Latest Metallurgical Testwork News

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) has identified promising high-grade scandium drill targets at its Salazar project, alongside metallurgical testwork indicating potential for lower-cost scandium production via atmospheric leaching and bioleaching.

Ballymore Resources has kicked off a deep Magnetotelluric survey at its Dittmer Project, aiming to pinpoint a concealed porphyry copper-gold system beneath a historic high-grade gold mine while advancing underground development and resource drilling.

Pivotal Metals has expanded its Horden Lake copper resource by 42%, lifting the total to 52 million tonnes at 1.05% CuEq, underpinning plans for a large-scale open pit operation in Quebec.

Odyssey Gold has lifted the Cable Deposit resource at Tuckanarra to 158,000 ounces of gold, with a significant upgrade in confidence ahead of its Stage 1 Scoping Study, underpinning its development ambitions in Western Australia’s Murchison Goldfields.

Black Canyon Limited reports strong assay results confirming shallow, high-grade manganese and iron mineralisation at its Wandanya Project, with expansion drilling extending the manganese horizon 400m south and revealing further targets to the north and east.

Accent Resources NL has struck a deal to sell its Norseman Gold Project for up to A$4 million in cash, while keeping iron ore and platinum group element rights and securing a royalty stream on future mineral production.

TG Metals is progressing a scoping study for a heap leach operation at Van Uden, highlighting a higher grade initial production phase and strong metallurgical recoveries that could underpin near-term gold output.

Caprice Resources has completed the sale of a 75% stake in its West Arunta Project to Maverick Minerals for A$2.7 million cash, while preserving a free-carried interest and minority stakes. The deal bolsters Caprice’s cash position, enabling intensified focus on its Murchison gold assets and a maiden resource estimate this year.

High-Tech Metals has reported strong initial assay results from its Mt Fisher drilling program, confirming high-grade gold mineralisation continuity and supporting resource growth prospects.

GreenTech Metals is gearing up for a substantial 8,300-metre drilling campaign across its Munni Munni and Whundo projects, backed by government co-funded geophysics and advancing metallurgical work to sharpen copper recovery.

Sentinel Metals (ASX: SNM) is set to nearly double its North American gold resources with the acquisition of the Big Springs Gold Project in Nevada, adding 1.01 million ounces to its portfolio alongside Montana’s Columbia Project.

Charger Metals reports strong metallurgical results from its Medcalf lithium deposit, lifting lithium and tantalum grades significantly while slashing iron content. The company’s recent 34% resource upgrade and proximity to processing infrastructure underpin plans for a scoping study.