Latest North Queensland News

Native Mineral Resources has secured key Queensland gold assets and is advancing refurbishment of the Blackjack Processing Plant, targeting production restart by Q3 2025. The company’s recent capital raises underpin its ambitious development plans.

Bio-Gene Technology Limited has advanced its bio-insecticide pipeline with two U.S. Department of Defense grants totaling A$3 million, alongside key regulatory and production milestones for Flavocide® and Qcide®.

Greenvale Energy has significantly expanded its uranium portfolio with key acquisitions in the Northern Territory and Queensland, supported by promising airborne survey results and progress in its Alpha Torbanite Project.

Ballymore Resources advances its Queensland exploration portfolio with a significant new gold-copper target beneath Dittmer and promising drilling results at Cedar Ridge and Ravenswood. Preparations for a deep drilling campaign at Dittmer are underway, signaling potential for a major resource upgrade.

Richmond Vanadium Technology has submitted its draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Richmond - Julia Creek Vanadium Project and progressed innovative metallurgical test work, positioning itself for a development decision in 2025.

Pacgold Limited reports promising high-grade gold anomalies from a major aircore drilling campaign at its Alice River Gold Project, alongside strategic board appointments and a successful Share Purchase Plan to fuel further exploration.

Iltani Resources has reported outstanding silver equivalent grades from the first seven drill holes at its Orient West project, highlighting significant potential for both open-pit and underground mining operations. The company plans to resume drilling in March 2025, aiming to further delineate this promising silver-indium deposit.

AIC Mines reports compelling high-grade copper intersections from recent drilling at the Jericho deposit, setting the stage for a significant resource upgrade in March 2025.

Diatreme Resources has advanced its Northern Silica Project’s environmental studies to the final stages, completing critical groundwater and ecological assessments ahead of a mid-2025 draft EIS submission.

Ballymore Resources is preparing to launch a 2,000m Stage 5 diamond drilling program at its Dittmer Gold Project in February 2025, aiming to extend known gold mineralisation and explore a deep porphyry target. This follows a string of successful drill results that have yet to be fully quantified in a Mineral Resource estimate.

Greenvale Energy has acquired a 100% interest in the advanced Oasis Uranium Project in Queensland, featuring historically confirmed high-grade uranium mineralisation. The company plans an aggressive 2025 exploration campaign to upgrade the project to JORC resource status.