Latest Processing Infrastructure News

Alara Resources has reported its first full-year profit after its Oman copper operation produced above nameplate capacity, lifting revenue 145% to A$135.3 million. The turnaround is substantial, but negative operating cash flow and a planned A$6 million equity raise keep the balance sheet firmly in focus.

Equus Energy has secured a binding conditional 10-year gas sales agreement with Alcoa covering about 50 TJ a day, while receiving US$1.5 million to fund the next stage of project partnering. The milestone strengthens the commercial case for the Equus Gas Project, but the development remains pre-FID and requires substantial capital, partners and approvals.

Manuka Resources has received A$1.64 million from a Wonawinta shipment that yielded 267 ounces of gold and 453 ounces of silver. Weekly deliveries are now planned, while the company prepares to add silver processing in early 2027.

Fenix Resources has moved into the next phase of its growth plan, commencing Beebyn Hub mining and commissioning a 5Mtpa processing plant after a quarter of heavy investment. Shipments fell and cash declined to A$43.2 million, but the company maintained FY27 guidance and secured more than five years of mine life at current production rates.

Forrestania Resources has signed a 24-month ore purchase agreement with Star Minerals covering up to 400,000 tonnes of gold-bearing ore for processing at Edna May. Haulage is scheduled to begin on 23 October, giving the company an immediate third-party feed opportunity as it advances towards production.

Wia Gold has emerged from a pivotal quarter with a 1.95Moz Probable Ore Reserve, A$229.2 million in cash and a proposed US$360 million debt facility supporting its Kokoseb development plan. Construction preparations are advancing, but lender approval, definitive financing documents and Namibian permits remain crucial hurdles before early works can begin.

Monadelphous Group Limited (ASX:MND) enters FY27 with record FY26 revenue of $2.98 billion, a 52.1% profit increase and more than $680 million of new contracts secured since year-end. The engineering services group is also carrying a disputed claim worth about $200 million and a sizeable exposure to fossil-fuel markets.

Auric Mining has moved from study work towards execution at its Burbanks-Munda gold plan, securing processing infrastructure for A$1.2 million and reporting strong Munda drilling results. The company is targeting mining at Munda in late 2027 and first gold from Burbanks in early 2028, subject to approvals and project execution.

Austral Resources has extended the known McLeod Hill copper system to more than 1km of strike, well beyond its existing 470m Mineral Resource footprint. The shallow mineralisation sits within existing mining leases and 4.5km of the company’s Western Operations processing facility, but still requires further drilling, modelling and metallurgical work.

Barton Gold has completed its 38,760-metre Phase 2 drilling program at Tunkillia with a series of broad, high-grade gold intersections across planned starter pits. The results now feed into an updated gold Resource, followed by a silver update and pre-feasibility study targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

Forrestania Resources has outlined a maiden 223,300-ounce JORC Mineral Resource at Tampia, a previously mined deposit positioned 140km from the Edna May processing plant. The estimate gives the newly acquired Westonia Hub another potential ore source, but relies on an AUD 6,000/oz gold price assumption and includes 104,800 ounces classified as Inferred.

Toubani Resources says construction of its Kobada Gold Project in Mali remains on schedule for first gold in Q3 2027, with CIL tank erection now underway and more than 70% of project costs committed. About US$50 million of the company’s US$160 million stream facility has been drawn as construction moves into a more intensive phase.