Latest Metallurgical Optimisation News

Galileo Mining has initiated diamond core drilling beneath its 17.5Mt Callisto PGE-nickel-copper resource in Western Australia, aiming to uncover deeper mineralisation and enhance metallurgical understanding.

Australia’s ANSTO has independently confirmed that Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde monazite concentrate is exempt from radioactive transport classification, simplifying export logistics and lowering downstream costs.

Caravel Minerals confirms its Definitive Feasibility Study for the Caravel Copper Project remains on track for mid-2026, while regulatory water investigations push the Final Investment Decision to late 2027. Meanwhile, strategic talks with Adani advance steadily.

Magnum Mining has confirmed that its Piracanjuba Prospect hosts an Ionic Adsorption Clay rare earth element system, revealing high recoveries of strategic metals under mild leaching conditions. This discovery could pave the way for a large-scale, low-cost rare earth operation in Brazil’s Azimuth REE Project.

BHP Group Limited reported a robust half-year to December 2025, with copper overtaking iron ore as the top earnings contributor and a detailed technical assessment released for its promising Vicuña copper-gold project.

Black Cat Syndicate’s latest drilling at Mt Clement confirms strong, high-grade antimony mineralisation extending beyond current resources, advancing the project towards a pivotal economic study.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX, AR3) reports breakthrough metallurgical testwork at its Koppamurra project, doubling heap leach irrigation rates and achieving around 70% recovery of key magnet rare earth elements. These advances promise faster production timelines and lower costs ahead of the Pre-Feasibility Study.

Brazilian Rare Earths has confirmed a breakthrough low-temperature acid-cure process achieving up to 97% rare earth extraction at just 150°C, promising lower costs and enhanced scalability for its Brazilian operations.

Impact Minerals has identified a promising standalone process to produce sulphate of potash and hydrochloric acid from lake clays in Western Australia, potentially reducing reliance on imports and addressing local industrial demand.

Sky Metals has expanded the known mineralised strike at its Doradilla Tin Project to over 10 kilometres, revealing high-grade tin-polymetallic results that significantly surpass previous targets and set the stage for a major drilling campaign.

Theta Gold Mines Limited has released a Revised Feasibility Study for its TGME Gold Mine Project in South Africa, projecting robust economics with a 13.1-year mine life and first gold production slated for early 2027.

Locksley Resources has reported outstanding high-grade antimony assay results from its Desert Antimony Mine in California, with samples reaching up to 26.1% Sb. This breakthrough supports the company’s plans for a pilot plant aimed at domestic production critical to U.S. defense needs.