Latest Base Metals News

Strickland Metals has announced a maiden inferred resource of 1.2 million ounces of gold at its Gradina Deposit, lifting the total Rogozna Project resources by 16% to 8.6 million ounces gold equivalent. The company plans an ambitious 60,000-metre drilling campaign in 2026 to further expand and define its Serbian gold-base metals assets.

Pivotal Metals has raised $5.4 million, including $1.1 million in non-dilutive funding, to ramp up exploration across its Québec copper, gold, PGM, and nickel projects, unveiling multiple high-priority drill targets and advancing resource optimisation at Horden Lake.

MGX Resources Limited reported resilient December quarter results despite a major rockfall at Koolan Island, generating $15 million in free cashflow and advancing its acquisition of a 50% stake in the high-grade Central Tanami Gold Project.

Red Hill Minerals has completed its inaugural diamond drilling campaign at the Broken Hill Project, revealing extensive lead-zinc-silver mineralisation, particularly at the Dementus Target, underscoring the project's Tier 1 potential.

South32 maintains its FY26 production guidance across operated assets while advancing key projects like Hermosa and navigating the upcoming Mozal Aluminium care and maintenance phase.

Oceana Metals has completed trenching at its Solonópole lithium project in Brazil with assay results pending, while conducting technical reviews of its Australian base and precious metals projects.

Midas Minerals has identified several new high-priority copper drill targets at its Otavi Copper Project in Namibia, following extensive geochemical sampling. Initial drilling plans are underway as diamond drilling continues at the high-grade T-13 deposit.

29Metals has successfully closed its institutional entitlement offer, raising approximately $119 million at a notable discount, with a retail offer set to launch later this month. The capital raise aims to fuel key growth projects across its mining portfolio.

Noronex Limited has accelerated its drilling programs across key Kalahari Copper Belt projects, secured a strategic placement, and agreed to sell its Witvlei asset, positioning itself for uranium exploration in Namibia.

Metal Powder Works reported a stellar December quarter with a threefold increase in CP-Ti orders, expansion into precious metals, and strategic contracts that position it strongly in defence and advanced manufacturing markets.

Litchfield Minerals has completed its first field reconnaissance at the Silver Valley Project, revealing well-developed quartz reefs and visible sulphide mineralisation. The company is set to launch a geophysical survey to pinpoint drill targets for 2026.

Galileo Mining reports a robust cash position and promising exploration progress at its Norseman Project, with high-grade gold and PGE assay results expected soon. A large-scale gravity survey and a 2,000m drilling program underpin plans for an active 2026 exploration campaign.