Latest Metallurgical Testwork News

Arrow Minerals Limited continues to hold its Guinea operations in suspension as it awaits formal government clarification on the status of key exploration tenements, with no new fieldwork conducted and cash reserves tightly managed.

Chilwa Minerals has mobilised a second diamond drill rig at its Mpyupyu target in Malawi, accelerating exploration of niobium, rare earths, tantalum, and gallium within a newly identified alkaline syenite intrusion. With over 1,000 metres drilled and key assay results pending, the company is poised for a revised resource estimate in May 2026.

Mount Ridley Mines has launched a large-scale re-assay of 3,300 historical drill samples aiming to expand and upgrade its mineral resource estimates for heavy rare earths, scandium, and gallium without new drilling.

WA Gold’s scoping study for its Abercromby Gold Project outlines a staged mining plan with modest A$8 million upfront capital, targeting 114,000 ounces from mostly Indicated Resources and projecting A$270 million pre-tax cashflow.

Stellar Resources has lifted tin recovery rates at the Queen Hill deposit to over 70%, a near 10% improvement on earlier estimates, enhancing the economics of its Heemskirk Tin Project. The company is integrating these gains into its Prefeasibility Study and has started early offtake talks.

Jindalee Lithium is set to list its McDermitt lithium project on NASDAQ through a US SPAC deal valuing the assets at US$571 million, while securing key US federal approvals and advancing magnesium by-product potential.

OD6 Metals has secured a strategic foothold in the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, delivering ultra-high-grade assay results and commencing systematic exploration. Meanwhile, metallurgical progress at its Splinter Rock rare earths project and new copper targets at Gulf Creek underpin a diversified critical minerals portfolio.

Terrain Minerals has completed a critical four-hole diamond drilling program at its Lightning Gold Project, securing key structural and density data that de-risks the upcoming maiden Mineral Resource Estimate scheduled for July 2026. The results confirm continuity of high-grade gold mineralisation, underpinning the project's transition from exploration to resource definition.

Carnavale Resources has reinforced the high-grade nature of its Kookynie Gold Project with new drilling results, keeping its Bankable Feasibility Study on track for early Q3 2026 completion. The project’s robust economics and resource upgrades underpin growing investor interest.

Wia Gold is making steady progress on its Kokoseb Gold Project in Namibia, reporting strong high-grade drilling results that bolster underground mining prospects alongside ongoing feasibility studies and strategic leadership appointments.

West Cobar Metals has revealed a significant uplift in antimony grades at its Bulla Park deposit after reanalysing drill core with peroxide fusion digest, suggesting the deposit's contained metal and economic potential may be materially higher than previously reported.

AuKing Mining has agreed to acquire the Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, a large and under-explored carbonatite complex with strong historical drilling results. The acquisition is supported by a $3 million capital raise to fund exploration and drilling activities.