Latest Petrography News

Bayan Mining and Minerals delivers strong rare earth assay results from its Desert Star project, advances permitting and drill planning at Bayan Springs South, and strengthens its leadership and strategic positioning.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has completed Phase I drilling at its Southern Porphyry target in Chile, confirming a large hydrothermal system and delivering encouraging assay results. The company is gearing up for Phase II drilling targeting the elusive high-grade core.

Bayan Mining and Minerals has locked in a reverse circulation drill rig with Alaska Midnight Sun Drilling for its first-ever drilling at the Desert Star rare earth project in California, targeting up to 1,000 metres from June 2026. The fully permitted program aims to test high-grade surface mineralisation and geophysical targets near the Mountain Pass mine.

Bayan Mining and Minerals Limited has verified key rare earth element minerals at its Desert Star project in California, confirming a phosphate-rich hard-rock system dominated by light rare earth elements. The company is advancing towards its maiden drill program following regulatory approvals.

Bayan Mining has secured U.S. Bureau of Land Management approval for an expanded drilling program at its Desert Star rare earth project, enabling deeper exploration of high-grade targets near the Mountain Pass mine.

FMR Resources has intersected multiple broad mineralised porphyry phases with visible copper and molybdenite at Target K within its Llahuin Project JV in Chile, refining the search for the core mineralised source.

FMR Resources has extended its second diamond drillhole at the Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project JV in Chile, uncovering visual copper and molybdenite mineralisation linked to a key geophysical anomaly. This advancement sharpens the focus on the core of a significant porphyry system.

Yari Minerals has announced a maiden JORC Indicated Coal Resource of approximately 33.7 million tonnes at its Rolleston South Coal Project, boosting the total coal resource by 17% to around 223 million tonnes. The discovery of shallow coal seams and ongoing quality testing highlight the project's growing potential.

Yari Minerals has kicked off its inaugural drilling at the Rolleston South Coal Project, confirming thick, continuous coal seams and promising coal quality that could upgrade its resource status.

Terra Metals reports promising assay results from the Southwest SW1 Prospect, revealing multiple near-surface Bushveld-style reef layers and a newly identified magmatic sulfide zone, expanding the polymetallic footprint of the Dante Project.

Yari Minerals has completed four drillholes at its Rolleston South Coal Project, confirming thick, continuous coal seams and progressing towards upgrading part of its 190.1 Mt Inferred Resource to Indicated status.

FMR Resources has completed its first deep drillhole at the Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project JV, revealing geological features indicative of a large porphyry copper system. Ongoing analyses and geophysical surveys aim to refine the understanding of this promising discovery.