Latest Metallurgical Testing News

Fortuna Metals has appointed mineral sands marketing veteran Ian Hind to lead its marketing strategy as it ramps up drilling at the Mkanda and Kampini rutile projects in Malawi, aiming to advance resource definition and commercial viability in 2026.

OD6 Metals has secured a valuable historical dataset from Union Carbide to fast-track exploration and resource definition at its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, cutting costs and timelines significantly.

Alma Metals has raised $4 million through an oversubscribed placement to fund critical drilling and pre-feasibility studies at its Briggs Copper Project, reinforcing investor confidence and positioning the company for increased joint venture control.

Ark Mines has intercepted low-grade gold in its Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project, revealing potential value-add from gold credits alongside rare earths. Further assays and development studies are underway.

PTR Minerals has received the final batch of assay results from its Rosewood East drilling, revealing consistent, shallow, and high-grade heavy mineralisation. The company remains on track to deliver its maiden Mineral Resource Estimate in Q2 2026.

Centaurus Metals has unveiled multiple large-scale copper-in-soil anomalies at its newly acquired Rio Novo tenements, expanding the Boi Novo Project footprint. Concurrent drilling continues to deliver promising copper-gold and iron ore intersections, while metallurgical tests indicate strong concentrate recoveries.

Resolution Minerals has achieved 99.5% recovery of stibnite from lower grade Antimony Ridge samples, reinforcing the project's potential as a key US antimony source. Further flotation and hydrometallurgical test work is underway alongside a major drilling campaign at Golden Gate.

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.

PhosCo Ltd has delivered maiden Mineral Resource Estimates for the KM and SAB phosphate deposits at its Gasaat Project in Tunisia, adding 20.2 Mt at 20.5% P₂O₅ and lifting the total resource to 166.6 Mt. The shallow, low-strip deposits promise improved early production and underpin an updated scoping study due in Q3 2026.

EV Resources has reached a critical milestone with dry commissioning of the grinding circuit at its Tecomatlán Processing Plant, setting the stage for near-term antimony production amid global supply constraints.

Barton Gold’s preliminary gravity test at its Tolmer Silver prospect produced a concentrate grading above 100,000 g/t silver, prompting an expedited follow-up drilling campaign to explore extensions and confirm metallurgical potential.

Mont Royal Resources reveals one of the largest fluorspar deposits globally at its Ashram Project, supported by historical test work showing high-grade acid-spar concentrate potential and shifting global supply dynamics.