Latest Refining News

Daly Resources has begun systematic soil sampling at the Hot Spring zinc target in the Northern Territory, using surface geochemistry to refine drill locations ahead of maiden diamond drilling. The target lies along the same structural corridor as the HYC and Teena zinc deposits, although no mineralisation has yet been identified at Hot Spring.

Raptor Metals has launched a multi-element assay program on archived drill core at its Chester Project, aiming to unlock the polymetallic potential of its existing copper resource in Canada’s Bathurst Mining Camp.

Green & Gold Minerals (ASX:GG1) is raising $3.2 million through a 1-for-2 renounceable rights issue priced at 10 cents per share to fund aggressive drilling programs targeting copper-silver-tin at Herberton and gold resource expansion at Chillagoe's Mt Wandoo.

Axel REE has reported a major leap in metallurgical testwork at its Caladão Project in Brazil, achieving up to 95% gallium and 74% scandium extraction from a Tiger Creek composite sample. The results mark a significant step in developing alternative gallium recovery methods beyond traditional by-product sources.

Impact Minerals’ 50%-owned Alluminous project reveals a strong financial case for a staged US high purity alumina plant, projecting a post-tax NPV₈ of A$518 million and a 42.3% IRR under a modular development approach.

Australasian Metals has locked in a three-month exclusive option to acquire majority stakes in two promising lithium projects in Côte d'Ivoire, marking a strategic move into West Africa's emerging critical minerals scene.

Tungsten Mining NL’s Pre-Feasibility Study confirms Mt Mulgine as a world-scale tungsten project, targeting first production in mid-2029 with robust economics and low operating costs.

Redcastle Resources has reported robust new gold assay results from its Queen Alexandra grade-control drilling, reinforcing the deposit's potential and underpinning plans for pit expansion into a newly granted mining lease.

Power Minerals has pushed the boundaries of high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Morro do Ferro project in Brazil, with drillhole MFSR-054 revealing continuous mineralisation to 186 metres and a new high-grade zone near the bottom of the sampled interval.

Iondrive Limited’s updated evaluation of its IONSolv™ technology projects a US$243 million post-tax NPV and US$62 million annual EBITDA for a single rare earth recovery module in the US, driven by high feedstock grade assumptions and independently validated recoveries.

Tivan Limited’s latest bulk assays from Timor-Leste confirm high-grade copper and gold mineralisation, sharpening focus on the Vemasse and Scorpion prospects for drilling later this year.

Lithium Universe’s Pre-Feasibility Study for its Brownsville Lithium Carbonate Refinery reveals robust economics and strategic US positioning, aiming to close North America’s lithium conversion gap.