Latest Mine Development News

Rua Gold’s Auld Creek Project has qualified for New Zealand’s new Fast-Track Approvals Act 2024, promising a faster permitting timeline and reduced regulatory risk as the company advances toward mine development.

Brightstar Resources has greenlit full-scale construction of its Goldfields Project with all key approvals in place, targeting first gold in mid-2027 while boosting its Sandstone resource base to 2.9 million ounces.

Horizon Gold's Definitive Feasibility Study for the Gum Creek Project outlines a 10-year open pit mine with robust production targets, strong financial metrics, and significant exploration progress, backed by a $30 million capital raise.

Hot Chili Limited is accelerating development at its La Verde copper-gold deposit in Chile, reporting strong drilling results and securing an additional US$15 million via an amended royalty agreement with OR Royalties. The company is progressing environmental assessments and pre-feasibility studies for the broader Costa Fuego project while maintaining a robust cash position.

Australian Silica Quartz Group (ASQ) finalises its acquisition of Australian Kaolin, securing a 47Mt kaolin resource and mining approval for a 250,000 tonne per annum operation. The company progresses kaolin beneficiation in China, explores high purity quartz projects, and advances gold targets at Koolyanobbing, supported by a $1.33m cash position.

PLS Group Limited delivered record FY26 lithium production and sales, boosted revenue 152%, and commenced Ngungaju plant restart, setting the stage for growth with P2000 expansion feasibility underway.

Rand Mining’s cash balance fell to $2.086 million in June quarter as gold sales dipped and operating cash flow turned negative, pressured by higher production and development expenses.

Saturn Metals has locked in $100 million from a two-tranche placement, anchored by major shareholders including Golden Crane, to push its Apollo Hill Gold Project towards production. A $5 million Share Purchase Plan will offer further participation to existing investors.

American West Metals is progressing its Storm Copper Project towards near-term production while expanding critical metals resources at West Desert, supported by a US$40 million financing and offtake deal.

Liontown Limited reported a record $137 million net cash flow in the June quarter, boosting its cash reserves to $561 million and hitting a new high in underground development metres. The company is on track to reach a 2.8 Mtpa mining run-rate by the end of FY27, supported by strong lithium prices and steady operational progress.

Odyssey Gold’s Stage 1 Scoping Study for Tuckanarra outlines a low-capital, near-term production of 79,000 ounces of gold, backed by a toll milling agreement at Kirkalocka and an updated resource base of 451,000 ounces.

Alkane Resources has expanded its Storheden gold resource near the Björkdal mine in Sweden, adding Indicated Resources and increasing contained gold by 26%. Recent drilling revealed high-grade veins along a 2.7 km strike, with mineralisation still open in multiple directions.