Latest Mine Restart News

Maritana Minerals is intensifying drilling across its Western Australian projects, aiming to upgrade resources and support a mid-2027 mining restart at Boorara and first gold processing at the Black Swan Processing Hub.

Valiant Gold is fast-tracking the restart of its Comet Gold Mine in Western Australia, securing major infrastructure contracts and advancing technical studies to target production resumption by Q2 FY27.

Valiant Gold’s maiden drilling at South Emu-Triton has delivered significant gold intercepts well below the existing resource, reinforcing the deposit’s growth potential and advancing its development pipeline.

Black Bear Minerals (ASX: BKB) has raised $12.5 million through a placement at a 16% discount to fund underground drilling and resource validation at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas, signaling strong institutional support for advancing mine restart plans.

Citigold Corporation Limited has responded to ASX queries, defending its view that alleged breaches of its Forbearance Deed and a shareholder lawsuit are not material. The company also clarified details around a $4.5 million subscription agreement and operational conditions at its Charters Towers project.

Black Bear Minerals reports significant silver grade uplifts from historic core re-assays at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas, with grades reaching up to 2,990g/t Ag and confirmed polymetallic mineralisation including gold, lead, and zinc.

West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) has revealed substantial extensions to its Elizabeth Hill silver deposit, with diamond drilling intersecting wide, near-surface zones of silver mineralisation beyond the current resource estimate. These results underpin plans for a resource update and scoping study later this year.

Broken Hill Mines (ASX: BHM) has delivered a suite of high-grade silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold intercepts from recent drilling at its Pinnacles Mine open pit area, underpinning ongoing mining operations and a planned resource upgrade by year-end.

Black Bear Minerals’ re-analysis of historic drill core at Texas’s Shafter Silver Project reveals up to 147% higher silver grades and confirms polymetallic potential, prompting an expanded resource review and plans for a JORC upgrade.

St Barbara Limited is ramping up its gold exploration in Nova Scotia, increasing its FY27 budget by 64% and doubling its exploration team to accelerate resource growth near the 15-Mile Processing Hub.

Larvotto Resources has kicked off processing at Hillgrove's Metz mine while securing the Blockade Copper Mine and moving to acquire Hammer Metals, broadening its critical minerals portfolio.

Pacgold secures $13 million via placement to accelerate production and exploration at White Dam following a high-grade gold-copper discovery.