Latest Mining Jurisdictions News

Coppermoly Limited has expanded its critical minerals footprint with the full acquisition of the Wyemandoo Project in Western Australia, while deferring Queensland geophysical surveys due to resource availability. The new project offers exposure to high-grade tungsten, rubidium, titanium, and tantalum, aligning with soaring global demand and prices.

Canterbury Resources has kicked off an extensive drilling campaign at its flagship Briggs Copper Project as part of a Pre-feasibility Study, while securing the Monto Project with promising copper-molybdenum resources. High-grade assays from PNG’s Ekuti Range reaffirm the company’s regional exploration potential.

Victory Metals has reported record rare earth oxide grades and exceptional metallurgical results at its North Stanmore project, alongside strategic partnerships and heritage clearances that unlock exploration potential.

Southern Palladium reported a doubling in chromite recoveries at its Bengwenyama project, prompting a redesign of the processing plant and pushing the DFS completion to late Q4 2026 amid drilling delays and enhanced metallurgical work.

Ordell Minerals has reported multiple high-grade gold intersections at its Barimaia project’s McNabs East Prospect, underpinning a 15,000m drilling program planned for May to July 2026 targeting resource growth and new discoveries.

Lotus Resources has completed the first phase of a 10,000m infill drill program at its Letlhakane Uranium Project, revealing significant higher-grade uranium intercepts that underpin a resource upgrade planned for H2 2026.

FIN Resources has delivered standout assay results from the first drillhole at Cabin Lake, revealing a broad, continuous high-grade gold system. The 26.2-metre intersection grading 12 g/t Au underpins the project's potential in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Oceana Metals is set to transform its portfolio with the acquisition of the Serra Negra rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, backed by a $20 million placement to fund aggressive exploration.

IRIS Metals has revealed a 3.03Mt lithium resource at its fully permitted Beecher Project in South Dakota, featuring a notable rubidium component with a high-grade zone containing around 2,100 tonnes of Rb2O. This positions Beecher as a rare multi-commodity critical minerals asset in a top US mining jurisdiction.

Altair Minerals has landed a A$28.2 million strategic placement from Endeavour Mining’s subsidiary at a premium, boosting its treasury to about A$40 million and enabling a major expansion of exploration at the Greater Oko gold project in Guyana.

Mandrake Resources has identified overlapping placer claims staked by Utah Brine Corporation, linked to Neometals Ltd, on its Utah Lithium Project tenure. Legal demands have been issued to resolve the dispute, which affects a small portion of Mandrake’s 3.3Mt LCE resource.

Nelson Resources has initiated rehabilitation at the Orleans Mine within its Gold Point Project, setting the stage for a maiden underground drilling campaign in Q3 2026 aimed at unlocking high-grade gold-silver veins.