Latest Minerals Development News

American West Metals has unveiled a positive Preliminary Economic Analysis for its Storm Copper Project in Canada, outlining a low-cost, 10-year production plan with strong financial returns. The company also secured a strategic funding and offtake partnership with Ocean Partners, while advancing its critical minerals projects in the US.

Red Metal Limited's March 2025 quarterly report reveals robust progress across its rare earth and base metals projects, underpinned by promising drilling results and supportive government funding.

Maronan Metals reports robust assay results confirming extensive high-grade silver-lead mineralisation and promising copper-gold intercepts, alongside progress in mine development with a Mineral Development Licence application.

Iluka Resources reported a solid FY 2024 with $1.13 billion in mineral sands revenue and a net profit of $231 million, while advancing key projects like Balranald and Eneabba refinery.

Lincoln Minerals is accelerating development across its diversified portfolio of critical minerals projects in South Australia's Gawler Craton, targeting copper, uranium, graphite, and high-purity iron to meet global electrification and decarbonization demands.

Astute Metals NL has announced a significant JORC-compliant Exploration Target for its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada, highlighting substantial lithium potential and outlining aggressive drilling plans for 2025.

Renegade Exploration Limited has identified a significant high-grade antimony-gold-silver anomaly at its Myschka Prospect within the Yukon Project, Canada, highlighting critical defence metals and promising exploration potential.

Tivan has initiated its first diamond drilling program at the high-grade lead-silver Aileron target in the Northern Territory, following a key land access agreement. This marks a pivotal step in assessing a promising polymetallic deposit within the Sandover AI Project.

Cygnus Metals has secured conditional approval for up to C$1.3 million from Canada’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund to support key pre-construction milestones at its Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project, marking a significant step towards feasibility and infrastructure development.

Blackstone Minerals is set to merge with IDM International, combining expertise and local presence to advance exploration of the world-class Mankayan copper-gold porphyry project in the Philippines.

Maronan Metals has successfully completed its 2024 drilling program, delivering robust silver-lead assay results that reinforce the resource model and accelerate mine development studies. The company is on track for a resource update in April 2025 and progressing key permitting milestones.

Native Mineral Resources has secured key Queensland gold assets and is advancing refurbishment of the Blackjack Processing Plant, targeting production restart by Q3 2025. The company’s recent capital raises underpin its ambitious development plans.