Latest Metallurgical Test Work News

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.

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.