Latest Heap Leaching News

Norwest Minerals has advanced its gold and silver projects with significant drilling campaigns and a strategic focus on its high-grade silver discovery, leveraging soaring silver prices and new geophysical data.

Pacgold has initiated cyanide irrigation on 250,000 tonnes of ore at its White Dam Gold Project, setting the stage for imminent gold production and initial cash flow. This milestone marks a pivotal step in the company’s transition from explorer to producer.

AusQuest Limited has significantly extended the copper-gold mineralised system at its Cangallo project in Peru through recent diamond and RC drilling, revealing depths beyond 800 metres and strike length exceeding one kilometre.

Flagship Minerals has received a second $1.25 million funding tranche from strategic partner Xinhai following completion of due diligence at the Pantanillo Gold Project. Environmental baseline studies are underway, and a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate is expected soon.

Panther Metals has completed a $315k shortfall placement, bolstering its funding as it plans deeper drilling at Burtville East and initiates a strategic review of its Coglia project in response to soaring cobalt prices.

Legacy Iron Ore has ceased mining operations at Mt Celia, marking the end of Phase I, while advancing heap leach studies and exploring a Carbon-in-Leach plant to drive future growth.

ABx Group’s preliminary column leach tests reveal exceptional extraction rates of heavy rare earths from its Deep Leads project, underscoring the potential for cost-effective heap leaching and accelerated commercial production.

West Cobar Metals is making significant progress across its Salazar, Bulla Park, and Mystique projects, initiating metallurgical testwork and planning drilling programs that could reshape resource estimates and project economics.

Pacgold has secured approval to restart heap leach irrigation at its White Dam Gold Project and is progressing a significant drilling campaign to upgrade resources, setting the stage for a production restart in 2026.

Cavalier Resources has reported further high-grade gold assay results from its Southern Development Area at the Crawford Gold Project, confirming promising extensional mineralisation beyond the Stage 1 Starter Pit. The company is advancing plans to upgrade its Mineral Resource Estimate while awaiting additional assay data.

Everest Metals Corporation’s latest drilling at Mt Dimer Taipan confirms high-grade gold mineralisation extending beyond current resources, while heap leach sampling reveals promising recoverable gold potential.

Saturn Metals has released a positive Pre-Feasibility Study for its Apollo Hill Gold Project, outlining a 14-year open pit mine with a maiden Ore Reserve of 1.59 million ounces and strong financial returns. The study supports a move to Definitive Feasibility Study with full funding secured through that phase.