Latest Metallurgical Optimisation News

Lac Gold Limited's latest drilling at the Rouyn Gold Project reveals extensive high-grade gold mineralisation, while the acquisition of the historic Golden Patricia Mine adds a significant growth platform. The company ends the quarter with $13.3 million in cash and a clear focus on resource expansion.

Viking Mines has secured full permitting and contractor engagement for its maiden 63-hole drilling campaign at the Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada, alongside metallurgical testwork exceeding recovery targets and a strategic divestment of its First Hit Gold Project.

Aldoro Resources has secured A$4.3 million through unsecured convertible notes, providing funding to accelerate development at its Kameelburg Critical Minerals Project and exploring a potential Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing.

Critical Minerals Group’s Pre-Feasibility Study for its Lindfield Vanadium Project delivers a robust $821 million pre-tax NPV and 26.6% IRR, setting the stage for a Definitive Feasibility Study and potential final investment decision in 2027.

European Resources Limited has boosted its Korsnäs rare earth project with a 15.4 million tonne Inferred Mineral Resource and promising metallurgical advances, while new seismic anomalies open fresh exploration avenues.

Critica Limited’s recent drilling at its Jupiter Rare Earth Project has validated broad, near-surface high-grade zones, underpinning an imminent resource upgrade and advancing its scoping study.

Krakatoa Resources has verified significant visual antimony mineralisation in early 2026 drilling at its Zopkhito project, advancing efforts to formalise a JORC-compliant resource estimate. Assays remain pending as the company prepares for underground sampling and metallurgical testing.

Resouro Strategic Metals is set to raise up to C$2 million through a non-brokered private placement to fund pre-feasibility studies and metallurgical work at its flagship Tiros project in Brazil, building on a recent robust preliminary economic assessment.

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) has identified promising high-grade scandium drill targets at its Salazar project, alongside metallurgical testwork indicating potential for lower-cost scandium production via atmospheric leaching and bioleaching.

Krakatoa Resources (ASX: KTA) has raised $1.6 million through a placement to fund its 2026 drilling and development program at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project. The capital will support efforts to convert a foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate, alongside metallurgical and environmental studies.

Krakatoa Resources has launched its second underground drilling season at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project, aiming to convert a foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate while pushing early mine development.

Temas Resources' re-assay program at the Hervieux West deposit validates extensive high-grade titanium-vanadium mineralisation and reveals significant gallium, scandium, and chromium credits, accelerating resource development at the La Blache Project.