Latest Mineral Sands News

Sheffield Resources is overhauling operations at its flagship Thunderbird Mineral Sands Mine, aiming to slash ore mining costs by at least $10 million annually and improve production reliability through equipment and contractor changes.

Lion Rock Minerals has brought in a seasoned leadership team from Sierra Rutile to spearhead development at its Minta Rutile and Monazite Project in Cameroon, supported by a $2 million capital raise.

Sheffield Resources has secured an additional US$10.15 million tranche on its senior loan facility for the Thunderbird Mineral Sands Mine, aimed at bolstering working capital. Ongoing negotiations to restructure debt add an element of financial uncertainty for the joint venture.

Chilwa Minerals has reported a massive 385-metre continuous niobium mineralisation from surface at its MPYDD009 drillhole, expanding the Nakombe target footprint by 180 metres and reinforcing the project’s multi-commodity potential in Malawi.

ACDC Metals has rapidly expanded its Mount Jackson project in Nevada, completing an airborne geophysical survey and staking additional claims to triple the project size. The company is progressing towards drilling with fresh capital raised and a board change announced.

Tusker Minerals spotlights thick, high-grade heavy mineral sands near Cameroon's Douala port, targeting a low-cost development pathway with a pending JORC Exploration Target and planned infill drilling.

Fortuna Metals has appointed mineral sands marketing veteran Ian Hind to lead its marketing strategy as it ramps up drilling at the Mkanda and Kampini rutile projects in Malawi, aiming to advance resource definition and commercial viability in 2026.

Sinowin Lithium, MRG Metals’ JV partner, commits to fund drilling at the Marão Titanium Dioxide Project in Mozambique, aiming to expand mineralisation and underpin a mining licence application amid broader JV progress.

Sinowin Lithium, MRG Metals’ JV partner, will fund drilling at Corridor North in Mozambique, extending its investment beyond the 2 billion tonne Corridor Central and South projects targeting 2027 production and a ramp-up to 800,000 tonnes per annum.

Astron Limited has updated its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project with a refreshed Bankable Feasibility Study showing a pre-tax NPV8 of AUD 759 million, strengthened Indigenous agreements, and a targeted Final Investment Decision in Q2 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.

PTR Minerals delivered standout assay results from its Rosewood Titanium Project, confirming extensive high-grade mineralisation and strong metallurgical performance, keeping its maiden JORC resource estimate on track for Q2 2026.