Latest Processing Options News

Nordic Resources has agreed to acquire its fourth gold project in Finland’s Middle Ostrobothnia Gold Belt, where historical rock-chip samples returned up to 43.7g/t gold. The early-stage Jukulainen project has attractive surface results, but no drilling has yet tested the mineralisation’s depth, thickness or continuity.

Nordic Resources has increased the pit-constrained resource at its Kopsa gold-copper-silver deposit in Finland by 86% to 1.52 million ounces of gold equivalent. The update gives the company a larger, more defined resource base, but the project remains at the Mineral Resource stage rather than a development decision.

GBM Resources has extended high-grade gold mineralisation beyond the current resource boundaries at both the 309 and Lone Sister deposits in Queensland. A further 3,550 metres of assays remain pending ahead of a planned Twin Hills resource update.

West Coast Silver has crossed from explorer to resource-stage company after defining 2.795 million ounces of contained silver at Elizabeth Hill. The project has generated strong drilling results and fresh funding, but the company remains loss-making and yet to establish an economic development case.

Independent LONGi testwork has produced 66.3% to 68.0% Fe magnetite concentrates from four Magnetite Range samples using a bench-scale dry flowsheet. The results strengthen the case for a water-efficient route in Accent Resources' pre-feasibility study, but remain preliminary and untested at pilot scale.

QEM Limited (ASX:QEM) has suspended non-essential work at its Julia Creek vanadium project after metallurgical results undermined the 2024 Scoping Study. The loss-making explorer is now relying on newly acquired Idaho projects, fresh capital and further exploration to justify its next chapter.

Renascor Resources has identified multiple high-priority conductive targets at its Flat Hill project in South Australia, including features near historical copper intersections and previously untested areas. Drilling is being planned at depths of about 150 to 300 metres, but access and Native Title arrangements remain outstanding.

Nexus Minerals has more than doubled its Wallbrook Mineral Resource to 631,000 ounces, lifting group resources to 709,000 ounces across Western Australian projects. The expansion comes alongside a $6.53 million FY2026 loss, falling cash reserves and a post-year-end $5.4 million capital raising.

Leeuwin Metals has confirmed gold across all 10 samples from historic tailings at its Marda Central project, averaging 0.596 g/t Au in the top metre. The result points to a potentially accessible processing opportunity, but the material remains well short of a defined resource or economic study.

Cannindah Resources has reported preliminary NovaCell testwork recovering 94% of copper and 92% of silver at a substantially coarser grind, while rejecting 82% of processed material. The results could support a higher-throughput, lower-energy processing route, although gold recovery and concentrate quality still require further work.

Adavale Resources has lifted its Parkes Project gold inventory to 383,300 ounces, led by a 228% increase at London-Victoria after an 85-hole drilling campaign. The company is now moving from resource definition towards metallurgical testing and a Scoping Study, although no production decision or project economics has been disclosed.

Antipa Minerals has selected a preferred processing and mine development configuration for its Minyari Dome project, combining gold doré with a separate copper concentrate. The decision advances the study, but pushes the pre-feasibility study release into November 2026 while costs and project economics are finalised.