Latest Mt Ida News

Ballard Mining has secured A$45 million from institutional and sophisticated investors, giving its 1.84 million ounce Mt Ida project funding for drilling, infrastructure and development studies. A further A$5 million shareholder offer could take the raise to A$50 million, although the SPP is not underwritten.

Ballard Mining is seeking up to A$50 million to fund aggressive drilling, early infrastructure and feasibility work at its Mt Ida Gold Project. The raise gives the developer a larger runway towards a mid-2027 development decision, but comes with dilution and no guarantee the full amount will be secured.

Delta Lithium has outlined Q4 reconnaissance drilling across six Yinnetharra targets, including two gold anomalies supported by high-grade rock-chip and historic drill results. At Mt Ida, new lithium, tantalum and rubidium intersections are feeding a resource update while a 1-tonne metallurgical program moves ahead.

Ballard Mining has expanded the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.836 million ounces, while securing the approvals and cash runway needed to advance development studies. The pre-production company is now targeting a maiden Ore Reserve, feasibility study and Final Investment Decision in the first half of calendar 2027.

Ballard Mining has lifted the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.84 million ounces, led by a larger Baldock deposit and new regional resources. The increase gives the planned feasibility study a much larger technical base, although most of the resource remains Inferred and is not yet an Ore Reserve.

Delta Lithium reported a $13.2 million FY2026 profit after separating its gold assets into Ballard Mining, while advancing lithium projects at Mt Ida and Yinnetharra. The result was supported heavily by demerger-related accounting gains, leaving the next test firmly operational: whether the projects can move towards production.

Delta Lithium delivered high-grade lithium drilling results at Mt Ida and uncovered significant fluorite mineralisation at Yinnetharra, while securing key tenement acquisitions and maintaining a strong cash position of $49.6 million.

Ballard Mining has delivered its highest gold intercept to date at the West Knell Prospect within the Mt Ida Gold Project, reporting 9 metres at 27.1 grams per tonne gold. This breakthrough expands mineralisation along the underexplored Ballard Fault Zone and supports an upcoming resource update and mining lease application.

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.

Ballard Mining’s latest drilling at the Baldock deposit pushes high-grade gold mineralisation well beyond its current resource, hinting at a major resource uplift at Mt Ida.

Delta Lithium Limited has acquired key tenements at its Yinnetharra Project, gaining full control over 170 km2 of lithium prospective ground. The company also reports a notable gold occurrence at Mason’s prospect and continues extensive exploration across its large tenure.

Ballard Mining has unveiled a new high-grade gold discovery at its Pluto prospect near Baldock, alongside extensions at Ayla, Neptune, and Golden Vale deposits, reinforcing its resource growth strategy at Mt Ida.