Latest Pilbara News

Leeuwin Metals has secured a key mining lease at Evanston, placing all its Marda Gold Project resources on granted leases, while promising drill results and a strategic collaboration set the stage for resource expansion and project development.

Accelerate Resources has reported a new gold discovery at its Balagundi project, strong assay results from multiple prospects, and a significant project expansion, supported by a $2 million capital raise to fund ongoing exploration.

GreenTech Metals’ latest drilling at Munni Munni confirms thick, high-grade PGE-Cu-Ni zones while an independent review spotlights significant new copper targets. The company strengthens its balance sheet with a $7.5 million placement and key technical hires ahead of an ambitious drill campaign.

Trek Metals has completed its maiden manganese drilling at the Kuro discovery in WA, with visual manganese logged in 63 of 72 holes. The drilling confirms Induced Polarisation as an effective tool for uncovering concealed manganese mineralisation, with assay results expected by early August.

Element 25 is on track to commission its Butcherbird manganese expansion in early 2027, while securing a substantial US Department of Energy grant to support its US battery materials facility.

Great Dirt Resources has sharpened its lithium exploration focus in the Pilbara while confirming high-grade manganese assays in NSW, maintaining a robust cash position to fund its growth plans.

Anax Metals has kicked off Front-End Engineering Design for its Whim Creek Copper Project, setting the stage for a Final Investment Decision by the end of 2026. The project, boasting a robust DFS with a pre-tax NPV7 of A$501 million and a 98% IRR, moves closer to construction amid ongoing financing talks.

Tambourah Metals has teamed up with CSIRO to apply advanced remote sensing and machine learning techniques across its Pilbara lithium projects, aiming to sharpen target identification and cut exploration costs.

Kali Metals has completed its Phase II drilling at Marble Bar, confirming gold mineralisation continuity and identifying four new high-grade gold prospects, while maintaining a strong cash position of $6.84 million.

GR Engineering Services has landed a $229.5 million EPC contract with BHP Iron Ore for a major brownfield upgrade of the Yandi Eastern primary crushing circuit in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) has delivered a maiden 2.8 million ounce silver resource at Elizabeth Hill, with recent drilling revealing new high-grade zones and potential nickel-copper-palladium mineralisation, underpinning a clear growth and development plan.

Pilbara Gold has reported significant new gold intersections below the current pit shell at its Mt York Project, suggesting potential for resource growth ahead of a prefeasibility study update.