Latest Refining News

FIN Resources has raised A$3.75 million to fund a maiden diamond drilling program targeting shallow, high-grade gold at its newly acquired Cabin Lake Gold Project in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Drilling is set to begin in early March 2026, aiming to validate historic results and explore new targets along a 15km mineralised corridor.

88 Energy advances its Namibia exploration with a planned high-resolution airborne survey and bolstered confidence from nearby successful drilling results.

Stellar Resources has completed the acquisition of the Granite Tor Tin Project, significantly expanding its presence in Tasmania’s renowned tin province and reinforcing its development pipeline alongside the Heemskirk Project.

DeSoto Resources has confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation in maiden drilling at its expansive Siguiri Basin projects in Guinea, backed by a strong treasury and a US$12.5 million funded alliance with Fortuna Mining.

True North Copper has increased its Cloncurry Copper Project mineral resources by 7% in copper and 9% in gold, underpinning ongoing feasibility studies and future drilling plans.

Patagonia Lithium has completed drilling its Formentera well to 488 metres, intersecting promising lithium-bearing brines and porous sediments. Early tests suggest strong flow rates and increasing lithium concentrations, setting the stage for resource upgrades.

Waratah Minerals reveals promising early-stage geometallurgical results from its Spur Zone, showing gold recoveries exceeding 90% through conventional processing methods. The findings highlight coarse, free milling gold, suggesting a straightforward path to efficient extraction.

Kincora Copper has reported promising initial results from its Phase 1 drilling at Nevertire, prompting an expansion of exploration activities and recommencement of drilling to target multiple porphyry centres.

FMR Resources has started drilling at Target K within the Southern Porphyry system of its Llahuin Project JV in Chile, aiming to test a key 500-metre corridor between previous targets. This move follows detailed integration of geological and geophysical data refining the exploration model.

Eminence Minerals has leveraged advanced Sentinel-2 satellite imagery to identify and rank multiple rare earth element targets across its Campo Grande Project in Brazil, setting the stage for focused ground exploration.

Xenora Minerals has identified a significant new lithium anomaly at its Dudley Lithium Project in South Australia, using improved geochemical sampling methods. The company plans to commence drilling in June 2026 to test these promising targets.

Raptor Metals has intersected multiple zones of visible copper mineralisation in the initial two holes of its 2,200m diamond drilling program at the Chester Project, reinforcing confidence in the resource base and setting the stage for further exploration.