Latest Heap Leach News

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.

Pacgold Limited is advancing its White Dam Gold Project with 95% completion of the Vertigo drilling program, delivering strong assay results that support an imminent resource upgrade. Operational milestones include commissioning of heap leach pad crushing, setting the stage for a production ramp-up.

Helix Resources has formalised a joint venture to earn up to 40% of the Gold Basin oxide gold project in Arizona, marking a significant expansion into a prolific US gold district. The agreement sets clear milestones for exploration and resource updates over the next two years.

Saturn Metals has reported compelling high-grade gold assay results from its Titan Zone at Apollo Hill, reinforcing the potential of the Iris Footwall structure. These results pave the way for a resource update and feasibility study progress.

OzAurum Resources has kicked off an 18,000-metre drilling campaign at its Mulgabbie North Gold Project, aiming to confirm high-grade gold zones and accelerate its pathway to production.

Alliance Nickel is advancing its NiWest project by exploring vat leaching to reduce capital costs and has completed initial gold drilling at Wanbanna, while continuing offtake talks with Stellantis and considering a NASDAQ listing via de-SPAC.