Latest Mine Infrastructure News

Variscan Mines has secured government approval for its Preliminary Mining Plan, enabling critical pre-works and trial mining at the San Jose Mine in Spain. This milestone accelerates the company’s strategy to restart production with minimal capital expenditure.

Tesoro Gold’s initial diamond drilling at the La Brea Target within Chile’s El Zorro Project reveals significant gold mineralisation, echoing the early signatures of the nearby 2 million ounce Ternera deposit. The results set the stage for expanded exploration across this highly prospective district.

Ore Resources Ltd has raised A$7.5 million through an oversubscribed equity placement to accelerate gold exploration at its Coolgardie and Randalls projects in Western Australia. The funds will underpin an expanded drilling program targeting key prospects in 2026.

Auravelle Metals’ maiden aircore drilling at the Crown Gold Project near Kalgoorlie confirms widespread supergene gold anomalism over 2km, identifying multiple promising targets for follow-up drilling.

Tolu Minerals Limited has revealed significant progress at its Tolukuma Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, targeting resource expansion and first production by mid-2026. The company’s extensive drilling campaign and new infrastructure promise to reshape its growth trajectory.

Summit Minerals has agreed to acquire the historic Keystone Mine in Nevada, a polymetallic project boasting impressive historic grades of silver, gold, and tungsten. The acquisition positions Summit to tap into a prolific US mining district with significant critical metals potential.

Dart Mining’s drilling at Great Divide Mining’s Coonambula project reveals continuous massive stibnite mineralisation over a 300m strike, reinforcing the potential for a significant antimony-gold resource. Further drilling and analysis aim to define a JORC-compliant resource.

GreenTech Metals has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the Munni Munni Platinum Group Elements-Copper-Nickel project in Western Australia, consolidating a large tenure package and positioning itself for a resource upgrade and exploration program.

Horizon Gold reports significant shallow gold intercepts from recent drilling at its Gum Creek Project in Western Australia, alongside ongoing deep drilling and a progressing feasibility study.

IMDEX has announced the acquisition of Advanced Logic Technology (ALT) and Mount Sopris Instruments (MSI), broadening its portfolio in downhole sensing and geoscience software with expected earnings accretion in FY26.

Charger Metals NL has completed a significant drilling program at its Lake Johnston lithium and gold project, announcing a maiden inferred lithium resource at Medcalf and outlining promising exploration targets. The company’s strategic partnership with Rio Tinto is set to accelerate development in this tier-1 jurisdiction.

Culpeo Minerals has raised $3 million through a placement to fund maiden drilling at its Vista Montana copper prospect and follow-up work at Lana Corina in Chile, aiming to advance its promising copper exploration projects.