Latest Metallurgical Advances News

Coda Minerals reports a metallurgical breakthrough at its Elizabeth Creek project, significantly increasing copper and silver recoveries while reducing costs, leading to a substantial uplift in project economics. The simplified flowsheet excludes cobalt from the base case, lowering risk and positioning cobalt as future upside.

Ark Mines Ltd is fast-tracking its Sandy Mitchell rare earths project in Queensland, backed by a $4.5 million investment from the Queensland Investment Corporation and targeting production by late 2027.

Black Canyon Limited reports some of its thickest and highest-grade manganese and iron assay results to date from the Wandanya Project, confirming significant shallow mineralisation over a 2km strike. Phase 3 drilling is underway to expand this promising discovery.

Kingsland Minerals has achieved a major milestone with 99.97% purified spherical graphite from its Leliyn project, positioning itself as a key supplier for EV battery materials. The company is advancing processing optimisation and preparing for a September scoping study.

Metals Australia has dramatically expanded its Lac Carheil Graphite Project resource in Quebec, tripling contained graphite to 5.1 million tonnes and advancing a pre-feasibility study that positions the project as a key player in North America's critical minerals landscape.

Victory Metals Ltd has announced a substantial upgrade to its North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earth Element Project, increasing the mineral resource by nearly 30% and revealing some of the highest heavy rare earth element ratios recorded in Australia.

OD6 Metals reports significant metallurgical advancements at its Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project, integrating Ion Exchange technology to enhance impurity removal and increase recovery rates. These improvements promise to materially improve project economics and broaden market appeal.

Black Canyon Limited reports compelling assay results from its Wandanya manganese discovery, confirming shallow, thick, and high-grade mineralisation over a 2km strike. The company plans to launch Phase 3 drilling to further define this promising resource.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated has announced a major metallurgical advancement at its Sunday Creek project, delivering a high-grade, low-arsenic antimony-gold concentrate alongside excellent gold recovery. This development enhances the project's economic potential amid shifting global supply dynamics for critical metals.

Enova Mining has raised $0.85 million to fund a diamond drilling campaign targeting high-grade rare earth elements at its East Salinas Project in Brazil, signaling strong investor confidence and advancing its critical minerals portfolio.

Nova Minerals reports a significant metallurgical breakthrough at its RPM Deposit, achieving a 4.33 times upgrade in gold grade via ore sorting and up to 68.7% gold recovery from heap leaching of lower-grade ore. This advances the Estelle Project’s development with a promising new processing flowsheet.

Ballymore Resources has reported exceptional high-grade gold intersections at its Dittmer Project, alongside government grants to accelerate exploration and a key mining lease approval recommendation.