Latest Pilbara Region News

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.

Burley Minerals has successfully closed a significantly oversubscribed entitlement offer, raising more than $1.1 million to advance its iron ore and lithium projects in Australia and Canada.

Firebird Metals has demonstrated a breakthrough in energy efficiency with its rotary kiln technology, cutting energy consumption by more than half during manganese ore processing trials for Kazakhstan’s Taza Metal Technologies.

Errawarra Resources has awarded its first diamond drilling contract for the Elizabeth Hill silver project, with drilling set to begin shortly after the company’s May 19 General Meeting. This marks a key step in advancing exploration at one of Australia’s richest silver deposits.

Yari Minerals has agreed to acquire the Rolleston South Coal Project, adding a JORC-compliant inferred resource of 78.9 million tonnes in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The deal includes shares and performance rights, with plans to expand and upgrade the resource through drilling.

Novo Resources reported a reduced net loss of CAD 1.625 million in Q1 2025, progressing exploration with a new aircore drilling program in Western Australia while facing liquidity challenges that cast doubt on its near-term financial sustainability.

Anax Metals has locked in a $3.3 million convertible note investment from Mineral Development Partners, with conditional commitments for up to $100 million to advance the Whim Creek Project and establish a Pilbara base metals hub.

Anax Metals reports strong progress at its Whim Creek Copper-Zinc Project, confirming high copper and zinc recoveries via scaled-up bioleaching tests and advancing negotiations with multiple strategic partners. A new tenement application near a major gold deposit further expands its Pilbara footprint.

QX Resources reported steady progress on its Queensland gold and US lithium brine projects while managing modest cash reserves and exploration expenditure in the March 2025 quarter.

Austin Metals Limited has secured $1.25 million through a share placement to fund drilling programs at its Austin Gold and Ashburton Gold-Copper projects, reporting promising high-grade gold intercepts that validate significant mineral potential.

Sabre Resources advances exploration across uranium, nickel, lithium, and gold projects while securing a $1.6 million sale of its Ninghan Gold Project to Capricorn Metals.

Peregrine Gold Limited has secured a pivotal agreement for gold extraction at its Peninsula Prospect, launched major drilling campaigns at Mallina and Tin Can, and bolstered its treasury through a $2.5 million capital raise and asset sale.