Latest Mineralogy News

Polymetals Resources has begun mining high-grade silver ore at its Endeavor mine, revealing silver grades significantly above expectations and initiating a direct shipping ore trial to capitalise on newfound value.

Heavy Minerals Limited has defined a substantial garnet exploration target at the Kanmantoo site in South Australia, estimating up to 50 million tonnes grading 17-25% garnet. The company is advancing metallurgical testing and funding discussions, positioning for a near-term investment decision.

Ore Resources has initiated a 1,000-metre diamond drilling program at its Forrest prospect, aiming to deepen geological insights and expand gold resources within its Coolgardie Gold Project. This follows a successful reverse circulation drilling phase and sets the stage for a comprehensive 30,000-metre exploration campaign across 2026.

Sun Silver Limited reports exceptional metallurgical test results from its Maverick Springs project in Nevada, highlighting strong silver and gold recoveries that support a low-cost heap leach development pathway.

Terra Metals’ latest drilling results at the Dante Project confirm one of Australia’s largest titanium-vanadium-copper-platinum group metal systems, showcasing thick, continuous mineralisation and promising metallurgical potential.

MRG Metals has confirmed significant rare earth and critical mineral concentrations in shallow alluvial deposits at its Adriano Project in Mozambique, highlighting promising district-scale potential and a low-cost development pathway.

Viking Mines reports a remarkable 16-fold increase in tungsten concentrate grade from initial gravity separation testwork at its Linka Project, setting the stage for a rapid, low-capital development pathway.

Victory Metals has reported a breakthrough flotation test achieving a 48-fold upgrade in rare earth concentration at its North Stanmore project, setting the stage for a lower-cost, faster path to market.

Litchfield Minerals has released new induced polarisation survey results that reinforce and expand the mineral systems model at its Oonagalabi Project, Northern Territory, ahead of resumed diamond drilling.

QMines Limited has reported visible gold in diamond core drilling at its Mount Mackenzie project, marking a promising development in its high-grade epithermal system exploration. While assays are pending, follow-up drilling is underway to better understand the mineralisation’s extent and continuity.

Lodestar Minerals has reported high-grade heavy rare earth element assays up to 3.73% TREO from its Virgin Mountain project in Arizona, significantly surpassing previous results and highlighting its strategic potential in the US critical minerals landscape.

Eclipse Metals reports promising Phase 1 metallurgical test results from its Grønnedal Rare Earth Element Project in Greenland, highlighting over 90% REE recovery in magnetic fractions. These findings lay the groundwork for further optimisation and scale-up testing.