Latest Project Development News

Green Technology Metals has cleared the environmental assessment for its Seymour lithium project, while a A$15.9 million capital raising leaves the company better placed to complete its definitive feasibility study. The next test is whether permitting, financing and Indigenous agreements can convert that progress into a Final Investment Decision in FY27.

Hot Chili’s La Verde copper-gold discovery has expanded rapidly enough to become a cornerstone of the Costa Fuego project, while new funding gives the company room to pursue the next studies and permits. The key test now is whether drilling can translate into a maiden resource and a credible development case.

ACDC Metals enters FY27 with a larger Nevada exploration footprint and a 10-year licence over its Goschen Central rare earths project, but a sharply higher annual loss and ongoing funding needs remain part of the picture. The company plans up to 2,500 metres of reverse-circulation drilling at Mount Jackson in Q4 CY2026.

Audalia Resources has outlined a 24.2 million tonne Medcalf resource, a maiden 11.77 million tonne probable ore reserve and study economics of up to $227 million in NPV. But the ASX-listed developer also reported a $1.31 million loss, only $720,861 in cash and an auditor warning over its ability to continue as a going concern.

Santana Minerals has moved Bendigo-Ophir from study toward construction, securing a 30-year mining permit, strategic land control and A$188.3 million in cash. The decisive hurdle remains the Fast-track consent due on 20 January 2027, followed by financing and a final investment decision.

Silver Mines has completed the $26 million buyback and extinguishment of two private royalties over its Bowdens Silver Project, paying $18 million in cash and issuing $8 million in shares. The move removes the royalty interests over EL5920 as the project enters its next approvals phase.

Prairie Limited has secured C$6.3 million in interest-free Canadian government financing to fund the next construction phase of its Saskatchewan lithium project. The company is targeting commissioning and first lithium brine production from its initial commercial well in Q4 2026.

Pivotal Metals’ maiden scoping study gives its Horden Lake copper project a projected post-tax NPV of A$920 million against A$411 million of pre-production capital. The headline returns are strong, but the project remains a preliminary study with no Ore Reserve, material Inferred Resource exposure and more than A$400 million still to raise.

Lake Resources has secured the primary provincial environmental permit for its Kachi lithium project in Argentina, clearing the way for detailed engineering and financing work. The approval removes a major development hurdle, but FEED, funding, RIGI approval and a final investment decision remain ahead.

Revolver Resources has taken its Dianne Copper Mine Project from study towards construction readiness, with a larger resource, secured approvals and a forecast $125.7 million pre-tax cash flow. But the restart still depends on project-level funding before a Final Investment Decision can be made.

Ballard Mining has expanded the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.836 million ounces, while securing the approvals and cash runway needed to advance development studies. The pre-production company is now targeting a maiden Ore Reserve, feasibility study and Final Investment Decision in the first half of calendar 2027.

Viridis Mining and Minerals Limited (ASX:VMM) has used its FY2026 annual report to present Colossus as a rare earths project moving from study work into execution. The company has reported strong DFS economics and fresh equity funding, but still needs key permits, binding offtake and senior debt before construction can fully proceed.