Latest Ore Sorting News

Rapid Critical Metals has delivered striking ore sorting results at its Webbs Silver mine, nearly doubling silver grades in unprocessed stockpiled ore and achieving over 90% mass rejection in processed waste, potentially reshaping project economics.

Stellar Resources has boosted its Heemskirk Tin Project resource by 64% at Severn, pushing total contained tin to over 129,000 tonnes, while advancing prefeasibility studies and securing a $22.1 million capital raise.

Iltani Resources has demonstrated significant grade upgrades and waste rejection in first-pass TOMRA ore sorting tests at its Orient Silver-Indium Project, advancing plans for bulk testing and potential cost savings.

Lithium Plus Minerals has boosted its Lei Deposit lithium resource by 34%, raising contained lithium to 78.4kt and increasing Indicated resources to 55%, underpinning plans for a low-capex underground direct shipping ore operation.

Nova Minerals has completed engineering and design for its Estelle antimony pilot plant in Alaska, moving swiftly into procurement and construction with equipment en route to site.

PMET Resources has achieved over 97% caesium extraction from pollucite concentrate using sulphuric acid leaching at SGS Canada, while parallel proprietary testwork with Koch Technology Solutions advances value-added caesium chemical pathways.

Sky Metals has unveiled a significant Mineral Resource Estimate upgrade for its Tallebung project, lifting tin and tungsten inventories substantially and introducing a maiden silver resource. This positions Tallebung as a large-scale, shallow open-pit opportunity with promising metallurgical and development prospects.

Cyprium Metals has identified significant oxide copper mineralisation across a large section of the Nifty waste dump, potentially adding a low-cost feed source for its heap leach and SXEW operations as it advances the copper complex restart.

Future Metals NL has delivered a significant upgrade to its Panton PGM Project, reporting an 82.3 million tonne resource at 1.6 g/t platinum equivalent, underpinning a refreshed development plan.

Charger Metals reports strong metallurgical results from its Medcalf lithium deposit, lifting lithium and tantalum grades significantly while slashing iron content. The company’s recent 34% resource upgrade and proximity to processing infrastructure underpin plans for a scoping study.

Prodigy Gold is progressing key regulatory approvals to restart mining at its Old Pirate gold mine, supported by encouraging ore sorting testwork that significantly upgrades gold grades and promises operational efficiencies.

Ore Resources has accelerated its lithium exploration and development at Coolgardie with diamond and RC drilling programs, alongside advancing economic studies and permitting efforts.