Latest Base Metals News

Argent Minerals has reported compelling high-grade gold, silver, copper, indium, lead, and zinc mineralisation at its Wood Gully Gossan Prospect near Kempfield, NSW, confirming significant polymetallic potential and setting the stage for expanded exploration.

Terrain Minerals has reopened its strategic placement to raise an additional $150,000 at a premium price, attracting a specialist micro-cap fund and reinforcing confidence in its gallium and base metals projects.

Metals Australia Ltd reported robust progress in its December 2024 quarter, including a drilling permit award and a threefold land increase at its Lac Carheil Graphite Project, alongside advancing prefeasibility and metallurgical studies. Exploration success at Corvette River and Warrego East further underscores the company’s diversified critical minerals and gold portfolio.

Parabellum Resources reports a capital return from its Temarise investment and a strategic board reshuffle, while progressing exploration plans across its New South Wales projects.

Mount Burgess Mining's latest quarterly report reveals significant contributions from Gallium, Germanium, and Vanadium Pentoxide at the Nxuu Deposit, enhancing the project's polymetallic value beyond traditional base metals.

Norwest Minerals reports significant silver, lead, zinc, and copper intersections at its West Arunta project, while advancing gold exploration at Bulgera and planning further drilling campaigns.

Legacy Minerals is ramping up exploration across its NSW portfolio, initiating large-scale geophysical surveys and updating mineral resource estimates, setting the stage for significant drilling campaigns in 2025.

Osmond Resources has reported strong assay results from 27 samples at its Orion EU Critical Minerals Project in Spain, highlighting promising high-grade mineralization and continuity between zones. The company is poised to commence drilling to confirm these findings and accelerate development.

Sunshine Metals has reinterpreted the Liontown stratigraphy, revealing a 3.5km folded dome structure that opens up six new exploration targets. Drilling at the shallow Tigertown prospect is scheduled to begin in February 2025, potentially expanding the Liontown resource base.

Kingfisher Mining has confirmed two new rare earth element lodes and reported exceptional copper assays, bolstering its position in the Gascoyne region amid ongoing strategic diversification.

Talisman Mining has successfully completed a six-hole drilling program at its Durnings Prospect, intersecting significant copper-gold and base metal mineralisation that confirms a large polymetallic system. Further assays and a new drilling campaign at Durnings East are underway, promising more insights into the project's potential.

Bryah Resources Limited reported steady progress in its Bryah Basin manganese and copper-gold projects during the December 2024 quarter, while facing a notable decline in cash reserves and signaling plans for capital raising.