Latest Metallurgy News

Critica Limited has declared a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for its Jupiter Project, establishing it as Australia’s largest and highest-grade clay-hosted rare earth deposit. Early metallurgical testwork shows promising beneficiation results, positioning the company as a strategic player in the rare earths sector.

Sunshine Metals has launched a targeted reverse circulation drilling program at Liontown to upgrade shallow oxide gold and silver resources and advance metallurgical studies, aiming to fast-track development amid strong gold prices.

Flagship Minerals’ metallurgical review of the Pantanillo Gold Project highlights strong gold recoveries from oxide mineralisation and suggests a pathway to low capital and operating costs through heap and dump leach processing.

Prodigy Gold has updated its Hyperion Gold Deposit resource, increasing gold ounces by 7% to 435,000 oz, supported by promising metallurgical testwork indicating high recoveries. The Tanami North Project now holds nearly half a million ounces of gold resources, setting the stage for further development.

Pivotal Metals has reported a substantial 43% increase in the in-pit copper equivalent resource at its Horden Lake Project, reinforcing its position as a leading high-grade, shallow copper deposit on the ASX. The updated Mineral Resource Estimate highlights strong by-product credits and ongoing exploration upside.

Maronan Metals reports robust assay results confirming extensive high-grade silver-lead mineralisation and promising copper-gold intercepts, alongside progress in mine development with a Mineral Development Licence application.

Alma Metals has released a significant update to its Briggs Copper JV Project resource, incorporating silver for the first time and demonstrating high copper recoveries. The company is progressing a scoping study and preparing for further drilling to expand and upgrade the resource.

Helix Resources has entered binding agreements to earn up to 40% of the Gold Basin oxide gold project in Arizona, a significant move supported by a planned resource update incorporating extensive recent drilling.

DY6 Metals has revealed significant high-grade gallium mineralisation at its Tundulu Rare Earth and Phosphate project, with assays showing grades up to 310.46 g/t Ga2O3 from surface and at depth. This discovery highlights the project’s potential amid rising gallium demand and supply constraints.

Godolphin Resources has reported multiple high-grade drill results from its Lewis Ponds project, exceeding expectations and highlighting significant potential for resource growth. The company also secured $1 million in new equity funding to advance metallurgical testing and resource upgrades.

Canterbury Resources has reported significant advances at its Briggs Copper Project, including enhanced metallurgical recoveries and a resource upgrade, underpinning a scoping study on track for mid-2025 completion.

Great Boulder Resources delivered strong March quarter results with multiple high-grade gold intersections at Mulga Bill and Eaglehawk, while advancing pre-development at Ironbark through a new mill collaboration and scoping study.