Latest Metals News

Sky Metals releases a Pre-Feasibility Study confirming Tallebung's robust economics with a 7.3-year mine life, strong cashflows, and rapid capital payback, targeting mid-2028 production.

Dalaroo Metals has completed drill pad preparations at its Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project, setting the stage for a fully funded 12,000-metre maiden RC drilling campaign targeting three priority gold zones.

Hillgrove Resources has secured a new 12-month copper hedge covering 3,600 tonnes at a fixed price of A$20,046 per tonne, balancing fixed-cost protection with upside exposure.

Sentinel Metals’ first diamond drill hole at Montana’s Columbia Project reveals a robust 46.8m intercept averaging 5.5 g/t gold, including a standout 13.5m at 16.6 g/t, confirming mineralisation extends into fresh rock below historical drilling depths.

Iltani Resources has intercepted significant lead, zinc, and copper sulphides over a 1,230m strike at its Union Jack Prospect in Northern Queensland, validating geophysical VTEM targets and setting the stage for expanded exploration within the Herberton Project.

Right Resources has upgraded Rising Sun and Midnight Star to high-priority drill-ready gold-copper targets after revisiting three decades of historic data at its New England Project in NSW.

Larvotto Resources has declined to match Austral Resources’ higher offer for Hammer Metals, sticking to its strategic investment criteria while advancing its Hillgrove Mine production plans.

Pilbara Gold (ASX: PGL) has formalised control over mineral rights at the Mt York Gold Project, unlocking exploration over an additional 367 square kilometres of prospective ground adjacent to its 2.1Moz resource in Western Australia.

Broken Hill Mines (ASX: BHM) has delivered a suite of high-grade silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold intercepts from recent drilling at its Pinnacles Mine open pit area, underpinning ongoing mining operations and a planned resource upgrade by year-end.

Midas Minerals has reported robust assay results from its first diamond drill hole at the Deblin deposit within Namibia’s Otavi Copper Project, revealing two substantial zones of high-grade copper sulphide mineralisation. The company is ramping up drilling efforts with plans to expand its rig fleet and expects further assay results later this year.

Basin Energy has kicked off follow-up drilling at its Newmans rare earth discovery in northwest Queensland, aiming to confirm continuity along a 3.3 km mineralised corridor. Assay results are expected by mid to late September, marking the start of a busy second half of 2026 for the company.

Sunrise Energy Metals has landed a conditional US$400 million loan commitment from the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital to back its Syerston Scandium Project, while also initiating plans for a U.S. securities listing.