Latest Metallurgical Test Work News

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.

Ark Mines has produced high-grade monazite and titanium dioxide products from its Sandy Mitchell heavy mineral concentrate, marking a key step toward commercialising its North Queensland rare earths project.

Mithril Silver and Gold has delivered compelling drilling results at its Copalquin project in Mexico, highlighting significant high-grade gold and silver intercepts that underpin an imminent resource update.

Cannindah Resources continues to push the boundaries of its Cannindah Breccia copper-gold deposit with new drilling extending the Southern Shoot and revealing wider, higher-grade zones in both Southern and Northern Shoots, setting the stage for a significant resource upgrade later this year.

Sunshine Metals has agreed to sell its Hodgkinson Project to EQ Resources for $250,000, freeing up capital and management bandwidth to accelerate gold production at Mt Moss and exploration at Sybil.

Astron Limited’s updated economic study for Phase 2 of its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project reveals a $1.5 billion incremental pre-tax NPV8 and a mine life extended to 52 years, doubling ore throughput and reinforcing the project’s long-term strategic value.

Horizon Gold has reported multiple high-grade gold intercepts from recent RC drilling at its Gum Creek Project, underpinning resource growth and supporting a mid-2026 feasibility study completion.