Latest Metallurgical Testwork News

Ardea Resources is progressing its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project’s Definitive Feasibility Study with strong financial and strategic support from a Japanese Consortium and government export banks, aiming to secure a major nickel-cobalt supply chain.

Aurum Resources has boosted its total gold resources to 4.2 million ounces across two Côte d’Ivoire projects, supported by ongoing drilling and a strategic placement led by Perseus Mining. The company’s strong cash position and board strengthening set the stage for upcoming feasibility milestones.

CZR Resources has launched a new drilling campaign at its Croydon Gold Project, focusing on extending known mineralisation and testing for high-grade ore shoots and Hemi-style intrusions. The program leverages recent geological insights and a robust $67 million cash position.

Pivotal Metals is progressing a mineral resource update and scoping study for its Horden Lake copper project in Québec, targeting a large open-pit operation with strong cashflow potential amid record copper prices.

Rumble Resources has pushed deeper into its Western Queen Central deposit with a standout 9.45m intercept grading 11.16 g/t gold, reinforcing a string of high-grade hits that promise a significant resource upgrade.

Metals Australia’s new PEA for its Quebec Battery Anode Material Refinery reveals robust economics with a $2.05 billion USD pre-tax NPV and a 25.6% IRR, underpinning plans for a final feasibility study.

White Cliff Minerals has intersected visual copper sulphides in all five initial drillholes at its Danvers copper deposit in Nunavut, including a significant step-out over 5.2km, validating the Teshierpi Fault Zone as a major copper-bearing structure.

Black Canyon Limited has delivered robust metallurgical results confirming high-quality direct shipping ore (DSO) potential for manganese and iron at its Wandanya Project, alongside commencing a major 15,000m drilling campaign to define and expand resources.

Carnavale Resources has secured a key mining lease and reported robust high-grade gold drilling results at Kookynie, keeping its Bankable Feasibility Study on track for early Q3 2026 delivery.

Antipa Minerals completed its CY2025 drilling program at the Minyari Gold-Copper Project, revealing new high-grade zones and boosting its Mineral Resource Estimate to 3.6 million ounces gold equivalent. The company is progressing its Pre-Feasibility Study and has commenced a major new drilling campaign, supported by a strong cash position.

Viking Mines has advanced its Linka Tungsten Project by completing a conceptual process flowsheet that incorporates recent metallurgical results and enables future processing upgrades. Preliminary engineering and cost evaluations are underway ahead of planned drilling in the June quarter.

Diatreme Resources reported a $745,000 net loss for FY 2025 but strengthened its financial footing through asset sales and an IPO stake. The company’s Northern Silica Project and Cyclone Zircon Project showed significant technical progress, while a major Cape Flattery asset sale aims to streamline operations and unlock funding.