Latest Mineralogy News

Bayan Mining has launched its first-ever drilling program at the Desert Star Rare Earth Project, confirming key mineralisation and signing a strategic MoU with US Critical Materials to develop processing technologies.

Omnia Metals has delivered its first geochemical results from Montana projects, highlighting a standout 209 ppm niobium rock sample at Radix and antimony up to 16 ppm at Stibnite Ridge amid a reduced tenure position.

Mount Hope Mining’s initial metallurgical tests at Mt Solitary reveal an exceptionally high gold recovery rate exceeding 98%, confirming the deposit’s amenability to straightforward processing and opening potential low-capital development routes.

Broken Hill Mines (ASX: BHM) has hit a significant new bulk tonnage discovery at its Rasp Mine, revealing a 40m wide high-grade silver-lead-zinc zone that dwarfs previous resource estimates in the Centenary Zone.

Dalaroo Metals' latest geophysical surveys reveal extensive sediment depths and new exploration targets at Blue Lagoon, significantly enlarging the project's rare earth system in southern Greenland.

Patronus Resources has kicked off its 2026 exploration season with promising high-grade gold results at the Tally Ho deposit in the Northern Territory and secured full ownership of the Guppy prospect in Western Australia, while executing a strategic uranium rights sale.

Lithium Plus Minerals has identified promising near-surface rubidium, lithium, and beryllium mineralisation at its Spotted Wonder Project in the Northern Territory, setting the stage for expanded exploration in Q3 2026.

Enova Mining's latest drilling at Charley Creek in the Northern Territory has validated multiple thick zones of rare earth mineralisation hosted in saprolite, with assays hitting up to 8,218ppm TREO and strong neodymium-praseodymium ratios.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited reveals significant heavy rare earth oxide mineralisation at its Subron project, with a peak HREO ratio of 70% and multiple high-grade domains identified within a 159Mt JORC resource.

Lion Rock Minerals has launched a significant drilling campaign targeting a large monazite-rich rare earth system at its Minta Est tenement, complementing its expanding rutile discoveries. The 118-hole program aims to validate high-grade shallow mineralisation with assay results expected in August 2026.

European Resources Limited has boosted its Korsnäs rare earth project with a 15.4 million tonne Inferred Mineral Resource and promising metallurgical advances, while new seismic anomalies open fresh exploration avenues.

True North Copper is advancing its Mt Oxide Project with a strategic focus on expanding the Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery and developing the high-grade Vero resource, aiming to emulate the scale of the nearby Capricorn Copper mine.