Latest Mining Licencing News

Ore Resources (ASX: OR3) has kicked off a 3,000m reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Coolgardie Lithium Projects, targeting strike extensions and infill at the Big Red and Potoroo pegmatites. The program follows strong historical lithium intercepts and promising metallurgical testwork, with results due in June 2026.

Sinowin Lithium, MRG Metals’ JV partner, will fund drilling at Corridor North in Mozambique, extending its investment beyond the 2 billion tonne Corridor Central and South projects targeting 2027 production and a ramp-up to 800,000 tonnes per annum.

Astron Limited has updated its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project with a refreshed Bankable Feasibility Study showing a pre-tax NPV8 of AUD 759 million, strengthened Indigenous agreements, and a targeted Final Investment Decision in Q2 2026.

Black Rock Mining is closing in on full construction readiness at its Mahenge Graphite Project after completing key early works and advancing funding discussions amid improving graphite prices.

Strata Minerals delivered strong maiden drilling results at its Zelica Gold Project, confirming consistent shallow high-grade gold mineralisation over a 1km strike. The company consolidated its landholding with the acquisition of Zelica South, extending the gold corridor to 10km and commencing follow-up exploration.

Estrella Resources has initiated Timor-Leste’s inaugural hard rock mineral extraction at its Ira Miri manganese project, advancing towards full-scale mining and simultaneously progressing a major limestone resource at Werumata.

Prodigy Gold has boosted the indicated resource at its Hyperion Gold Deposit by 70%, lifting total resources to 454,000 ounces and progressing key mining approvals and joint ventures.

Toubani Resources has kicked off construction at its Kobada Gold Project in Mali following a positive Final Investment Decision, while securing a US$83.5 million financing package to support development.

Asian Battery Metals has completed its acquisition of the Maikhan Uul Cu-Au VMS Project and is poised to start a fully permitted 2026 drilling campaign across its Mongolian copper and battery metals assets, backed by $5.25 million in cash.

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.

Atomic Eagle has kicked off a substantial 30,000-metre drilling campaign at its Muntanga Uranium Project in Zambia, targeting resource growth and new discoveries across three priority areas following a recent 24% resource upgrade.

Centaurus Metals has secured a binding offtake deal with Glencore and attracted up to US$320 million in financing offers for its Jaguar Nickel Project, while advancing exploration and pilot testing at its Brazilian copper-gold and iron ore assets.