Latest Pre Feasibility Studies News

Barton Gold has kicked off a Pre-Feasibility Study for its Tunkillia Gold Project, aiming to incorporate resource upgrades from expanded drilling and deliver a detailed development plan by early 2027.

St Barbara has passed a key regulatory milestone for its 15-Mile Processing Hub in Nova Scotia, submitting the Initial Project Description and triggering a coordinated federal-provincial review. The project features a redesigned footprint that cuts environmental disturbance by up to 55% and consolidates processing to a single hub, promising strong economic benefits and community engagement.

Regis Resources has reinstated the McPhillamys Gold Project Ore Reserve at 56Mt grading 1.1g/t Au for 1.89Moz, supported by a new Pre-Feasibility Study demonstrating strong economics and an alternative tailings strategy. The company targets a Final Investment Decision in H1 2028, pending permitting and judicial review outcomes.

Terra Metals’ latest drilling confirms a large-scale, continuous PGM-Cu-Ni-Co sulfide system at its Southwest Prospect, extending the mineralised footprint beyond the existing Dante resource and setting the stage for a maiden Southwest Mineral Resource Estimate later this year.

Red Metal’s large-scale column leach tests confirm high rare earth recoveries from coarsely crushed Sybella ores using weak sulphuric acid, underpinning a low-cost heap leach development pathway.

True North Copper has finalized its acquisition of Renegade Exploration's stake in the Carpentaria Joint Venture, consolidating the Mongoose Resource with its Taipan deposit. This move unlocks new development and resource growth opportunities within the Cloncurry Copper Project ahead of a key Pre-Feasibility Study due later this year.

Many Peaks Minerals has reported robust diamond core assay results that extend the Ouarigue mineralised corridor at its Ferké Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, alongside ongoing reverse circulation drilling aimed at resource expansion.

Iron Bear Resources (ASX:IBR) has detailed progress on its Canadian Iron Bear Project, highlighting a robust scoping study, a major joint venture with Vale, and strategic advantages in a growing direct reduction pellet market.

Turaco Gold’s pre-feasibility study for the Afema Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire reveals a maiden 1.91 million ounce Probable Ore Reserve and robust project economics, underpinning a 10.3-year mine life producing over 2 million ounces of gold.

Victory Metals has achieved a major processing milestone at its North Stanmore Project, producing a 7.1% Total Rare Earth Oxide concentrate with 40% heavy rare earth oxides through continuous flotation at pilot scale.

Barton Gold has increased its Phase 2 drilling at the Tunkillia Gold Project, with interim assays pointing to extensions and higher-grade zones that could boost resource size and project economics.

Hot Chili Limited has reported a substantial 391.1-metre copper-gold intersection grading 0.51% copper equivalent from surface at its La Verde discovery in Chile, reinforcing the project's potential for a high-grade starter pit within the Costa Fuego copper-gold project.