Latest Plant Refurbishment News

Tolu Minerals has delivered its most intensive drilling campaign at Tolukuma, uncovering two new high-grade gold veins and maintaining a strong cash position as it targets first production by early 2027.

Manuka Resources has accelerated its transition to production at the Wonawinta Processing Plant, boosting its silver ore reserve by 28% and gearing up for gold and silver output starting mid-August 2026.

OzAurum Resources has locked in consistent high-grade gold mineralisation along its Mulgabbie North Paleochannel, driving a shift from study to construction with heap leach plant refurbishment near completion and civil works underway.

Cyprium Metals is on the cusp of restarting copper cathode production at its Nifty Copper Complex, targeting the September quarter 2026 for first output as key infrastructure nears completion. Meanwhile, the company advances growth strategies including a potential SXEW plant capacity expansion and exploration of oxide ores.

Manuka Resources has lifted the Wonawinta Silver Mine's Ore Reserve by 28%, underpinning its imminent restart of silver and gold production with upgraded plant facilities and contracted mining operations.

OzAurum Resources reports strong metallurgical results from heap leach column tests at Mulgabbie North, confirming a low-cost production route with high gold recoveries and advancing plant commissioning despite minor delays.

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has tabled a non-binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals Ltd at A$0.087 per share, outbidding Larvotto Resources and aiming to bolster its Rocklands copper operations with a substantial new feed source.

Manuka Resources has secured the final US$4 million tranche of its US$30 million Nebari facility, fueling its push to restart gold production at Mt Boppy and silver output at Wonawinta by September 2026.

EV Resources has validated a flotation-led processing route at its Tecomatlán Plant, achieving 81.1% antimony recovery and concentrate grades up to 62.9% Sb, enabling a low-CAPEX upgrade and a compressed production timeline.

A new geophysical survey at EV Resources’ Los Lirios project in Mexico reveals extensive sulphide anomalies and a structural fault network, significantly expanding the exploration footprint and sharpening drill targets ahead of a maiden resource estimate.

Sunshine Metals has agreed to sell its Hodgkinson Project to EQ Resources for $250,000, freeing up capital and management bandwidth to accelerate gold production at Mt Moss and exploration at Sybil.

Pacgold Limited is demerging its North Queensland gold-antimony projects into a new company, Manda Resources, which will pursue an ASX listing in late 2026. Shareholders will retain exposure to the North Queensland portfolio via free shares while Pacgold sharpens its focus on ramping up production at White Dam.