Latest Base Metals News

Lodestar Minerals has expanded its Virgin Mountain project in Arizona by 40%, locking in a 5 km corridor of high-grade heavy rare earth mineralisation highlighted by rock chip assays reaching 14.68% TREO with a 59% heavy rare earth oxide content.

Lincoln Minerals has kicked off air core drilling at its Minbrie Copper Project in South Australia and secured a $3.1 million placement from a strategic investor to fund exploration and follow-up drilling.

Maronan Metals has reported strong infill drilling results at its Maronan Project, intersecting shallow, high-grade silver-lead mineralisation just 250 metres north of the Starter Zone. This progress supports an accelerated 40,000-metre drilling campaign feeding into prefeasibility work.

Sunshine Metals has boosted its Liontown gold-silver resource in Queensland, increasing contained gold by 13%, silver by 21%, and overall tonnes by 28%, underpinning plans for mid-2027 gold production at the Mt Moss facility.

Strickland Metals has increased the inferred resource at its Copper Canyon deposit in Serbia, adding nearly 300,000 ounces of gold and enhancing the Rogozna Project's standing as one of Europe's largest undeveloped gold-copper assets.

Aureka Limited has secured a three-year, project-agnostic toll milling agreement with the Wedderburn Gold Processing Mill, positioning its Comstock Gold & Silver Project for early production and exploring processing options for its flagship Irvine Gold Project.

Black Bear Minerals' re-assay of historic drill core at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas reveals significantly higher silver grades and new polymetallic mineralisation, underpinning plans to expand the resource and advance mine restart studies.

Olympio Metals has secured two historically rich silver and antimony projects in the US, unlocking significant exploration potential with no modern drilling recorded. The acquisition aligns with US strategic mineral priorities and sets the stage for renewed exploration activity.

Redstone Resources is moving forward with exploration at its newly granted Saturn Project in Western Australia's West Musgrave region, a 330km2 tenure adjacent to major Cu-Ni-Co-PGE deposits. Historical drilling highlights significant copper, nickel, and PGE mineralisation, underpinning the project's potential in a world-class geological setting.

Advance Metals has reported its strongest combined silver-gold-copper interval to date at the Gavilanes Project in Mexico, alongside multiple high-grade silver zones. The mineralised system remains open at depth and along strike, underpinning plans for a JORC resource upgrade in late 2026.

Mammoth Minerals delivers exceptional high-grade gold, silver, and copper rock chip results from the Imperial prospect, significantly expanding drill targets at its Excelsior Springs Project in Nevada.

Miramar Resources has received a A$238,456 refundable R&D tax offset for FY2025, supporting innovative exploration techniques at its Whaleshark and Bangemall projects. This non-dilutive funding strengthens the company’s cash position ahead of planned drilling and surveys.