Latest Heap Leach News

Red Metal Limited is progressing key rare earth and base metal projects across Australia, securing government grants and proposing a major Maronan Metals share distribution to shareholders.

OzAurum Resources has reported robust shallow gold intercepts from initial drilling at its Mulgabbie North Paleochannel Project, reinforcing potential for resource growth along a 4km trend.

AusQuest has confirmed a vast copper-gold system at its Cangallo project in Peru, revealing broad mineralisation and multiple higher-grade zones. Meanwhile, exploration momentum continues in Australia under a South32 alliance, with key drilling programs poised to start.

Alliance Nickel is pursuing capital cost savings at its NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project through vat leaching trials while reporting promising gold assay results from initial drilling at Australia United. A $4.15 million entitlement offer aims to fund these efforts amid ongoing offtake renegotiations with Stellantis.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX: AR3) reported robust progress at its Koppamurra Rare Earths Project, delivering a high-purity Mixed Rare Earth Oxide pathway with near-complete rare earth recovery and improved heap leach performance. Concurrently, the company defined new uranium targets at Overland with drilling imminent, supported by a strengthened balance sheet following a $6 million placement and government grants.

Tartana Minerals has raised $4.5 million to accelerate drilling and boost copper sulphate production, underpinning its extensive critical metals portfolio in Far North Queensland.

OD6 Metals has secured a strategic foothold in the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, delivering ultra-high-grade assay results and commencing systematic exploration. Meanwhile, metallurgical progress at its Splinter Rock rare earths project and new copper targets at Gulf Creek underpin a diversified critical minerals portfolio.

Marmota Limited has launched an extensive maiden drilling campaign targeting the southern Mainwood extension of its Greenewood gold discovery in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, aiming to expand the mineralised strike to 2km.

Far East Gold Limited reveals promising metallurgical test results from its Idenburg project, showing gold recoveries around 95% using conventional processing methods. These early findings suggest a straightforward processing route but remain preliminary pending further testing.

Tartana Minerals has finished stacking 50,000 tonnes of copper-rich pit fill and is finalising a key plant upgrade, setting the stage for copper sulphate production to resume within weeks.

Axel REE is accelerating its in situ recovery (ISR) mining trials at the Caladão Project in Brazil, targeting rare earth elements and gallium extraction through a low-cost, environmentally friendly method. The company is fully funded for pilot wellfield trials at the Woolrich deposit, with expansion potential at Paraíso and Tiger Creek.

TG Metals Limited has unveiled a major Mineral Resource Estimate upgrade for its Van Uden Gold Project, with Indicated gold ounces surging 120% to 152,600 oz and total pit constrained resources reaching 270,800 oz at 1.06 g/t Au. This marks a significant step in advancing the project towards near-term production.