Latest Open Pit Mining News

Sky Metals releases a Pre-Feasibility Study confirming Tallebung's robust economics with a 7.3-year mine life, strong cashflows, and rapid capital payback, targeting mid-2028 production.

Broken Hill Mines (ASX: BHM) has delivered a suite of high-grade silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold intercepts from recent drilling at its Pinnacles Mine open pit area, underpinning ongoing mining operations and a planned resource upgrade by year-end.

Stavely Minerals has released a comprehensive Scoping Study for its Thursday’s Gossan and Cayley Lode deposits in western Victoria, outlining a 13-year open pit copper-gold-silver operation with strong financial metrics and a 4Mtpa processing plant.

West Cobar Metals is fast-tracking its scandium exploration at the Salazar Project in Western Australia, targeting higher-grade zones with aircore drilling planned for late 2026 alongside advancing metallurgical testwork.

Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) is mobilising a ~6,000m reverse circulation and diamond drilling program at its Bailundo Carbonatite Project in Angola, aiming to define a maiden JORC Mineral Resource for niobium and rare earth elements.

Sky Metals has voluntarily suspended its ASX-listed securities pending a material announcement regarding its Tallebung Tin-Tungsten-Silver Project, with trading expected to resume by 10 August or upon release of the news.

QMines Limited has boosted the Mount Mackenzie gold and silver resource by 32% in gold ounces, with 70% now classified as Indicated, following a comprehensive 73-hole drilling campaign that enhanced geological confidence and resource scale.

True North Copper has enhanced its Cloncurry Copper Project resource base by adding a 1.0 Mt gold-copper resource at Wynberg, featuring 61,000 ounces of gold and 3,000 tonnes of copper. The update supports near-term development prospects and broadens the project's metal exposure.

Forrestania Resources has upgraded the British Hill gold deposit resource to 126,290 ounces, more than doubling the previous estimate and significantly increasing the higher-confidence Indicated category. Ongoing drilling and development studies aim to further enhance the project’s value within the Forrestania Hub.

Aldoro Resources has boosted the Kameelburg rare earth project’s Mineral Resource Estimate to 804.5 million tonnes, now hosting 1.37 million tonnes of contained NdPr oxide; exceeding key western-world deposits. The maiden Indicated Resource and robust metallurgical testwork set the stage for development.

AuKing Mining has agreed to acquire 100% of the Machinga Heavy Rare Earths Project in Malawi, adding a high-grade heavy rare earth and niobium asset to its portfolio. The acquisition includes a mix of cash, shares, and performance shares contingent on resource milestones, positioning AuKing to accelerate exploration in a geopolitically strategic region.

MLG Oz Limited has partnered with the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Aboriginal Corporation to create a joint venture delivering mining and civil services on traditional lands in Western Australia, aiming to blend operational expertise with Indigenous authority.