the last resource estimate.

Mantle Minerals has secured a key exploration licence and acquired an adjoining tenement application, strengthening its Carlton Hill Project in WA, while advancing drilling plans at Yule River amid ongoing native title talks.

Canterbury Resources is pushing ahead with a large-scale drilling program at its Briggs Copper Project while integrating its newly acquired Monto Project, setting the stage for a Pre-Feasibility Study on a potential tier-one copper operation.