Latest Heavy Minerals News

Iron Road Ltd faces headwinds in securing partners for its Central Eyre Iron Project amid market and energy volatility, delays drilling at Mulgathing due to flooding, but reports promising heavy mineral sands results and evolving land option dynamics at Cape Hardy.

Chilwa Minerals has mobilised a second diamond drill rig at its Mpyupyu target in Malawi, accelerating exploration of niobium, rare earths, tantalum, and gallium within a newly identified alkaline syenite intrusion. With over 1,000 metres drilled and key assay results pending, the company is poised for a revised resource estimate in May 2026.

Hillgrove Resources posted a record 3,120 tonnes of copper production in Q1 2026, driving a 22% jump in cash to $25.2 million. The company’s exploration at Emily Star and Nugent underpins ambitions to surpass 2 million tonnes annual throughput.

Iluka Resources scaled back mineral sands output in Q1 2026 amid operational idling and market caution, while capital expenditure on its Eneabba rare earths refinery hit $977 million with commissioning progressing.

Dalaroo Metals appoints Trystan Hughes as Exploration Manager for Greenland and Western Australia, bolstering expertise as sediment sampling at Blue Lagoon Project reveals elevated zirconium consistent with a sediment-hosted critical minerals system.

MRG Metals Limited has reported high-grade Total Heavy Mineral (THM) assay results from the fifth alluvial target at its Adriano Rare Earth Project in Mozambique, reinforcing district-scale mineralisation across five targets. Mineralogical studies and assays from adjacent licences are pending, supporting the broader Adriano-Fotinho critical mineral corridor potential.

Bayan Mining and Minerals Limited has verified key rare earth element minerals at its Desert Star project in California, confirming a phosphate-rich hard-rock system dominated by light rare earth elements. The company is advancing towards its maiden drill program following regulatory approvals.

Fortuna Metals Limited (ASX:FUN) has announced a conceptual exploration target of 180 to 240 million tonnes at 0.86 to 1.0% rutile grade for its Mkanda project in Malawi, with major drilling programs planned in 2026 to advance resource definition.

Dome Gold Mines Ltd launches a $3 million convertible note offering to fund key developments in Fiji, including the Sigatoka Feasibility Study and expanded exploration for copper, gold, and silver.

Astron Limited has completed a Bankable Feasibility Study for Phase 1 of its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project, confirming robust economics and advanced financing talks ahead of a targeted Q2 2026 Final Investment Decision.

Reward Minerals has expanded its Mountain Pond Gold Project in Newfoundland by acquiring a new mineral licence adjoining the Jackpot Prospect, setting the stage for maiden drilling in 2026. This strategic consolidation unlocks a highly prospective fault zone with historic gold and multi-element anomalies but no prior drilling.

McLaren Minerals has identified a vast 54-kilometre zircon-rich mineral sands system with promising rare earth element potential at its Barossa Project in South Australia’s Eucla Basin. Historical data and geological reinterpretation reveal multiple mineralised centres, setting the stage for further exploration.