Latest Mine Development News

Cavalier Resources has boosted the net present value of its Stage 1 Crawford Gold Project by 50% to A$77.2 million in an updated Pre-Feasibility Study, despite rising costs. The company secured a US$18.7 million gold sale agreement and raised $4 million to fund pre-production activities.

GoldArc Resources has secured full ownership of Mt Stirling and launched partner-funded drilling campaigns across its Leonora North and South projects, delivering multiple high-grade gold results and locking in a binding development deal with Mineral Mining Services.

Boab Metals has secured a A$236 million syndicated loan and final regulatory approvals, accelerating construction at its Sorby Hills Silver-Lead-Zinc Project with production on track for H2 2027.

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.

Minerals Exploration Limited (ASX/NZX: MEX) has revealed wide gold mineralisation from its maiden drilling at the Scotia Prospect, while ongoing drilling at Jubilee confirms deeper structures. High-grade assays at Invincible set the stage for maiden drilling there.

Blackstone Minerals has cleared a key regulatory hurdle at its Mankayan Copper-Gold Project, lifting a Cease and Desist Order and initiating a Pre-Feasibility Study. The company also strengthened its board with mining veteran Mark Williams and reported a solid cash position of $14.6 million.

Liontown Limited delivered its strongest financial quarter since production began, achieving a self-funded quarter with a $33 million cash boost and surpassing underground mining targets ahead of schedule, while maintaining FY2026 guidance amid robust lithium market conditions.

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.

Venus Metals Corporation advances its Sandstone gold and Youanmi base metals projects with new exploration targets, hyperspectral imaging breakthroughs, and ongoing development work, supported by a solid cash and investment position.

Medallion Metals has greenlit development at Ravensthorpe following a $50 million loan and environmental approval, while integrating Forrestania assets to underpin a multi-source gold strategy.

Celsius Resources appoints Bardin Davis as MD to lead financing efforts for the MCB Copper-Gold Project, extends Final Investment Decision timeline to late 2026, and navigates a complex ownership dispute in the Philippines while raising A$9.3 million.

Boss Energy has trimmed its FY26 uranium production guidance due to severe weather disruptions at its Honeymoon project, while advancing a new feasibility study targeting cost reductions with wide-spaced wellfields.