Latest Mining Costs News

Regis Resources maintained FY27 production and cost guidance after September rainfall cut first-quarter output to 83.0koz and pushed AISC to $3,617/oz. Cash and bullion still rose to $1.28 billion, although a large tax payment and dividend have created a significant near-term cash call.

Grange Resources has approved a lower-capital underground development at Savage River, targeting a 43% project IRR and production continuity to at least 2035. The Sub-Level Cave plan is designed to be funded from existing cash and operating cashflow while preserving the option of a larger Block Cave mine.

Strata Minerals has established a maiden JORC 2012 resource of 42,000 ounces at its Zelica Gold Project in Western Australia, with 68% classified as Indicated. The resource provides a technical base for further drilling and development studies, but does not yet represent an Ore Reserve or confirmed mining operation.

Boab Metals has moved Sorby Hills from investment decision to construction, but its A$236 million debt facility is not yet available for project drawdowns. The company ended FY26 with A$60.9 million in cash after raising almost A$117 million, while reporting a wider A$7.2 million loss.

Rand Mining lifted fiscal 2026 net profit by 82% to A$23.9 million as gold sales rose and Golden Hind delivered its first ore. The result was also helped by a A$8.7 million Raleigh impairment reversal, while higher costs, inventory and development spending reduced cash generation.

Broken Hill Gold has lifted the Vertigo deposit’s Indicated oxide resource by 160% and increased White Dam’s global resource to 118,496 ounces. The company is now testing whether shallow material can support a heap-leach restart while drilling deeper gold-copper sulphide potential.

Catalyst Metals has increased the Trident underground Ore Reserve by 32% to 524,000 ounces, supporting a planned mine life of more than 10 years. The result strengthens the company’s ambition to build a 2Moz Reserve base across the Plutonic Belt, although further growth depends on drilling and mine execution.

Sun Silver has intersected silver-gold mineralisation from surface at its Maverick Silver Project in Nevada, including a higher-grade 1.5-metre zone grading 75 g/t AgEq. The results also extend the project’s antimony story and could influence future mine sequencing studies, although the shallow mineralisation remains only lightly tested.

Far East Gold’s independent scoping study for the Idenburg Gold Project spotlights a substantial high-grade inferred resource at Sua, underpinning a clear development pathway and a planned drilling campaign to boost confidence and advance feasibility.

Victory Metals (ASX: VTM) has delivered a robust Pre-Feasibility Study for its North Stanmore rare earth project, confirming a 47 Mt Probable Ore Reserve and strong economics underpinned by low capital intensity and a high-grade mineral resource.

Stavely Minerals has released a comprehensive Scoping Study for its Thursday’s Gossan and Cayley Lode deposits in western Victoria, outlining a 13-year open pit copper-gold-silver operation with strong financial metrics and a 4Mtpa processing plant.

Austral Resources reported a standout high-grade copper-gold discovery at Snow Queen, secured a new SAG mill for Rocklands upgrades, and gained full ownership of Anthill copper production following agreement termination.