Latest Processing News

Native Mineral Resources has lifted Blackjack’s weekly doré output for a second consecutive week, with the latest 552oz smelt the operation’s largest since August. October production has reached 1,376.2oz, although the newest bars still await Perth Mint refining.

CurveBeam AI has secured its strongest first-quarter HiRise sales result, gained China regulatory clearance and raised A$7.35 million to fund the next stage of commercialisation. The progress comes alongside lower customer receipts and a reported 4.3 quarters of cash runway.

Brookside Energy is expanding beyond its operated SWISH program with five proposed non-operated horizontal wells across three Oklahoma plays. The estimated US$3.5 million investment is intended to add future production and cash flow without drawing on a new equity issue.

GBM Resources has recorded rougher flotation recoveries of 92% to 99% from composite samples at its Twin Hills Gold Project in Queensland. The early results strengthen the case for conventional processing, although weaker 309 CIL recoveries mean the project’s final flowsheet remains unresolved.

GoldArc Resources has secured approval for the western haul road and expanded accommodation village needed to support mining at Mt Stirling and Mt Stirling Well. The project is now described as fully permitted and shovel ready, although a mining start date and processing arrangement remain unresolved.

BPH Energy’s latest quarter puts its portfolio risks in sharp relief: Advent is appealing the PEP11 ruling while another subsidiary remains in voluntary administration. BPH ended September with $1.127 million in cash, but deployed $972,000 in loans to investees during the quarter.

Westgold Resources has completed a A$33.3 million infrastructure program at Beta Hunt, where an annualised 2Mtpa mining rate was reached in September. The company is now targeting sustained performance at that rate from Q2 FY27, while warning that the mine’s original life-of-mine ventilation system still requires repair, recommissioning or replacement.

29Metals’ September quarter was sharply weaker after a planned 11-day Golden Grove shutdown cut copper production, revenue and liquidity. The company is now relying on higher December-quarter volumes, a restarted Xantho Extended and a funding solution for Capricorn Copper to restore momentum.

Northern Star has completed the crucial tie-in for KCGM’s expanded mill, but the integrated plant remains in the early stages of commissioning after a weaker September quarter. FY27 production and cost guidance is unchanged, while negative underlying free cash flow and a A$500 million debt draw add financial tension.

Provaris Energy has accepted $914,500 in final Share Purchase Plan applications after delayed electronic transfers pushed demand 50% above its $600,000 target. The raise will fund hydrogen and LCO₂ development, while a proposed option package still requires shareholder approval.

Cobre has secured 150,000 tonnes of low-cost ENAMI oxide material while testing two ways to recover copper from Sierra Atacama’s old leach infrastructure. The initiatives could lift SX-EW utilisation, although the historical pad opportunity remains early-stage and non-JORC.

SkyCity has reiterated its FY27 earnings outlook after first-quarter trading remained in line with expectations, despite subdued consumer conditions in New Zealand and Australia. Cost savings are running ahead of schedule, but one-off charges, online casino investment and the absence of formal guidance leave the recovery heavily execution-dependent.