Latest Processing Facilities News

Cygnus Metals has reported a significant new copper-gold-silver intersection at its Chibougamau Project, revealing a potential new lode just 250 metres from the main Corner Bay deposit. This discovery underscores the project's exploration upside and resource growth potential.

Core Lithium Ltd reports solid progress on its Finniss Lithium Project, highlighting robust drilling results, a healthy balance sheet, and steady advancement of its restart study targeting a June 2025 completion.

Element 25 Limited has completed an updated feasibility study for its Butcherbird manganese project, targeting a 1.1 million tonnes per annum production over an 18.3-year mine life with robust economic returns and strategic ties to EV battery markets.

Element 25 Limited has announced a 107% increase in Ore Reserves at its Butcherbird Manganese Project in Western Australia, now supporting an 18.3-year mine life at 1.1Mtpa production. This milestone underpins the company’s strategic expansion into battery-grade manganese supply for the EV market.

Wildcat Resources has delivered a landmark Mineral Resource Estimate for its Tabba Tabba Lithium Project, positioning it as a major player in Australia’s lithium sector with a high-confidence 74.1Mt resource at 1.0% Li2O.

Emmerson Resources has formed a strategic alliance with CuFe and Tennant Minerals to explore a multi-user processing facility at Tennant Creek, while advancing a 5,000m drilling program and securing funding to support growth through 2026.

New Frontier Minerals has entered a strategic alliance with Austral Resources to process copper ore from its Big One Deposit, aiming to accelerate production and exploration in the Mt Isa copper belt.

Andean Silver Limited reports robust drilling results from its Cerro Bayo project, revealing new high-grade mineral zones and expanding its tenement holdings. The company has mobilized a third drill rig and launched a major geophysical program, setting the stage for multiple resource updates in 2025.

Alkane Resources has reported significant gold intercepts from deep core drilling beneath the San Antonio deposit, revealing promising underground mineralisation potential. The company is advancing a comprehensive exploration program to expand its resource base at Tomingley.

Mt Malcolm Mines NL’s bulk sampling program at the Golden Crown Prospect has yielded 122.4 ounces of gold doré, reinforcing the site’s ultra-high-grade gold mineralisation and underpinning plans for future mining development.

Kingsland Minerals has reported robust infill drilling outcomes at its Leliyn Graphite Project, setting the stage for an upgrade to Indicated Mineral Resources and a forthcoming Scoping Study. The recent strategic investment by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners bolsters the project's development trajectory, particularly for downstream processing.

Element 25 has obtained key regulatory approval from WA's DEMIRS for its Butcherbird Expansion Project, paving the way for a twelve-year production run at 1.1 million tonnes per annum of manganese concentrate. The final hurdle remains the Works Approval, expected imminently.