Latest Project Economics News

Trek Metals has secured a nine-month option to acquire the 154-claim Matrix Manganese Project in Arizona for a total potential cash consideration of A$200,000. The deal offers a low-cost route into a US critical-minerals opportunity, but carries a significant related-party consideration because CEO Derek Marshall owns about 66.67% of the vendor.

Latrobe Magnesium is shifting its growth priority to a proposed 50 ktpa magnesium plant in South Carolina, backed by 32 ktpa of non-binding customer interest and a 20-year feedstock agreement. The project carries substantial indicative economics, but still needs funding, site acquisition, feasibility work, permits and binding offtake contracts.

OD6 Metals has submitted a Plan of Operations covering up to 139 drill pads and bulk sampling at its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada. The application moves the project towards its first systematic drilling campaign, but approval from the U.S. Forest Service remains outstanding.

McLaren Minerals has reported broad, near-surface heavy mineralisation from 61 holes at its Western Australian titanium project, led by 24 metres at 7.54% HM. The results strengthen the dataset for a resource update, but do not yet establish an Ore Reserve or project economics.

PT ANTAM (Persero) Tbk (ASX:ATM) reported Rp6.91 trillion in net profit and Rp62.71 trillion in first-half 2026 sales, with gold contributing the bulk of disclosed revenue. The Indonesian miner is also advancing downstream projects across gold, nickel and bauxite, although project costs and completion dates remain undisclosed.

Pan African Resources has completed a definitive feasibility study for a ZAR3.68 billion Soweto tailings project with a projected 29.55% real ungeared IRR. The proposed operation could add up to 40,000 ounces of annual gold production, but financing, permits and board approval remain ahead of a targeted December 2026 investment decision.

Anson Resources has secured approval for an estimated US$212 million post-performance tax credit tied to its Green River Lithium Project in Utah. The benefit could materially improve the project’s projected economics, but it will only be realised if the project proceeds, generates tax revenue and meets the scheme’s conditions.

Kingsgate Consolidated has increased Nueva Esperanza’s Ore Reserves by 31% for silver and 37% for gold, extending the assumed reserve life beyond 12 years. The gains are largely driven by higher price assumptions and lower royalties rather than new drilling.

LE Minerals has confirmed lithium-bearing brines across its White Plains project in Utah, with 12 direct push holes returning grades of up to 114 mg/L at 15 metres. The company will now work towards a maiden JORC Mineral Resource, although five southern auger sites produced no brine and several claims were not renewed.

VHM has taken Goschen from a permitted project to a more financeable development, with Iluka committing to buy all planned rare earth concentrate and providing A$40 million in convertible note funding. The company remains pre-revenue, has not made a Final Investment Decision and will need further funding before construction can begin.

Titan Minerals has extended high-grade gold-silver mineralisation at its Dynasty project in Ecuador and reported broad infill results that could support resource classification upgrades. The company is adding drilling capacity ahead of a Mineral Resource Estimate and Scoping Study targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

Legacy Minerals is progressing an optimised scoping study at its Mt Carrington project, leveraging a 39% increase in resource tonnes and a 69% jump in indicated resources. Results are expected in December 2026, aiming to assess the economics of a larger-scale operation.