Latest Metallurgical Testwork News

Gorilla Gold has completed its maiden drilling at Mulwarrie and accelerated exploration at Comet Vale, aiming for significant resource upgrades in 2025. Recent drilling extends high-grade gold mineralisation, setting the stage for expanded Mineral Resource Estimates later this year.

Legacy Minerals has acquired exploration rights to the Nico Young nickel-cobalt deposit in NSW, boasting one of Australia’s largest contained resources with significant strategic potential amid current market lows.

Centaurus Metals has announced a maiden iron ore Exploration Target of 520-780 million tonnes grading 30-35% Fe at its Boi Novo Project in Brazil, alongside promising metallurgical testwork indicating high-grade concentrate potential.

Gateway Mining Limited has agreed to acquire Strickland Metals’ Yandal Gold Project for $45 million in shares, adding a 400,400-ounce inferred gold resource to its portfolio. The acquisition, pending shareholder approvals, positions Gateway for significant exploration and development in Western Australia’s prolific goldfields.

Barton Gold Holdings has updated its Challenger Gold Project resources near the Central Gawler Mill to 223,000 ounces of gold, setting the stage for a potential low-cost production start by late 2026. The company’s total gold resources now stand at 1.9 million ounces, supported by extensive drilling and metallurgical testwork.

WA1 Resources has announced a substantial upgrade to its Luni niobium deposit with a significant Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate and successful ferroniobium production testwork, positioning the West Arunta Project as a key player in the critical minerals sector.

WA1 Resources has announced a significant update to its Luni niobium deposit, increasing total tonnage by 10% and adding a substantial Indicated resource component, reinforcing its status as a world-class discovery.

Australian Rare Earths Limited has achieved over 60% recovery of magnet rare earths in a bulk heap leach test at its Koppamurra project, demonstrating rapid leach times and scalability that underpin its low-cost development strategy.

Patriot Battery Metals has initiated work programs to unlock tantalum as a high-value by-product at its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec, which ranks among the world’s top five tantalum pegmatite resources. Initial testwork shows promising recovery potential using conventional methods without impacting lithium extraction.

Coda Minerals reports a metallurgical breakthrough at its Elizabeth Creek project, achieving copper recoveries up to 95.9% and silver recoveries of 97.3% using whole-ore leach techniques, promising significant cost savings and project simplification.

ACDC Metals has lodged a retention licence application for its Goschen Central project in Victoria, marking a pivotal step in developing a critical minerals supply hub with strong economic prospects.

Summit Minerals reports promising first-pass metallurgical results from its Equador Project in Brazil, showing strong potential for producing high-grade tantalum and niobium concentrates using straightforward density separation methods.