Latest Diamonds News

Prospect Resources has declared a maiden JORC-compliant copper resource of 107.2 million tonnes at 0.5% copper at its Mumbezhi Project in Zambia, alongside securing a strategic A$15.2 million investment from First Quantum Minerals. This milestone advances the project towards development with Phase 2 drilling planned for Q2 2025.

Astute Metals reports a successful beneficiation test at its Red Mountain Lithium Project, achieving a 36% mass reduction and 22% lithium grade increase, while phase 2 diamond drilling advances with two holes completed.

Native Mineral Resources Holdings Limited (NMR) reports promising assay results from resource definition drilling at its Blackjack Gold Project in Queensland, confirming shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation and deeper extensions. The company is advancing refurbishment of its processing plant, targeting gold production in Q3 2025.

Traka Resources has strategically entered Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin by securing a 75% earn-in joint venture in the Didi Gold Project, which hosts confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation. The company plans an aggressive multi-stage exploration program backed by an experienced local team.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has identified a significant new copper target, Ferro West, near its existing Ferro deposit at the Llahuin project in Chile, supported by advanced geophysical data and surface copper oxide findings.

Magnetic Resources NL has significantly increased the Lady Julie North 4 gold deposit resource to 1.55 million ounces, supported by ongoing high-grade drilling and exceptional metallurgical recoveries of up to 97.5%. Feasibility studies for combined open pit and underground mining are advancing, targeting 150,000 ounces per annum over eight years.

Enova Mining has reported a series of high-grade titanium mineralisation intercepts at its CODA North project in Brazil, with assays exceeding 15% TiO2, reinforcing the site's rare earth and multi-commodity potential.

CGN Resources reports encouraging gold and IOCG pathfinder element enrichment from its UltraFine+™ surface geochemistry program at the Webb Project, underpinning multiple new high-priority targets ahead of planned drilling in April 2025.

Power Minerals has completed its initial diamond drilling phase at the Niobio Project in Brazil, intersecting pegmatites in all 10 holes with some exceeding 30 metres in thickness. Assay results expected in coming months will guide the next exploration steps.

Waratah Minerals has initiated diamond drilling at its Spur Gold-Copper Project in New South Wales, targeting promising porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum mineralisation at the Breccia West Prospect. This move follows recent high-resolution magnetic surveys that have refined exploration targets and aims to deepen understanding of the region's epithermal-porphyry link.

Artemis Resources has completed the second tranche of a $4 million capital raise, enabling the resumption of drilling at its Karratha Gold Project after cyclone-related delays.

Asian Battery Metals PLC is set to launch its 2025 Phase 3 exploration program at the Oval Cu-Ni project in Mongolia, aiming to extend high-grade mineralisation and explore new geophysical targets with up to 1500 metres of diamond drilling.