Latest Metallurgical Test Work News

Podium Minerals has confirmed a substantial vertical extension of its Parks Reef PGM deposit in Western Australia, with new drilling revealing strong platinum group metal and copper-gold mineralisation to depths of around 450-500 metres.

Chilwa Minerals’ latest assays from drill hole MPYDD007 at Nakombe South in Malawi confirm a multi-commodity critical minerals system with significant niobium, tantalum, rare earth elements, and gallium mineralisation. The company has defined a maiden conceptual Exploration Target and is advancing drilling towards a maiden Mineral Resource.

White Cliff Minerals has kicked off diamond drilling at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, targeting extensions of a 1.7km high-grade sediment-hosted copper system identified in 2025. The 2026 campaign aims to test deeper and strike extensions guided by geophysical surveys, underpinning the project's district-scale potential.

IperionX has acquired Covia’s Camden mineral assets adjacent to its Titan Project, consolidating a key U.S. critical minerals province and enhancing its supply chain for heavy rare earths and titanium.

Power Minerals has kicked off its first diamond drilling campaign at the Morro do Ferro Rare Earths Project in Brazil, aiming to expand high-grade rare earth mineralisation and underpin future resource estimates.

Enova Mining has unveiled significant rare earth element mineralisation at its new Curioso Prospect within the East Salinas Project in Brazil, with auger drilling revealing high-grade, surface-level saprolite-hosted REE mineralisation.

Dreadnought Resources has identified three extensive gold trends at Illaara’s CRA Homestead target, with follow-up infill drilling set to sharpen the picture of this emerging system.

Great Northern Minerals has unveiled a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate at its Iron Butte Gold-Silver Project in Nevada, quantifying 480,000 ounces of gold and 11.5 million ounces of silver. The deposit remains open for expansion, with drilling planned for Q3 2026 backed by $3.9 million in cash.

Killi Resources has agreed to acquire an 80% interest in the Lodestone Iron Ore Project, boasting a 110Mt inferred resource with premium 69% Fe concentrate, backed by a $15 million capital raise.

Mount Hope Mining (ASX:MHM) has completed two drilling phases at its Mt Solitary gold project in NSW’s Cobar Basin, delivering significant high-grade gold intercepts and preparing to launch an expanded Phase 3 drilling campaign targeting resource growth.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from the first seven holes of its 110-hole drill program at the Orient Silver-Indium Project, confirming broad, high-grade mineralisation that underpins Australia’s largest known silver-indium deposit.

Forrestania Resources has boosted its Lady Lyla gold deposit resource to 41,700 ounces at a higher grade, unveiling a maiden Indicated category that now constitutes the majority of the resource. The update follows a substantial drilling campaign and sets the stage for further development work at the Forrestania Gold Hub in Western Australia.