Latest Nickel Sulphide News

Lunnon Metals reports a first-ever gold Mineral Resource at Lady Herial alongside strong financial outcomes from its Scoping Study, while advancing negotiations with Gold Fields Ltd for ore processing.

Ardea Resources is progressing its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project with a fully funded Definitive Feasibility Study by Sumitomo Metal Mining and Mitsubishi Corporation, aiming to deliver a long-life, low-cost nickel-cobalt supply from Australia’s largest resource.

Dundas Minerals has secured a substantial 612 square kilometre tenement package in the underexplored Gerry Well greenstone belt, positioning itself as a key gold explorer in Western Australia’s northern goldfields.

Lunnon Metals has completed a detailed Scoping Study on its Baker and Foster nickel sulphide deposits, highlighting potential economic viability despite ongoing uncertainty over processing arrangements. The study recommends sequential mining starting with the fully permitted Baker deposit, which remains profitable even at current nickel prices.

IGO Limited has announced its withdrawal from the Fraser Range Joint Venture, leaving Carawine Resources with a critical decision on the remaining tenement. Meanwhile, Carawine updates on a key legal battle over a compulsory acquisition by major shareholder QGold.

Ardea Resources announces a key milestone as a Japanese consortium earns a 17.5% interest in the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project following half of the DFS budget spent. This marks a significant step towards developing a major nickel-cobalt operation with strong ESG credentials.

Western Mines Group is set to restart exploration drilling at its Mulga Tank nickel project in Western Australia, leveraging recent capital raises and government grants to target high-grade nickel sulphide mineralisation and expand its resource base.

Adavale Resources has been granted exploration license EL9785, including the high-grade Koh-I-Noor gold mine, adjacent to its Parkes Project in NSW. The company plans detailed exploration and a maiden drilling campaign in 2025 to unlock further mineral potential.

Avira Resources has completed the acquisition of a new exploration licence, expanding its Tangadee Project in Western Australia to three granted licences targeting copper-zinc and copper-nickel sulphide deposits. The company plans a field assessment in June 2025 to evaluate promising geophysical targets and engage with native title parties.

Pivotal Metals Limited has updated its exploration findings at the Lorraine Prospect in Quebec, revealing a broad corridor of bonanza-grade gold mineralisation alongside significant copper and nickel targets. The company is accelerating fieldwork to define drill targets within this highly prospective greenstone belt.

Pivotal Metals has identified exceptional high-grade gold targets at its Lorraine prospect in Quebec, revealing a vast gold-copper system previously overlooked amid copper-nickel mining. An aggressive exploration campaign is now underway to unlock this promising corridor.

Western Mines Group has raised $1.287 million through a strategic placement to fast-track exploration at its flagship Mulga Tank project, signalling renewed momentum in its nickel and precious metals ambitions.