Latest Permitting News

Sunrise Energy Metals has completed a feasibility study for its Syerston Scandium Project, revealing a low-cost, long-life operation poised to supply critical scandium amid tightening Chinese export controls. The project targets production by mid-2028 with strong government backing and a growing global market.

Element 25 Limited is advancing its Butcherbird Manganese Mine expansion and developing a US-based battery-grade manganese refinery, supported by major funding and strategic partnerships.

Orezone Gold Corporation reported a robust 33% revenue increase for FY2025, driven by higher gold prices despite a slight production dip, while advancing its Bomboré hard rock expansion and announcing a major Quebec mine acquisition.

Maronan Metals has been granted a Mineral Development Licence for its Maronan Silver Project, marking a pivotal step toward mine readiness and enabling underground resource expansion.

Omega Oil and Gas has locked in Helmerich & Payne’s FlexRig® 648 to power an expanded 2026/27 drilling campaign in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, aiming to unlock a vast unconventional oil and gas resource.

Megado Minerals has secured a five-year option to acquire an 80% stake in the Alpartir Silver-Copper-Antimony Project in Spain, tapping into a historically rich and high-grade vein system with significant exploration potential.

Patriot Resources has completed the acquisition of the Tassa Silver-Gold Project in Peru, unveiling a maiden inferred resource of 31.4 million ounces silver equivalent at impressive grades. The company plans an aggressive drilling campaign to unlock further growth potential.

Resolution Minerals has completed the acquisition of the Johnson Creek Tungsten & Antimony Mill and 2,000 tonnes of tungsten ore stockpiles near its Horse Heaven Project in Idaho, positioning itself to fast-track critical mineral production in the US.

Rincon Resources has successfully raised $3.1 million to fund an expanded drilling campaign at its promising Telfer South Gold-Copper Project, following the discovery of a significantly larger mineralised zone at the Hasties Prospect.

Australasian Metals has lodged a new exploration permit application near its Mt Clermont and Capella projects, targeting multiple promising gold prospects in Central Queensland. The move builds on its existing inferred gold resources and aims to capitalise on strong gold market conditions.

Red Mountain Mining has reported outstanding high-grade antimony and anomalous gold assay results from its Thompson Falls Antimony Project on the Montana-Idaho border, signalling promising resource potential near the only operating US antimony smelter.

Many Peaks Limited has expanded the gold mineralisation strike at its Ferké Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire to more than 1.1 kilometres, supported by strong assay results from recent drilling campaigns. This advancement highlights the potential for a significant increase in resource volume and open-pit reserve conversion at the Ouarigue prospect.