Latest Heap Leach News

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) is progressing its U.S.-focused critical minerals strategy by formally engaging with U.S. government funding programs and partnering with Washington D.C.-based advisor GreenMet. The company’s Australian projects contain key minerals aligned with U.S. supply chain priorities, while it evaluates potential U.S. acquisitions to expand its footprint.

Pacgold Limited (ASX: PGO) has marked a significant milestone by producing its first gold at the White Dam Gold Project in South Australia, transitioning from an explorer to a gold producer. The company is progressing with plant upgrades and plans for pad expansion to increase production capacity.

Saturn Metals Limited has announced exceptional high-grade gold assay results from its Apollo Hill Gold Project in Western Australia, including a record 1m intercept grading 277g/t Au. These findings highlight significant untapped northern extensions beyond the existing 2.24Moz Mineral Resource and support ongoing exploration and resource growth.

OzAurum Resources reports exceptional heap leach test results at Mulgabbie North, confirming rapid gold recovery and advancing a low-capex development strategy with near-complete plant refurbishment.

Sun Silver Limited has launched an ambitious 2026 drilling campaign at its Maverick Silver Project in Nevada, deploying four diamond core rigs to upgrade and expand its mineral resource while advancing metallurgical studies.

Tartana Minerals has secured $4.5 million in capital to fast-track exploration and increase copper sulphate production at its Far North Queensland projects. The company is poised to expand its resource base and production capabilities with new drilling and operational upgrades.

PolarX Limited’s latest drilling at the Ridgeline prospect in Nevada reveals extensive silver mineralisation alongside impressive gold grades, underscoring the potential for a major discovery within the Humboldt Range Project.

West Cobar Metals reports promising metallurgical testwork supporting a low-cost heap leach processing pathway at its Salazar Critical Minerals Project, highlighting strong recoveries of high-value rare earths including dysprosium and terbium.

Saturn Metals has appointed global engineering firm Ausenco to complete the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Apollo Hill Gold Project, aiming to advance the development of a major new gold operation in Western Australia.

Norwest Minerals has announced a substantial 74% increase in its Bulgera Gold Project resource, now totaling 501,000 ounces, driven by deeper drilling and a strategic cut-off grade revision aligned with heap leach economics.

AusQuest Limited has kicked off an extensive new drilling campaign at its Cangallo copper-gold project in Peru, aiming to expand mineralisation and uncover higher-grade copper sulphides beneath the surface.

Cyprium Metals has completed the second tranche of its placement, raising A$36 million to advance the phased restart of its Nifty Copper Complex in Western Australia.