Latest Operational Costs News

Titomic will restructure its Australian and US operations and reduce consultant spending, targeting A$3.0 million in annualised operating cost savings. The company expects to complete the changes by October’s end while repositioning Australia as its global research and development centre.

Aurelia Metals delivered a sharply stronger FY26, with revenue, EBITDA and net profit rising as Federation entered commercial production and gold output exceeded revised guidance. The next test is whether the company can convert that momentum into higher throughput while managing costs, safety and execution risk.

Locality Planning Energy has returned to statutory profit and sharply reduced borrowings, but its next test is converting a large contracted pipeline into active service points. The company has given no numerical FY2027 guidance and is operating under an interim leadership structure while it searches for a permanent CEO.

Grange Resources has approved a lower-capital underground development at Savage River, targeting a 43% project IRR and production continuity to at least 2035. The Sub-Level Cave plan is designed to be funded from existing cash and operating cashflow while preserving the option of a larger Block Cave mine.

Orivium has begun construction of a modular processing plant in Orange, NSW, to test recovery of copper from Infinity Mining’s Cangai waste. The partner-funded facility could be operational within six months, but any revenue remains conditional on feedstock access, successful processing and metal sales.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has secured the right to apply for two New Zealand online casino licences, committing NZ$30 million in licence fees before GST. The company still needs to complete the application process ahead of next year’s planned market opening.

Stavely Minerals is testing smaller and potentially easier-to-fund development routes for Thursday’s Gossan after a large open-pit study delivered strong economics but demanded substantial upfront capital. The alternatives could reduce capital intensity, although the company expects they may produce lower NPVs.

Rumble Resources has renewed attention on its Earaheedy zinc-lead-silver project, pointing to a 94Mt inferred resource and metallurgical work that produced a 61% zinc-plus-lead bulk concentrate. The company is now testing separate concentrates and seeking strategic partners, but the project remains short of a definitive development case.

Vitura Health has opened FY2027 with a sharp improvement in EBITDA and lower operating costs, while revenue growth continued across its digital health businesses. The figures are unaudited, and the company still needs to prove that the improvement can survive the wind-down of Bupa-related telehealth volumes.

Meeka Metals has begun underground decline development at Fairway, its second mine at the Murchison Gold Project, with first ore targeted for January 2027. The project carries a 50koz initial Ore Reserve, while drilling below the planned mine points to potential reserve growth and a longer mine life.

DGL Group’s FY26 annual report lays bare a difficult year: revenue and underlying earnings fell, statutory losses widened and the auditor issued a qualified opinion over opening inventory. Management is betting on cost cuts, fuller facilities and a new liquid waste plant to repair performance in FY27.

Coda Minerals has moved Elizabeth Creek closer to a targeted first-quarter 2027 pre-feasibility study, backed by improved leach recoveries, drilling and fresh funding. But the copper developer remains loss-making, burned A$8.87 million in operating cash and will likely need further capital to progress beyond the study stage.