Latest Base Metals News

Argent Minerals is set to commence a significant drilling program targeting silver and gold mineralisation at its flagship Kempfield and Trunkey Creek projects in New South Wales. The campaign aims to expand known resources and explore new zones across multiple high-priority targets.

Eclipse Metals has completed over 700 metres of diamond drilling at its Grønnedal project in Greenland, confirming continuous rare earth mineralisation and reinforcing its substantial inferred resource estimate. Drilling has now progressed to the polymetallic Ivigtût prospect, broadening the company’s critical minerals footprint.

Impact Minerals is reigniting exploration at its vast Broken Hill project in NSW, leveraging rising metal prices and a proprietary multi-metal ratio to uncover high-grade platinum group metals and base metals.

Prospect Resources has agreed to sell its Step Aside Lithium Project in Zimbabwe for up to US$2.2 million, marking a strategic shift to focus on its larger Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia. The deal includes upfront and milestone payments tied to the buyer's development progress.

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd has completed the acquisition of a key exploration licence in the South Cobar Basin, expanding its footprint to 2,600 km² and setting the stage for accelerated exploration.

Patronus Resources has confirmed significant high-grade gold mineralisation extensions at its Mertondale Project in Western Australia, highlighting strong growth potential along the Mertondale Shear Zone.

Legend Mining has secured key exploration licences and rights adjacent to its Pinnacle Well Project, significantly enlarging its footprint near Leonora, WA. These acquisitions enhance the project's gold prospectivity and set the stage for upcoming exploration activities.

Tivan Limited has revealed a major manganese-barite gossan discovery at its Sandover Fluorite Project, with assays indicating high-grade manganese and promising polymetallic signatures. This could mark the start of a significant new mineral system in the Northern Territory.

Litchfield Minerals reports a significantly larger and more complex VT1 conductor at its Oonagalabi Project, with a high-resolution Ground EM survey planned to refine drilling targets. Surface assays reveal anomalous palladium and nickel, hinting at a fertile magmatic-hydrothermal system.

29Metals Limited has reported promising high-grade copper, zinc, and gold resource extension drilling results at its Golden Grove mine, revealing potential for significant mine life extensions and a large mineralised system at depth.

Oceana Lithium has appointed seasoned executives Michael Wilson and Sam Brooks to its leadership team, signaling a strategic pivot towards gold, silver, and copper exploration and acquisitions. A proposed name change to Oceana Metals Limited underscores this new direction.

Manhattan Corporation Ltd reports exceptional polymetallic assay results from its Hook Lake Project in Nunavut, revealing significant precious and base metal mineralisation across multiple prospects. The findings underscore the project's strategic potential in critical metals and precious metals exploration.