Latest Processing Plants News

Vault Minerals met its FY26 gold production guidance with 336,540 ounces and has kicked off underground development at Sugar Zone, setting the stage for a plant restart in early FY28.

Hillgrove Resources' Kanmantoo Copper Mine has reached its targeted 1.8 million tonnes per annum run rate, while the company advances the Emily Star Stage 2 project with a Final Investment Decision expected sooner than planned.

IperionX has bolstered its U.S. critical minerals footprint by acquiring the Camden assets adjacent to its Titan Project, unveiling surface stockpiles with up to 23% Total Heavy Minerals, up to 10 times Titan’s average grade, and established infrastructure that could accelerate domestic supply chains for titanium and rare earths.

Savannah Goldfields has boosted the Red Dam gold Mineral Resource by 59% in ounces and introduced an Indicated category for the first time, underpinning plans for expanded mining and processing at Georgetown.

Brightstar Resources is progressing construction at its Goldfields Project on time and budget, targeting first gold by June 2027 while securing gold price downside protection through put options.

Sunshine Metals has secured the Mt Moss Operation for $18 million, setting the stage for gold production by mid-2027 and progressing engineering, financing, and exploration activities.

Black Bear Minerals has extended high-grade silver intercepts outside its existing Shafter Mineral Resource Estimate, with assays up to 1,333g/t Ag and promising polymetallic potential, advancing resource validation and mine restart plans.

Forrestania Resources has secured A$310 million through a two-tranche placement to fund the A$300 million acquisition of the Edna May Gold Hub from Ramelius Resources, advancing its dual processing hub strategy in Western Australia.

Broken Hill Mines has restarted open pit mining at its Pinnacles Mine, delivering the first silver-lead-zinc ore to its Rasp Processing Plant and adding a third high-grade feed source to improve plant utilisation.

Infinity Mining (ASX:IMI) has achieved almost 100% copper extraction from century-old smelter waste at its Cangai site using Orivium’s advanced technology, advancing plans for a new processing plant.

West Wits Mining has locked in a R875 million (~USD 53 million) senior loan facility, receiving an initial R339 million drawdown that fully funds its Qala Shallows project through to steady-state gold production of 70,000 ounces per annum.

Toubani Resources has locked in Corica Mining Services to handle mining operations at its Kobada Gold Project in Mali, advancing the project towards production with mobilisation set for late 2026 and first ore expected by mid-2027.