Latest Heap Leach News

Alliance Nickel reported a $769,000 placement and a $422,000 R&D tax refund while progressing its NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project, despite renegotiating its Stellantis offtake agreement due to market shifts.

GBM Resources has reported a successful Stage 1 drilling campaign at its Twin Hills gold project in Queensland, revealing significant high-grade gold mineralisation beyond existing resources. The company also advanced its portfolio strategy by divesting non-core assets and securing a substantial capital raise.

Anax Metals Limited has secured a strategic $2.4 million placement and a $3.5 million loan, reinforcing its development plans for the Whim Creek Project in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The company is progressing its feasibility study update, due in March 2026, while advancing partnerships and funding strategies.

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has emerged strongly from a 26-month ASX suspension, delivering robust copper production and sales that beat expectations in the December 2025 quarter. The company’s strategic acquisitions and exploration efforts position it for growth in 2026.

OzAurum Resources reports robust, shallow high-grade gold results from its James Stage 1 open pit drilling, reinforcing confidence in near-term development and hinting at significant expansion potential.

Cyprium Metals is advancing its brownfield restart of the Nifty Copper Complex in Western Australia, targeting mid-2026 copper cathode production with a low-capital, high-cash-flow approach. The company has secured $41 million through an institutional placement and entitlement offer to fund exploration and expansion.

Cyprium Metals has raised A$41 million through an oversubscribed equity placement and entitlement offer to accelerate exploration and production growth at its flagship Nifty Copper Complex and regional projects.

ABx Group has reported exceptional rare earth extraction rates exceeding 80% from column leach tests on bulk samples at its Deep Leads project, suggesting heap leaching could outperform traditional tank methods and accelerate commercial production.

OzAurum Resources has lodged a key mining proposal for its Mulgabbie North Gold Project, outlining a low-capital, staged heap leach development with strong metallurgical recoveries and an owner-operator model to control costs amid record gold prices.

DevEx Resources has fortified its leadership and expanded its uranium footprint in the Northern Territory through key tenement acquisitions, backed by a $39 million capital raise. The company also advances rare earths metallurgy and prepares for an extensive 2026 drilling campaign.

Argent Minerals has announced a significant new high-grade silver discovery at its Kempfield NW Prospect in NSW, extending mineralisation beyond the current resource boundary. The discovery highlights strong potential for resource growth and development at one of Australia’s premier silver-polymetallic projects.

Australian Rare Earths has demonstrated a low-risk, scalable process producing a high-purity mixed rare earth oxide with 99.9% recovery, positioning its Koppamurra project as a strategic supplier amid tightening global rare earth markets.