Latest Mining Lease News

Bougainville Copper Limited’s key exploration licence EL01 is suspended after a 25-year large-scale mining lease was granted to Bougainville Minerals Limited over the same land, prompting the company to form an independent committee to assess legal and strategic options.

Euro Manganese has filed comprehensive NI 43-101 and JORC reports for its Chvaletice Manganese Project, confirming robust economics with a base case post-tax NPV of US$492 million and an upside scenario pushing NPV to US$798 million, driven by higher manganese prices.

Green & Gold Minerals (ASX: GG1) has secured a drill for equity deal with Centurion Drilling, enabling a 30% increase in drilling metres at its Herberton and Chillagoe projects without additional cash outlay.

Forrestania Resources is set to acquire the Edna May Gold Hub from Ramelius Resources for A$300 million, including a 2.9Mtpa mill and a 945,000-ounce gold resource, aiming to restart processing by mid-2027.

Forrestania Resources is set to acquire Ramelius Resources’ Edna May Gold Hub for A$300 million, aiming to restart the 2.9Mtpa Edna May mill by mid-2027 and expand its processing capacity.

Black Cat Syndicate has significantly expanded gold resources at its Kal East operation, lifting Trojan's resource by 62% to 202koz and refreshing Imperial to 84koz, underpinning plans to expand processing capacity and extend mine life.

Lunnon Metals has greenlit a $13 million FY2027 exploration budget to aggressively test a conceptual 1.2-2.4 million ounce gold target at its Foster-Baker area within the St Ives gold camp, aiming to drill more metres than in any year over the past six decades.

Miramar Resources has more than doubled the gold Exploration Target at its Gidji JV Project near Kalgoorlie, citing extensive new drilling data. The company is now advancing towards resource estimation and mining lease applications, eyeing deeper bedrock mineralisation potential.

Altech Batteries has sold its non-core land in Meckering, Western Australia, for $950,000, boosting working capital while retaining mining rights. The sale also triggered a $500,000 bank guarantee tied to €2 million bearer bonds due in October.

Solstice Minerals has reported exceptional wide and high-grade copper-gold intercepts from its first diamond drill tail at Nanadie, confirming mineralisation extends more than 300m below the current resource boundary and indicating strong potential for resource expansion.

BOA Resources (ASX: BOA) is set to acquire full ownership of the Thaduna and Green Dragon copper deposits, adding a combined 5.3 million tonnes at 2.3% copper to its portfolio and expanding its Murchison Belt footprint ahead of a funded drilling campaign.

Resources & Energy Group (ASX:REZ) has extended gold mineralisation at its Gigante Grande prospect, confirming significant intercepts 1 km south of the existing resource and supporting a substantial exploration target.