Latest Iron Ore News

CZR Resources has reported significant gold assay results from its 2025 drilling at the Top Camp deposit, confirming a major discovery within the Croydon Gold Project. The company plans to resume drilling in March 2026, aiming to expand its promising gold system.

Bhagwan Marine Limited has announced a transformative acquisition of Riverside Marine Holdings for up to $130 million, significantly boosting its scale, service diversity, and earnings potential.

A single exploration name blew the doors off the leaderboard, while two well-known uranium plays and a Nevada explorer sank hard. Behind the noise: deals got closer to completion, big raisings reset prices, and several “good news” gaps didn’t survive the week.

A single drill program in WA delivered a once-a-year spike, while several small caps fell hard after reopening with price gaps. This week also saw big money raised for gold and uranium builds, and a run of resource upgrades across critical minerals.

Macro Metals Limited has secured shareholder approval for a A$5.3 million budget to push the Extension Iron Ore Project in Western Australia towards mine construction readiness, marking a significant step in its development.

Champion Iron Limited has raised US$100 million through a private placement with La Caisse to help fund its proposed acquisition of Rana Gruber ASA. The deal signals a strategic push to expand Champion’s iron ore footprint in Quebec.

QX Resources has raised $1.23 million through a placement to fund exploration at its promising Madaba Uranium Project in Tanzania, setting the stage for a heli-borne survey and maiden drilling program this year.

Patriot Resources has appointed mining engineer and finance expert Dominic Duggan as CEO to spearhead development of its high-grade silver and gold projects across Peru, Zambia, and Canada.

Tempest Minerals and Capricorn Metals have agreed to extend the completion date for the Yalgoo Project sale to mid-February 2026, allowing time to finalise administrative and regulatory requirements without altering deal terms.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Strike Resources has taken significant steps to enhance its Apurímac Iron Ore Project’s export capabilities through a new port services agreement and is progressing towards resuming mining operations. Meanwhile, its stake in Lithium Energy benefits from a major asset sale, boosting cash reserves.