Latest Environmental Baseline Studies News

Stellar Resources has lifted tin recovery rates at the Queen Hill deposit to over 70%, a near 10% improvement on earlier estimates, enhancing the economics of its Heemskirk Tin Project. The company is integrating these gains into its Prefeasibility Study and has started early offtake talks.

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.

Wildcat Resources (ASX: WC8) has expanded its Bolt Cutter Central lithium discovery footprint beyond 2.3km with multiple high-grade spodumene intercepts, while advancing the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Tabba Tabba Project. The company maintains a strong cash position of A$43.3 million as it prepares for further drilling and development milestones.

Advance Metals Limited has announced its first JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for the Yoquivo Silver-Gold Project in Mexico, revealing a substantial inferred resource of 33 million ounces silver-equivalent. The resource's broad, shallow mineralisation supports potential bulk mining methods, with further exploration planned to expand the deposit.

Orbminco Limited has announced a significant update to its Majestic North Gold Project resource, increasing contained gold ounces by 127% and highlighting a high-grade domain that could accelerate mining plans.

Prodigy Gold has updated its Hyperion Gold deposit resource, boosting indicated ounces by 70% to 212,000 ounces and increasing the total resource to 454,000 ounces. This reflects successful 2025 drilling and improved confidence ahead of a planned scoping study.

Unico Silver Limited reports compelling high-grade gold-silver assay results from its Joaquin Project, confirming new shallow oxide mineralisation at Breccia Puntudo and extending mineralisation at La Negra SE beyond current resource boundaries.

Sky Metals reports significant new high-grade tin-tungsten-silver drilling results at its Tallebung Tin Project, confirming southern extensions and initiating the NSW State Significant Development approval process.

Stellar Resources has uncovered a new high-grade tin lode 60 meters beneath its existing Severn deposit, setting the stage for a resource upgrade and advancing its Heemskirk Tin Project development.

Ballard Mining has announced a significant upgrade to its Baldock gold resource at the Mt Ida Project, with Indicated resources rising sharply to 1 million ounces, setting the stage for a maiden Ore Reserve and advancing project development.

Stellar Resources has announced a significant 41% increase in the Queen Hill Mineral Resource Estimate, pushing the total contained tin at its Heemskirk Tin Project beyond 100,000 tonnes. This milestone underscores the project’s status as Australia’s highest-grade undeveloped tin resource.