Latest Metallurgical Testwork News

CuFe’s expanded scoping study for its Orlando copper-gold project integrates underground mining and new bismuth and silver revenue streams, lifting project NPV to A$908 million at spot prices and shortening payback to 10 months.

West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) has unveiled a comprehensive Growth & Development Plan for its Elizabeth Hill Silver Project, targeting a rapid transition to production via a high-grade, low-capex open pit operation supported by ongoing drilling and resource expansion.

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.

Argent Minerals has pushed the boundaries of its Kempfield polymetallic deposit with a 159m intercept averaging 80.6 g/t silver equivalent, confirming the project's bulk-tonnage potential and resource continuity.

Axel REE is accelerating its in situ recovery (ISR) mining trials at the Caladão Project in Brazil, leveraging a low-cost, environmentally friendly extraction method and a unique gallium resource to position itself as a strategic supplier for Western markets.

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.

Ore Resources (ASX: OR3) has kicked off a 3,000m reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Coolgardie Lithium Projects, targeting strike extensions and infill at the Big Red and Potoroo pegmatites. The program follows strong historical lithium intercepts and promising metallurgical testwork, with results due in June 2026.

Australian Mines Limited has raised $3 million through a strategic placement led by Tribeca Investment Partners to fast-track its Flemington Scandium Project from scoping to pre-feasibility study, aiming to de-risk and advance permitting.

Victory Metals finalises metallurgical testwork revealing major CAPEX and OPEX savings for its North Stanmore heavy rare earth project, with the PFS on track for Q2 2026.

Aldoro Resources has unveiled standout high-grade niobium and strontium intercepts from its Phase II drilling at Kameelburg, Namibia, confirming a large, continuous multi-commodity mineral system and opening a potential standalone niobium domain.

White Cliff Minerals has visually confirmed copper sulphides over a 1.8 km strike at its Danvers copper project, doubling the known mineralised footprint and intersecting thick chalcocite-rich zones within a major geophysical anomaly.

Strickland Metals has laid out an ambitious 2026 drilling program at its Rogozna Project in Serbia, targeting resource expansion and Pre-Feasibility Study support, despite delays in government approvals for its Shanac license.