Latest Heap Leach Processing News

Cobalt Blue Holdings has completed a promising scoping study for its Halls Creek copper-zinc-silver project and secured a key cobalt feedstock contract with Glencore, setting the stage for a final investment decision on its Kwinana Cobalt Refinery by year-end.

Red Metal Limited’s June 2025 Quarterly Report highlights significant metallurgical advances at its Sybella rare earth project and accelerated drilling programs across copper-gold and gold targets, supported by government grants and resource upgrades.

Axel REE Limited reports exceptional high-grade gallium and rare earth element mineralisation across a vast area at its Caladão Project, with promising metallurgical test results supporting low-cost extraction methods.

Marmota Limited reports a breakthrough titanium discovery at Muckanippie alongside exceptional gold recoveries from metallurgical tests at its flagship Aurora Tank deposit, while advancing drilling at Greenewood.

Axel REE Limited reports encouraging first-stage metallurgical results from its Caladão Project, confirming recoveries of valuable rare earth elements and gallium using cost-effective leaching methods.

Riedel Resources Limited has progressed its Kingman Project in Arizona, securing $1.4 million in fresh capital to fund drilling and development activities at the high-grade Tintic deposit. The company also strengthened its board with the appointment of an experienced independent director.

Saturn Metals has reported a robust June quarter highlighted by significant drilling success and exceptional metallurgical recoveries at Apollo Hill, lifting its gold resource to 2.24 million ounces. These developments set the stage for a pivotal Pre-Feasibility Study and maiden Ore Reserve later this year.

Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) reports significant progress in Q2 2025, including its first commercial heavy rare earth metals sale and a transformative low-cost production pathway at its Dubbo Project.

Saturn Metals has announced a substantial 10% increase in the Apollo Hill Gold Project resource, now totaling 2.24 million ounces with a strong majority classified as Measured and Indicated. This upgrade underpins upcoming feasibility studies and highlights ongoing exploration potential in Western Australia.

Australian Strategic Materials unveils a transformative heap leach approach for its Dubbo Project, cutting upfront capital costs by over half and accelerating rare earth oxide production amid rising global demand.

Challenger Gold advances its Hualilan Gold Project with final metallurgical testwork underway, confirming heap leach processing can economically recover low-grade gold previously deemed waste. This development promises to expand the project’s scale and improve its economics ahead of the full-scale Pre-Feasibility Study.

Bannerman Energy has successfully raised A$85 million through a placement to institutional investors, bolstering its cash reserves as it advances the Etango uranium project towards a Final Investment Decision.