Latest Economic Assessment News

Rua Gold has lodged a Fast-Track Referral application for its Auld Creek gold and antimony project in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield, aiming to speed up permitting and development under new government legislation.

Krakatoa Resources has restructured its acquisition of the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project in Georgia, adopting a staged earn-in model that reduces upfront payments and prioritises capital deployment into exploration and development activities for 2026.

Magnum Mining names Antonio Vitor Junior as Managing Director to spearhead major drilling campaigns at its Azimuth and Parker projects, aiming to convert promising early rare earth results into a formal resource.

Sun Silver has engaged global engineering firm Ausenco to lead critical concept and scoping studies for its Maverick Silver Project in Nevada, aiming to underpin a maiden Scoping Study by late 2026. The move leverages Ausenco’s North American precious metals expertise and comes as silver prices hover near US$77 an ounce, bolstering project economics.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. has transitioned its Sunday Creek project into execution, commencing surface works and targeting a maiden inferred resource in early 2027, supported by a robust $123.2 million cash position.

BMC Minerals has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for its Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic project in Yukon, receiving a positive Decision Document that enables progression to final permitting and targets a 2027 Final Investment Decision.

SQX Resources continues to impress with thick, high-grade gold intercepts near surface at its Red Bird project in Arizona, reinforcing open-pit potential ahead of further assays and geophysical work.

Kingsland Minerals has announced breakthrough metallurgical test results from its Leliyn Graphite Project, revealing gallium recoveries up to 94%. The critical metal’s extraction potential could enhance project economics, with plans to establish a maiden gallium JORC Resource in 2026.

Greenwing Resources has initiated a scoping study at its 100%-owned San Jorge Lithium Brine Project in Argentina, appointing lithium brine specialist Zelandez to lead the work. The study aims to define development pathways and an economic framework for the project, which hosts a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate of 1.07Mt LCE.

FireFly Metals Ltd reports strong drilling results at its Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Canada, reinforcing the continuity of high-grade mineralisation in the Core Zone and adjacent VMS zones. These results support an upcoming resource upgrade and economic studies scheduled for mid-2026.

PolarX Limited has reported exceptional high-grade copper assay results from its 2025 drilling at the Caribou Dome Copper Project in Alaska, with plans for a substantial 10,500m drilling campaign commencing in June 2026.

Red Metal Limited is set to distribute the majority of its 35.2% stake in Maronan Metals to shareholders, aiming to boost liquidity and allow investors to directly engage with Maronan’s promising silver project.