Latest Metallurgical Recovery News

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd (ASX:AGC) has intersected a 6.5m semi-massive chalcopyrite zone at its Evergreen project, marking its broadest copper interval to date in the South Cobar Basin. The company aims to deliver an initial resource estimate for Evergreen by July while continuing to extend its 38.5Moz silver-equivalent Achilles deposit.

Encounter Resources has identified a new copper zone at its Elsa prospect in Western Australia's Paterson Province, prompting an expansion of its drilling program to better delineate the breccia system.

Ora Banda Mining has significantly expanded its gold resources and reserves at Waihi and Round Dam, while greenlighting a $375 million new mill and Waihi Underground development as part of its DRIVE to 300 growth plan.

Encounter Resources has achieved strong metallurgical recoveries of 51-53% niobium and up to 57% Nb2O5 concentrate grade from the Green deposit at its Aileron Project, validating conventional processing methods and supporting multi-decade mining potential.

Maronan Metals has reported robust assay results from its 2025 infill drilling, revealing significant shallow copper-gold and silver-lead mineralisation that could boost early mining inventory. A revised boxcut design also promises to cut excavation volumes substantially.

Euro Manganese reveals a strong Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Czech manganese project, highlighting a 48% operating margin and a phased build strategy aimed at meeting soaring battery material demand.

Argent Minerals has pushed silver mineralisation beyond the current Kempfield Lode 100 resource boundary with a broad 91.2m intercept from near surface, highlighting significant potential for resource growth and mine development optionality.

Black Bear Minerals has boosted its Independence Project resource in Nevada to 2.2 million ounces gold equivalent, including a standout 1Moz high-grade skarn at 6.3g/t gold, achieved at a mineral growth cost of just AU$4.71 per ounce.

Asara Resources has raised $60 million through a strongly supported institutional placement to fast-track drilling and development at its flagship Kada Gold Project in Guinea.

Axel REE reports thick, shallow rare earth mineralisation with strong heavy rare earth enrichment at Woolrich, underpinning plans for an Indicated resource upgrade and in-situ recovery trials.

Genesis Minerals is poised to boost its gold output to an aspirational 500,000 ounces per annum following its strategic acquisition of Magnetic Resources and the construction of a new Tower Hill mill in Western Australia.

Dreadnought Resources has launched a comprehensive target definition program at its Mangaroon Gold Project, deploying soil sampling and a gradient array induced polarization survey to pinpoint new drill targets ahead of discovery-focused drilling later this year.