Latest Metallurgy News

Tennant Minerals has raised $2.8 million to accelerate drilling and development at its high-grade Bluebird discovery in the Tennant Creek region, aiming to more than double the mineralised footprint and advance processing studies.

Dreadnought Resources has reported some of the highest-grade gold intercepts yet at Metzke’s Find, extending mineralisation beyond its 2023 resource and setting the stage for a resource upgrade in July 2026.

Victory Metals finalises metallurgical testwork revealing major CAPEX and OPEX savings for its North Stanmore heavy rare earth project, with the PFS on track for Q2 2026.

Dreadnought Resources has confirmed near-complete gold recoveries from metallurgical tests at Metzke’s Find, underpinning a planned resource upgrade and scoping study for its Illaara Gold Project.

Forrestania Resources has secured the Karonie Gold Project in the Eastern Goldfields, adding a JORC-compliant inferred resource of 185,700 ounces and expanding its strategic footprint near key processing hubs.

Aldoro Resources has defined high-priority gold targets at its Damara Gold Project and confirmed significant rare earth and associated mineralisation at Kameelburg, with drilling and metallurgical progress underpinning its dual-commodity strategy.

Rumble Resources has completed a major diamond drilling campaign at Western Queen, delivering multiple high-grade gold and tungsten intersections that underpin an advancing feasibility study and mine development plans.

Mount Ridley Mines has reported a substantial inferred mineral resource for heavy rare earths and scandium at its Western Australian project, underpinning its multi-element development strategy.

Terrain Minerals has completed major drilling campaigns across its flagship Lightning gold project and critical metals targets, setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate and advancing metallurgical studies on gallium and rare earth elements.

Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR) has reported a major 83% increase in the Green deposit’s inferred niobium resource at its Aileron project, lifting the combined inferred mineral resource by 54%. Meanwhile, copper-gold drilling advances in the Paterson Province as the company targets Havieron-style systems.

Pivotal Metals has kicked off drilling at its Belleterre projects and reported promising metallurgical testwork at Horden Lake, supporting an upcoming resource update and scoping study.

Maronan Metals secured Mineral Development Licence 2028, unlocking underground exploration, while metallurgical tests showed gold recoveries up to 88% and copper recoveries exceeding 96%. The company expanded its drilling program and bolstered leadership amid steady progress toward mine development.