Latest Pilbara Region News

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.

Tambourah Metals Ltd is set to raise nearly $1 million through a placement and entitlement offer to fund drilling at its Beatty Park Gold and Speewah North projects. The capital raise includes shares priced at a discount and attached options, aiming to strengthen exploration efforts.

Aruma Resources is set to begin drilling at its Saltwater Project in Western Australia, targeting promising gold and gallium anomalies. Expanded soil sampling at the Talmine Prospect aims to build on previously reported high-grade gallium results.

New Age Exploration has revealed multiple high-grade gold intercepts from its maiden drilling at the Wagyu Gold Project in Western Australia, confirming a broad and open supergene mineralisation system.

MLG Oz Limited has secured its first contract with mining giant Rio Tinto, marking a significant expansion into the Pilbara region with a $20 million haulage and site services deal.

West Coast Silver has completed a transformative acquisition of the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project and secured $3 million in fresh capital, setting the stage for a new era focused on high-grade silver exploration in the Pilbara.

Kali Metals has expanded its Marble Bar Gold Project by acquiring a strategic tenement adjacent to a significant gold-in-soil anomaly, increasing its project area to approximately 96 square kilometres. The acquisition enhances exploration continuity and efficiency amid rising gold prices.

WestStar Industrial’s subsidiary SIMPEC has landed a $17 million contract to deliver key construction works for a pioneering lithium refining plant in Western Australia, marking a significant step in Australia’s energy transition.

Mineral Resources Limited has reported a significant expansion in the Onslow Iron Project’s Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, underpinning its long-term growth strategy in iron ore production.

Yari Minerals has completed the acquisition of the Rolleston South Coal Project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, adding a substantial 78.9 million tonnes inferred coal resource and planning further drilling to expand it.

Mantle Minerals has won a co-funded drilling grant from the WA Government and completed its Mt Berghaus tenement package, setting the stage for targeted exploration in the Pilbara.