Latest Base Metals News

Impact Minerals’ recent magneto-telluric survey at Broken Hill reveals a deep conductive corridor linked to near-surface anomalies, hinting at a large-scale mineral system beneath one of Australia’s most iconic mining districts.

MinRex Resources Limited (ASX: MRR) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Electrum Discovery Corp. (TSX-V: ELY) via a statutory Plan of Arrangement, creating a combined ASX-listed gold-copper exploration company with significant assets in Serbia and Australia.

Aurelia Metals Limited reported a robust half-year result for December 2025, with revenue climbing 27% and net profit after tax rising 26%, driven by production ramp-up at the Federation Mine and progress on the Great Cobar Project.

Kali Metals has acquired SQM Australia’s 30% stake in the DOM’s Hill and Pear Creek projects, consolidating its Pilbara portfolio and setting the stage for renewed gold and base metals exploration.

Reward Minerals confirms historic high-grade copper mineralisation and expands exploration targets at its Copper Lance Project in Newfoundland, revealing promising new copper-gold prospects along an 8km magnetic trend.

Anax Metals has released an updated Definitive Feasibility Study for its Whim Creek Copper Project, confirming robust economics with a pre-tax NPV of A$501 million and an IRR of 98%, underpinned by a 10-year mine life and rapid payback.

West Coast Silver’s recent aircore drilling at Elizabeth Hill has confirmed and extended high-grade silver mineralisation beyond historic mine areas, revealing promising near-surface targets and new base metal prospects.

Dreadnought Resources has identified seven large-scale gold prospects at its Mangaroon Gold Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for drilling campaigns in the second half of 2026. Early soil sampling reveals extensive gold anomalies, signalling promising exploration upside.

Hydrocarbon Dynamics Limited (HCD) is set to transform its business by acquiring the Great Bear Copper-Gold-Silver-Uranium Project in Canada, backed by a $5.5 million capital raise and plans to re-list on the ASX under a new name.

Lodestar Minerals has reported high-grade heavy rare earth element assays up to 3.73% TREO from its Virgin Mountain project in Arizona, significantly surpassing previous results and highlighting its strategic potential in the US critical minerals landscape.

Metal Bank Limited has intersected thick, high-grade near-surface graphite adjacent to its Millennium copper-cobalt-gold resource in northwest Queensland, potentially adding a valuable critical mineral to the project.

Celsius Resources has raised A$9.3 million through a well-supported institutional placement, strengthening its balance sheet to advance the financing and early development of its flagship MCB copper-gold project in the Philippines.