Latest Base Metals News

QGold Pty Ltd has initiated an unconditional on-market takeover offer for all shares in Venus Metals Corporation Limited at a 21% premium, aiming to consolidate control and potentially delist the explorer.

QGold Pty Ltd has launched an unconditional on-market takeover offer for all shares of Venus Metals Corporation Limited at a 21% premium, providing shareholders with immediate cash liquidity. The offer, backed by a substantial funding arrangement, signals potential strategic shifts for Venus Metals.

QGold Pty Ltd has initiated an unconditional on-market takeover offer for all remaining shares of Venus Metals Corporation at $0.17 per share, aiming to consolidate control by mid-January 2026.

Miramar Resources has expanded its gold exploration footprint with promising new targets at the Gidji JV and confirmed a Noril’sk-style deposit at Bangemall, backed by a $2.2 million capital raise to fund upcoming drilling campaigns.

Reward Minerals has secured 100% ownership of the Copper Lance Project in Newfoundland, initiating field sampling to validate historic high-grade copper, silver, and gold mineralisation. The project reveals multiple undrilled anomalies and new exploration targets in a prolific VMS district.

Global Lithium Resources has lodged a prospectus for MB Gold's IPO, aiming to raise $6 million by spinning out its Marble Bar gold assets. This strategic move sharpens Global Lithium’s focus on its lithium projects while unlocking value from its gold holdings.

Blaze Minerals has halted drilling at its Loulombo Project in the Republic of the Congo due to security concerns linked to its local partner's alleged contractual failures. The company is actively seeking resolution while the drill rig remains onsite.

Alvo Minerals has raised $2.26 million through a placement to accelerate drilling and exploration at its Palma Copper-Zinc Project in Brazil, including the promising new Touro Prospect.

Patriot Resources has expanded the mineralised footprint at its Kitumba Project in Zambia, doubling the strike length of its key copper-zinc-lead target through advanced geophysical surveys.

Mammoth Minerals has identified a major new 5.5km by 4.2km intrusive complex at its Excelsior Gold Project in Nevada, drawing parallels to the prolific 4.2Moz Goldfield Caldera. Concurrent surveys at its Skyline Project in Canada bolster its base metals exploration pipeline, while plans for a strategic spinout are underway.

CSIRO has sold about half its shares in Chrysos Corporation through a block trade, reducing its stake by roughly 9%, yet remains a committed substantial shareholder with a six-month escrow on its retained shares.

Redstone Resources has revealed significant new copper and cobalt mineralisation at the Tollu Deposit, extending known zones over 400 metres deeper and 130 metres south. These findings hint at a potentially large magmatic sulphide system beneath the West Musgrave Project.