Latest Mining Production News

Zeotech completed a 110-hole drilling campaign at Toondoon, secured key approvals, progressed AusPozz™ commercial trials, and demonstrated a 92% methane reduction in landfill trials.

Tasman Resources is gearing up for dual drilling campaigns at Lake Torrens and Parkinson Dam, supported by a recent $4 million placement and strategic asset sales.

Nico Resources has completed preparations for a key infill drilling campaign at its Wingellina nickel-cobalt project, aiming to upgrade resource classifications and refine metallurgical understanding. The company also inked a strategic MOU with Pure Battery Technologies to explore regional refining opportunities amid a turbulent nickel price environment.

Norwest Minerals has revised its Bulgera Gold Project resource to 191,000 ounces with 76% in the Indicated category and reported strong metallurgical recoveries supporting heap leach development. The company launched a partly underwritten $1.89 million entitlement offer to fund ongoing studies.

Argent Minerals has bolstered confidence in its Kempfield silver-polymetallic project with deep diamond drilling results and appointed mining veteran Mike McKevitt as CEO to steer development efforts.

Lachlan Star’s maiden drilling at New Waverley confirms a high-grade Norseman-style gold system, prompting an expanded 4,000m drilling campaign to test a mineralised corridor with over 800m strike potential.

Westgold Resources delivered a record 387,354oz gold production in FY26, exceeding guidance, while closing the year with a robust $939 million in cash and liquid assets, remaining debt free and unhedged.

Canterbury Resources is pushing ahead with a large-scale drilling program at its Briggs Copper Project while integrating its newly acquired Monto Project, setting the stage for a Pre-Feasibility Study on a potential tier-one copper operation.

Ballard Mining’s June quarter at Mt Ida delivers promising high-grade gold intercepts and new discoveries, underpinning a robust resource growth strategy backed by a solid cash position.

Aurelia Metals (ASX: AMI) exceeded its FY26 gold production guidance, delivering 50.4koz of gold and reporting its highest quarterly operating cash flow since 2018. The company also secured a new $150 million financing facility, bolstering liquidity as it advances key growth projects.

Within six weeks of commissioning, Aguia Resources has secured over A$2.3 million in sales of its Pampafos organic phosphate fertiliser, marking a key transition to revenue-generating operations with deliveries scheduled through year-end.

Rio Tinto reported a 3% year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production for H1 2026, driven by Oyu Tolgoi’s 31% growth and record iron ore output in the Pilbara, while maintaining full-year guidance amid geopolitical headwinds.