Latest Mine Planning News

Ausgold Limited is set to embark on a major 44,000-metre drilling campaign at its flagship Katanning Gold Project and surrounding greenstone belts, aiming to boost resources and advance new regional discoveries ahead of a final investment decision in 2026.

ABx Group has locked in a significant investment deal with Good Importing International to develop its bauxite projects in Queensland and New South Wales, positioning itself to capitalize on recent global supply disruptions.

Emmerson Resources and Tennant Mining have formalised the White Devil Gold Project as a Major Mine JV, with Emmerson retaining a 40% contributing interest. Meanwhile, the Golden Forty deposit shifts to a Small Mines JV, providing Emmerson with a royalty stream.

Great Boulder Resources has intensified its exploration at the Side Well Gold Project with a third drilling rig now operational, targeting geotechnical and metallurgical studies at Ironbark alongside ongoing resource definition at Eaglehawk and Ironbark North.

QMines Limited reports a significant increase in optimised open pit material at its Develin Creek project, confirming 930,000 tonnes at 1.73% copper equivalent from the Scorpion-Window deposit. Combined with Mt Chalmers and Mt Mackenzie, total optimised material rises to 13.6 million tonnes, advancing the company’s central Queensland copper-gold strategy.

Core Lithium has significantly increased its Ore Reserve Estimate at the Finniss Lithium Project, with the Carlton deposit upgrade driving a 42% rise in total reserves. This milestone strengthens the project's restart schedule and expansion potential.

Premier1 Lithium has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Mineral Mining Services to advance the Wadgingarra project and accelerate exploration at Yalgoo, aiming to de-risk capital and speed up development.

Rox Resources has appointed Byrnecut Australia as the underground mining contractor for its Youanmi Gold Project, marking a key step toward production. The two-part contract will see initial exploration decline development followed by full-scale mining upon a positive investment decision.

Black Cat Syndicate has integrated strong grade-control drilling results from its Fingals deposit into mine plans, with mining set to begin late September 2025. Concurrently, the Lakewood processing plant is undergoing key upgrades to support ongoing production.

McLaren Minerals reports continued high-grade assay results confirming a significant northern extension to its McLaren Titanium Project resource, underpinning an upcoming resource upgrade and prefeasibility study.

Sunrise Energy Metals has nearly doubled the scandium content at its Syerston Project, confirming it as the world’s largest and highest-grade scandium deposit. This comes as global supply tightens due to new Chinese export restrictions.

Matsa Resources has intersected a high-grade visible gold pocket at its Devon Pit Gold Mine, prompting an accelerated ore processing schedule and an earlier-than-expected first gold pour.