Latest Refining News

iTech Minerals has delivered a standout drill intercept of 36m at 5.6 g/t gold and 1.2% antimony at its Sabre Prospect in the Northern Territory, reinforcing the potential scale and grade of the Reynolds Range Project.

Pursuit Minerals has unveiled a comprehensive geological mapping study at its Sascha Marcelina Project in Argentina, defining a district-scale volcanic-hydrothermal system with five priority targets and setting the stage for maiden drilling from September 2026.

Godolphin Resources intensifies exploration at Mt Aubrey and Copper Hill East, leveraging a streamlined portfolio and a strategic pivot to precious and base metals in NSW’s Lachlan Fold Belt.

Barton Gold has wrapped up an intensive 39,000m Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Tunkillia Gold Project, aiming to upgrade resource classifications ahead of a Pre-Feasibility Study due in Q1 2027. Early assay results suggest potential for improved grade and resource size, underpinning robust project economics.

DeSoto Resources has restarted a 10,000m power auger drilling program and launched a 6,262-line kilometre airborne geophysical survey across multiple projects in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin following government approval after a pause due to illegal mining enforcement.

Enova Mining’s latest auger drilling results at East Salinas confirm significant near-surface rare earth element mineralisation, reinforcing the project’s potential as a large saprolite-hosted REE system in Brazil.

Kaoko Metals has kicked off its first-ever diamond drilling campaign at the Chalkos Copper-Silver Project in Namibia, targeting key prospects Donkey Hill and Otniel with a 2,000-3,000 metre program designed to test mineralisation continuity and structural controls.

Somerset Minerals has unveiled thick zones of high-grade copper-silver mineralisation from its maiden drilling at the Talisker target in Nunavut, confirming a significant blind discovery beneath glacial cover.

Chilwa Minerals’ Phase I drilling at Mpyupyu West has confirmed a continuous, free-dig saprolite mineralisation from surface across a 17 km² target, advancing the company’s largest heavy mineral sands prospect in Malawi.

QMines Limited has boosted the Mount Mackenzie gold and silver resource by 32% in gold ounces, with 70% now classified as Indicated, following a comprehensive 73-hole drilling campaign that enhanced geological confidence and resource scale.

Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) has secured $8 million through a placement to back its Belfast Plant commercialisation and US growth plans, supported by a mix of domestic and international investors including a strategic US partner.

Strata Minerals is pushing forward multiple technical workstreams at its Zelica Gold Project in Western Australia, backed by BML Ventures. These initiatives aim to de-risk mine planning, processing, and permitting as the project moves closer to development.