Latest Gold And Base Metals News

Sunshine Metals reports high-grade gold assays up to 64.5g/t Au at its new shallow Mt Pleasant prospect near Charters Towers, alongside ongoing drilling progress at the Liontown oxide gold resource with results expected soon.

Medallion Metals has reported significant extensional drilling results at its Gem deposit, pushing high-grade gold-copper-silver mineralisation up to 80 metres beyond current resource boundaries and reinforcing plans for near-term sulphide development.

Venus Metals Corporation’s subsidiary Redscope has won a $52,500 grant from the WA Government to co-fund diamond drilling at the Pincher Copper Project, targeting a significant geophysical anomaly. Drilling is set to begin in June 2025, advancing exploration of a promising volcanogenic massive sulphide system.

Medallion Metals and IGO have revised terms for Medallion’s acquisition of the Forrestania Nickel Operation, securing full asset ownership with a royalty on future gold production. The transaction targets completion by late 2025, underpinning a new gold-copper producer in Western Australia.

West Cobar Metals has secured all approvals to begin a fully funded RC drilling program at its Fraser Range Project, targeting five priority copper-gold and base metal prospects starting mid-May 2025.

Strickland Metals has launched its largest-ever exploration campaign at the Rogozna Gold and Base Metals Project in Serbia, targeting resource expansion and new discoveries with over 50,000m of drilling planned in 2025.

RareX Limited has won a $175,000 government-backed drilling grant to advance exploration of significant gallium mineralisation at its Khaleesi Project in Western Australia, underpinning the project’s critical minerals promise.

Legacy Minerals has reported compelling new assay results from historic diamond drilling at its Drake Project in NSW, confirming broad, high-grade gold and base metal mineralisation that supports resource growth and robust economics.

Warriedar Resources has announced a maiden antimony Mineral Resource Estimate at its Ricciardo deposit, establishing the largest open-pit antimony resource in Australia and doubling its gold equivalent resource.

Alvo Minerals has signed a non-binding LOI to acquire the Lavra Velha Gold-Copper Project with a 520koz gold resource, while progressing exploration at its Palma Copper-Zinc Project and launching a $4.4 million capital raise.

Ballymore Resources reports strong progress at its Queensland projects, highlighted by ongoing high-grade underground drilling at Dittmer and promising metallurgical testwork results. The company maintains a solid $4 million cash position while advancing exploration across its portfolio.

S2 Resources reported significant progress across its Australian and Finnish projects during the March 2025 quarter, completing key geophysical surveys and drilling programs while maintaining a solid cash balance of A$2.2 million.