Latest Cost Estimation News

Regis Resources has reinstated the McPhillamys Gold Project Ore Reserve at 56Mt grading 1.1g/t Au for 1.89Moz, supported by a new Pre-Feasibility Study demonstrating strong economics and an alternative tailings strategy. The company targets a Final Investment Decision in H1 2028, pending permitting and judicial review outcomes.

WIN Metals has taken a strategic step to progress its Radio Gold Project by securing a six-month option to acquire a modular gravity processing plant from Tungsten Mining, aligning with its plan for onsite gold processing at 120,000 tonnes per annum.

Fortuna Metals has commissioned its own laboratory in Malawi, accelerating sample processing and cutting assay costs as it nears a maiden resource estimate for its Mkanda rutile and graphite project.

International Graphite Ltd (ASX:IG6) has partnered with Alkeemia S.p.A. to establish a graphite processing facility in Italy, aiming for first production in the second half of 2027 and a final investment decision by Q3 2026.

Turaco Gold’s pre-feasibility study for the Afema Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire reveals a maiden 1.91 million ounce Probable Ore Reserve and robust project economics, underpinning a 10.3-year mine life producing over 2 million ounces of gold.

Alice Queen’s Project Definition Study for Horn Island reveals robust economics, including a pre-tax NPV of A$706 million and an IRR of 109%, underpinning plans to advance to feasibility stages.

Galilee Energy is gearing up to drill its Zydeco-1 well in Louisiana this July, aiming to kickstart near-term cash flow from a low-cost, low-risk gas-condensate project. The company’s newly formed US advisory board supports a strategy to scale production through repeatable Gulf Coast asset acquisitions.

Viking Mines has achieved a significant metallurgical breakthrough at its Linka Tungsten Project, boosting recovery to 76.0% with a 56.9% WO3 concentrate grade, surpassing previous targets and reinforcing a low-capex processing approach ahead of maiden drilling.

Fortuna Metals has produced 66kg of high-grade rutile concentrate from its Mkanda project bulk sample and is progressing drilling programs ahead of a maiden inferred resource estimate expected by early July 2026.

Viking Mines reports up to 1.1% WO3 in Linka stockpile samples, advancing processing and drilling plans amid strong tungsten prices.

Mont Royal Resources has unveiled an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Ashram Rare Earths Project, confirming robust economics and a long mine life with strategic importance for Western critical minerals supply chains.

Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has launched a detailed development program to commercialise a novel hydrometallurgical process for extracting gold and copper from electronic waste, aiming to disrupt traditional smelting with a more sustainable, low-energy method.