Latest Refining News

Aruma Resources’ downhole electromagnetic survey at the Tillex Copper-Silver Project reveals a strong, continuous conductor extending along strike and depth, sharpening drill targets ahead of Phase 2.

Cobalt Blue Holdings and Glomar Minerals have shortlisted four US sites and begun testwork for Project Infinity, aiming to build the first commercial polymetallic nodule refinery in the United States.

Somerset Minerals has identified extensive copper mineralisation zones at its Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, with a 17km Talisker anomaly near the Danvers deposit and high-grade assays extending Jura North's mineralised system. A maiden Talisker drilling campaign is set for July 2026.

Encounter Resources is aggressively advancing its Aileron niobium project in Western Australia with a comprehensive 70,000-metre drilling campaign and a Mining Lease application, underpinning its push toward development.

Precinct Properties has struck a $600 million deal to sell a 50% stake in Auckland’s PwC Tower to PAG, cutting its gearing to a lean 24% and setting the stage for future growth.

PMET Resources has endorsed NRW Holdings’ ALi® atmospheric leach process for producing battery-grade lithium carbonate, highlighting its economic and environmental advantages. NRW is advancing commercialisation with ongoing testing and development plans.

Wia Gold’s latest drilling at Kokoseb uncovers a new high-grade mineralised zone beneath the Central Zone, extending underground potential and supporting an updated resource estimate ahead of a Q3 2026 feasibility study.

Eclipse Metals has unveiled high-grade fluorite alongside a suite of critical minerals including gallium and rubidium at Greenland’s Ivigtût mine, repositioning the asset beyond its historic cryolite legacy.

Odessa Minerals has revealed promising rare earth and lithium assay results from its Lockier Range Project in WA, highlighting potential carbonatite-hosted REE mineralisation at Mt Yaragner and fertile lithium pegmatites at the Southern Pegmatite Field.

FIN Resources has confirmed shallow high-grade gold mineralisation at its Cabin Lake Gold Project and identified multiple new exploration targets using integrated geophysical techniques, advancing its district-scale potential in Canada's Northwest Territories.

MB Gold has reported further encouraging gold assay results from its maiden drilling at the Twin Veins Prospect, confirming continuity of high-grade shoots and setting the stage for a 6,000m Phase 2 program.

Medallion Metals has identified a significant new sulphide lode, Hillsborough Deeps, beneath the Gem deposit at Kundip, with drilling and electromagnetic surveys indicating strong potential for resource expansion.