Latest Reefton Goldfield News

Rua Gold has submitted the substantive fast-track application for its proposed underground Auld Creek gold-antimony mine in New Zealand’s Reefton Goldfield. The milestone moves the project into statutory review, but it is not an approval and the company’s mid-2027 permitting target remains conditional.

Rua Gold’s Auld Creek Project has qualified for New Zealand’s new Fast-Track Approvals Act 2024, promising a faster permitting timeline and reduced regulatory risk as the company advances toward mine development.

Critical Resources Limited’s initial sampling at the Croesus Project in New Zealand has verified a high-grade gold-antimony system with assays up to 13.3 g/t gold and 6,990 ppm antimony, underpinning its exploration model and setting the stage for follow-up work.

Critical Resources Limited showcased its diversified critical metals portfolio and advanced battery tech at its 2026 AGM, spotlighting growth prospects in lithium, gold, and base metals across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Critical Resources has lodged an application to extend its Croesus gold-tungsten permit in New Zealand, targeting a broader tungsten system with historic grades up to 42.6% WO3. This move comes as tungsten prices surge over eightfold due to global supply constraints.

Critical Resources has confirmed significant greisen-hosted tungsten mineralisation at Granite Creek, boosting its exploration priority in a market where tungsten prices have surged over eightfold since early 2025. Assay results from ongoing New Zealand field programs are due mid-2026.

Siren Gold continues its push to upgrade the Sams Creek gold resource with ongoing drilling and a mining permit application nearing decision. Meanwhile, exploration at Queen Charlotte reveals extensive high-grade gold and antimony mineralisation, underpinning the company’s strategic growth in New Zealand’s critical minerals sector.

Rua Gold has lodged a Fast-Track Referral application for its Auld Creek gold and antimony project in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield, aiming to speed up permitting and development under new government legislation.

Critical Resources Limited has initiated ground exploration at its Lammerlaw and Croesus projects in New Zealand, focusing on historically significant gold, antimony, and tungsten mineralisation. The company highlights exceptional historic tungsten grades up to 42.6% WO3 and a multi-kilometre gold-antimony trend, with initial results expected in the coming months.

Siren Gold has secured a five-year exploration permit for its Langdons Antimony-Gold Project in New Zealand, unveiling new soil geochemistry results that reveal an expanded mineralised system. The company is poised to advance towards drilling high-priority targets following environmental approvals.

Critical Resources Limited has executed binding agreements to acquire a strategic gold-antimony portfolio in New Zealand’s Otago and Reefton regions, including the drill-ready Cap Burn project near OceanaGold’s Macraes mine. This low-cost entry into a Tier-1 jurisdiction offers promising exploration upside supported by recent geological analogues and regulatory reforms.

Siren Gold Limited has revealed promising high-grade antimony and gold mineralisation at its Langdons Project near Reefton, New Zealand, highlighting significant exploration progress in a historically mined area.