Latest Mine Operations News

Alice Queen Limited has bolstered its Horn Island gold project with an updated resource of 569,000 ounces and a robust Project Definition Study showing a pre-tax NPV of A$706 million. A 2026 drilling program is underway to test a large-scale Exploration Target of up to 2.3 million ounces.

Bathurst Resources is set to submit a Fast Track Approvals Act application for its Buller Plateaux Continuation Project, aiming to unlock 20 million tonnes of coking coal over 25 years on New Zealand’s West Coast.

Broken Hill Mines (ASX: BHM) has unveiled a significant new high-grade silver, lead, and zinc discovery at its Centenary Zone, expanding the resource with thick, high-grade intercepts that connect a 1,600m strike length and promise a resource upgrade later this year.

Kaiser Reef has quantified a 77,000-tonne tailings stockpile at its A1 Gold Mine in Victoria, containing an inferred 3,100 ounces of gold at 1.25g/t grade. Plans are underway to reclaim and process this higher-grade material alongside existing operations at Maldon.

Recharge Metals has locked in a heritage survey and lodged a mining lease application over its Prospero Deposit, setting the stage for a maiden 30,000m drilling campaign at Sunset Well in WA’s Eastern Goldfields.

Forrestania Resources has awarded a significant A$27 million contract to MEGA Resources for the initial open pit mining phase at its Tycho Gold Project, marking a pivotal move from development to production.

Image Resources NL’s CEO Patrick Mutz will resign at the end of August 2026, with Chair Winston Lee stepping in as Executive Chair during the leadership transition. The company continues to operate its Atlas project while exploring innovative synthetic rutile processing.

Aurizon lifted FY2026 underlying EBITDA by 9% to $1.72 billion, boosted by strong Bulk growth and regulatory gains, while locking in a major Queensland coal haulage contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance.

Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) has reported strong underground drilling results at Youanmi’s United North area, with mineralisation extending beyond the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) mine plan and infrastructure contracts advancing, keeping the project on track for mid-2027 gold production.

Lunnon Metals has completed mining at its Lady Herial gold open pit ahead of schedule, delivering a record month in July and generating $35 million pre-tax free cash flow to date.

Dateline Resources faces a US court injunction halting operations at its Colosseum Project, while ASX suspends and then reinstates trading over disclosure timing concerns.

Aruma Resources has significantly expanded its Tillex Copper-Silver Project in Ontario by acquiring 94 new claims, extending the copper trend to 2.4 kilometres and raising $3.5 million to accelerate exploration.