Latest Mineral Resource News

Reach Resources has boosted its Blue Heaven gold resource by roughly 30% to 80,000 ounces, supported by strong metallurgical results and a newly granted mining lease, while progressing a $3.15 million rights issue to fund further exploration and development.

Eagle Mountain Mining has finalised a joint venture with Nittetsu Mining for the Oracle Ridge copper project, extinguishing a US$7.25 million loan and securing US$16.5 million in additional funding from Nittetsu.

Venus Metals Corporation advances its Sandstone gold and Youanmi base metals projects with new exploration targets, hyperspectral imaging breakthroughs, and ongoing development work, supported by a solid cash and investment position.

QMines Limited reported a busy March quarter with strong drilling results at Mount Mackenzie, a resource upgrade at Develin Creek, and progress on the Mt Chalmers feasibility study, underpinned by a $15 million strategic funding package from QIC.

Medallion Metals has greenlit development at Ravensthorpe following a $50 million loan and environmental approval, while integrating Forrestania assets to underpin a multi-source gold strategy.

Valiant Gold Limited (ASX: VAL) has successfully listed on the ASX, raising $75 million before costs, and is progressing its Comet and Reedy gold projects with key operational milestones underway.

American West Metals reported a 20% increase in contained copper at its Storm Copper Project and intersected promising skarn mineralisation in initial West Desert drilling, highlighting significant exploration upside across its North American base metals portfolio.

Canterbury Resources has kicked off an extensive drilling campaign at its flagship Briggs Copper Project as part of a Pre-feasibility Study, while securing the Monto Project with promising copper-molybdenum resources. High-grade assays from PNG’s Ekuti Range reaffirm the company’s regional exploration potential.

Estrella Resources has initiated Timor-Leste’s inaugural hard rock mineral extraction at its Ira Miri manganese project, advancing towards full-scale mining and simultaneously progressing a major limestone resource at Werumata.

Many Peaks Minerals has delivered robust diamond drill results at its Ferké Gold Project, expanding the maiden Ouarigue Mineral Resource Estimate to 1.32 million ounces and reinforcing geological continuity.

True North Copper (ASX:TNC) reported robust drilling results confirming the high-grade Aquila discovery at Mt Oxide, a 7% resource increase at Cloncurry, and a strategic JV acquisition with Glencore, setting the stage for a pivotal 2026.

Aruma Resources has completed its acquisition of the high-grade Tillex Copper Project in Ontario and kicked off a maiden diamond drilling campaign following an EM survey that extended the known mineralised footprint. Meanwhile, exploration at Wilan and Saltwater projects confirms promising mineral assemblages and expanded gold-polymetallic anomalies.