Latest Pilbara Region News

GreenTech Metals has announced a substantial copper-zinc Exploration Target at its Whundo Project, signaling potential for near-term mining operations. The company is accelerating assessments of gold contributions and advancing mining studies to unlock value.

Austin Metals has reported promising drilling results from its Austin and Ashburton Projects in Western Australia, revealing high-grade gold mineralisation and a significant copper-gold system with new structural discoveries.

Novo Resources has outlined a strategic exploration plan for the second half of 2025, focusing on high-grade gold and antimony prospects in Western Australia's Pilbara region, with maiden drilling programs set to commence.

Element 25 has locked in a $50 million senior debt facility from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to expand its Butcherbird manganese project, underpinning supply for its US battery materials plant.

Black Canyon Limited is set to significantly broaden its footprint in the eastern Pilbara with the acquisition of 229 square kilometres of new tenements around its Wandanya manganese project, enhancing its potential for large-scale manganese and iron mineralisation.

Pilbara Minerals Limited has announced a significant 2025 Mineral Resource update for its Pilgangoora Operation, increasing contained lithium oxide by 23% to 5.7 million tonnes and reinforcing its status as a global lithium powerhouse.

Firebird Metals has installed new equipment at its Chinese R&D lab, enabling complete lab-scale production from ore to lithium manganese iron phosphate cathode. This milestone supports a strategic collaboration with Central South University and promises cost advantages in battery material manufacturing.

GreenTech Metals has identified substantial gold mineralisation alongside copper and zinc at its Whundo Project, enhancing the economic potential and prompting a resource re-estimation to assess near-term production viability.

NH3 Clean Energy has signed a non-binding MoU with the Angel CCS Project JV to collaborate on carbon capture and sequestration for its WAH2 clean ammonia project, marking a key step toward its mid-2025 FEED entry.

NRW Holdings’ subsidiary Primero Group has landed a $157 million contract from Rio Tinto to deliver critical infrastructure at Hope Downs in Western Australia, extending their longstanding partnership.

Develop has initiated significant underground and surface infrastructure works at its Sulphur Springs zinc-copper project in Western Australia, setting the stage for an updated feasibility study and de-risking the project’s development.

Kali Metals has reported high-grade gold assay results up to 19.2 g/t from its Marble Bar Project in Western Australia, revealing a 1.4km gold-bearing outcrop. The company is gearing up for an expanded exploration campaign including drone surveys and a maiden drill program.