Latest Metallurgy News

Golden Horse Minerals delivered robust drilling results at Southern Cross in Q1 2026, including visible gold at depth and strong shallow intercepts, supported by a healthy cash reserve of $39.3 million.

Resolution Minerals has successfully produced high-grade tungsten concentrates from historical stockpiles at its Golden Gate mine, achieving a 19-fold upgrade and strong recovery rates using simple gravity separation techniques.

European Resources has more than doubled its Korsnäs rare earth resource following a successful drilling program and metallurgical advances, underpinning a $3.4 million capital raise to fund further development.

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.

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.

Forrestania Resources has reported a series of high-grade gold intercepts from drilling at British Hill, Mt Palmer, and Johnson Range projects in Western Australia, underscoring its methodical exploration approach and potential resource growth.

IperionX has transitioned its Virginia titanium operations to continuous 24/7 production, ramping proprietary HAMR™ titanium powder output to 4.2 metric tons in March and targeting 200 tons per annum by the end of 2026. Alongside manufacturing capacity expansions and strong U.S. Department of War backing, the company advances its critical minerals project in Tennessee.

Nordic Resources (ASX:NNL) has completed its assay reporting for the 2025 Kopsa drilling program, revealing a new higher-grade stockwork zone and multiple mineralised extensions outside current resource boundaries. Drilling has resumed at Kopsa and Kiimala, with metallurgical testing underway and an updated resource estimate due in Q3 2026.

Venari Minerals has delivered a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada, revealing 3.03 million tonnes of contained Lithium Carbonate Equivalent. The company also reported improved beneficiation results and completed a share buyback to streamline its register.

Aldoro Resources has achieved an exceptional ~99% strontium extraction from its Kameelburg Project ore using simple ambient-temperature acid leaching, positioning the asset as a rare, low-complexity source amid soaring global strontium prices and supply disruptions.

Macro Mining Services has partnered with Austral Pacific to tap into gold tailings and stockpiles at the Paris Gold Mine, aiming to turn historical waste into revenue through a 50:50 profit share after expense recovery.

Locksley Resources has kicked off maiden diamond drilling at its Desert Antimony Mine and El Campo Rare Earth Element Prospect, alongside producing 99.5% purity antimony trioxide, reinforcing its push for a US domestic critical minerals supply chain.