Latest Metallurgical Testing News

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.

Gold Mountain Limited has reported additional high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Ayrton Senna Prospect within the Down Under Project in Brazil, with assay results highlighting shallow mineralisation open at depth and strong magnet rare earth oxide ratios.

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.

Solstice Minerals has pushed the known limits of its Nanadie Copper-Gold Project with Phase 2 drilling confirming mineralisation 160m beyond the 2022 resource boundary and over a 1.2km strike length. The ongoing campaign includes diamond tails probing depth extensions, with assays pending to quantify promising visual sulphide zones.

Temas Resources is on track to fully commission its Ontario metallurgical lab by July 2026, initiating large-scale testing of La Blache project material to refine its proprietary RCL technology and support commercialization.

Neometals has completed a second phase of metallurgical testing at its Ironclad gold deposit, delivering gold recoveries that surpass previous assumptions and support near-term project development.

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.