Latest Metallurgy News

Mount Ridley Mines has launched its first major metallurgical testwork program at the Grass Patch Heavy Rare Earth Element Project, targeting processing pathways for its regolith-hosted rare earth, scandium, and gallium mineralisation.

Carnavale Resources has lifted its Kookynie Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate by 2.5% to 120,000 ounces at 4.4 g/t, with a significant upgrade to Measured resources that reduces early-stage mining risk.

Benz Mining has verified extensive tungsten mineralisation across its 12km Glenburgh Gold System, closely linked with high-grade gold zones. The discovery adds a potential by-product revenue stream as drilling intensifies.

Lunnon Metals delivered over 2,200 ounces of gold in April 2026 from Lady Herial, generating $9 million in revenue and maintaining its schedule to complete mining by September.

Enova Mining has engaged renowned Brazilian rare earth specialist Alexandre da Rocha to accelerate development of its East Salinas ionic adsorption clay project, following promising high-grade drilling results.

Critica Limited has achieved a major leap in rare earth product quality at its Jupiter Project, producing a Mixed Rare Earth Oxide with approximately 97% Total Rare Earth Oxide and strong recovery rates that bolster its mine-to-magnet ambitions.

Eminence Minerals has finalised plans for a 2,000m auger drilling program at its Campo Grande Rare Earth Project in Brazil, aiming to validate high-priority rare earth targets adjacent to Brazilian Rare Earths' Sulista district.

Encounter Resources has achieved strong metallurgical recoveries of 51-53% niobium and up to 57% Nb2O5 concentrate grade from the Green deposit at its Aileron Project, validating conventional processing methods and supporting multi-decade mining potential.

Larvotto Resources’ initial flotation testwork on 1.4 million tonnes of Hillgrove tailings shows up to 95% antimony and 75% gold recoveries, unlocking potential metal inventory and environmental rehabilitation benefits ahead of production start in August 2026.

Bayan Mining and US Critical Materials have signed a non-binding MoU to develop rare-earth processing technologies licensed from the Colorado School of Mines, targeting high-grade mineralisation at the Sheep Creek Project in Montana. The collaboration aims to support a US-based rare earth supply chain with potential strategic investment on the horizon.

WA1 Resources has boosted the Indicated Mineral Resource at its Luni Niobium Project by 20 Mt, lifting the high-grade subset and reinforcing its global significance in critical metals.

Galileo Mining’s latest diamond drilling at Norseman reveals a newly identified ultramafic sill with 109 metres of PGM mineralisation, reinforcing the project’s potential for multiple stacked intrusive systems along extensive strike lengths.