Latest Base Metals News

Raiden Resources progresses environmental approvals for its Brazilian gold tailings project, identifies new arsenic anomalies in Bulgaria, and moves to sell a major stake in its Western Australian nickel project.

Galileo Mining has pinpointed a new drill target at its Norseman project, just 2km from the Callisto resource, following rock chip samples grading up to 1.87 g/t combined palladium, platinum and gold. An aircore drilling program is planned to test the untested mineralised zone beneath outcrop.

Tali Resources (ASX: TR2) is gearing up for a major exploration push across its 4,000km2 West Arunta tenure, targeting copper and critical metals with multiple drilling programs scheduled throughout 2026.

Novo Resources has validated a significant hydrothermal system at its Wyloo Polymetallic Project through maiden drilling and identified new IOCG-style targets at Toolunga, broadening its exploration pipeline in Western Australia.

Mandrake Resources has secured key agreements to produce lithium brine from its Utah project and plans a significant drilling campaign in Australia, supported by strong cash reserves.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5) has secured approval to begin heritage surveys and drilling at its Quinns VMS project in Western Australia, backed by $237,500 in government co-funding. The company aims to test high-grade extensions of the historic Austin deposit and untested regional prospects, with copper prices rising sharply since the last resource estimate.

Mantle Minerals has secured a key exploration licence and acquired an adjoining tenement application, strengthening its Carlton Hill Project in WA, while advancing drilling plans at Yule River amid ongoing native title talks.

Canterbury Resources is pushing ahead with a large-scale drilling program at its Briggs Copper Project while integrating its newly acquired Monto Project, setting the stage for a Pre-Feasibility Study on a potential tier-one copper operation.

Golden Horse Minerals has expanded the Hopes Hill gold system at Southern Cross to over 3 kilometres of strike, delivering multiple high-grade intercepts and advancing towards its inaugural Mineral Resource Estimate. Regional and copper project exploration also shows promising prospects.

Pacific Resources has completed its $400,000 acquisition of the Snowstorm Gold Project, gaining 100% ownership of the high-grade asset in Victoria’s Eastern Goldfields and expanding its regional footprint.

Catalina Resources has identified significant high-grade tungsten mineralisation at its Tallering Project in Western Australia, revealing a previously overlooked polymetallic system with promising drill results and surface samples.

Reward Minerals has validated high-grade gold and copper mineralisation at its Mountain Pond Project in Newfoundland, advancing towards maiden drilling at the Jackpot Prospect with strong soil sampling at nearby Bingo.