Latest Metallurgical Testing News

Mount Hope Mining has advanced its Mt Solitary gold project with strong drilling results and metallurgical testwork, aiming for a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate by the end of 2026.

Nex Metals Explorations and Wangkatja Tjungula Aboriginal Corporation have significantly enlarged their East Scotia Gold Project in Western Australia, submitting four new exploration licence applications that boost the project area to approximately 873.1 square kilometres.

Kantra Copper (ASX:KAN) showcased a robust growth strategy at the Copper to the World Conference, spotlighting its Kanmantoo mine extension, Emily Star development, and advancing exploration projects. The company maintains strong production guidance and financial health amid a tightening copper market.

Southern Cross Gold’s latest drilling at Sunday Creek delivers a blistering 972 g/t gold hit at 620 metres depth and pushes high-grade gold-antimony veins closer to surface and further east than ever before.

White Cliff Minerals has expanded the ultra high-grade Danvers 3 copper zone at its Rae Project, hitting a new peak assay of 23.5% copper and extending the mineralised strike to over 220 metres. Follow-up drilling aims to unlock further growth across the emerging copper system.

Pivotal Metals’ latest metallurgical tests reveal copper recoveries exceeding 90% at the Horden Lake project, alongside robust recoveries of nickel, gold, silver, and palladium. These results underpin the upcoming scoping study and highlight the project’s financing potential through by-product credits.

Sunstone Metals has reported significantly improved metallurgical recoveries at its Bramaderos Gold-Copper Project in Ecuador, raising copper recovery to 80% and gold to 93%, well above previous estimates, which is expected to enhance project economics and production metrics.

McLaren Minerals has reported its best assay batch yet from the 2026 drilling program at the McLaren Titanium Project, with heavy mineral grades climbing to 5.44% from surface across 1,199 metres.

Azzuro Resources has locked in high-grade copper-gold zones at its Red Hill project in Mongolia, extending mineralisation over 550 metres of strike and 150 metres depth with new zones identified and Phase 2 drilling underway.

Nimy Resources reports metallurgical tests achieving 84% gallium and up to 95% rare earth extraction at its Mons Project Block 3, underpinning proprietary processing technology and feeding into a scoping study.

High-Tech Metals has lifted its Mt Fisher gold resource by nearly half, adding a significant underground component beneath the historical pit. This expansion sets the stage for further drilling and development.

Barkly Rare Earths has achieved a 99% magnet rare earth oxide extraction in preliminary metallurgical testing, a marked improvement over previous efforts. This early success could shape the processing approach for its flagship Barkly Project.