Latest Refining News

Kantra Copper has successfully expanded the Spitfire lode at its Kanmantoo mine, intersecting significant high-grade copper-gold mineralisation beyond previous resource boundaries. This underground drilling breakthrough sets the stage for a substantial resource update later this year.

Pivotal Metals’ latest metallurgical tests reveal copper recoveries exceeding 90% at the Horden Lake project, alongside robust recoveries of nickel, gold, silver, and palladium. These results underpin the upcoming scoping study and highlight the project’s financing potential through by-product credits.

ABx Group has kicked off a targeted rare earth drilling campaign in northern Tasmania, deploying a proprietary rapid testing technique to accelerate exploration and refine resource understanding.

Black Horse Mining has uncovered a new high-grade gold zone at its Mt Egerton project, revealing a previously overlooked west-dipping fault lode with grades exceeding 10 g/t Au. Planned drilling aims to test the down-dip continuity and expand target areas.

Sunstone Metals has reported significantly improved metallurgical recoveries at its Bramaderos Gold-Copper Project in Ecuador, raising copper recovery to 80% and gold to 93%, well above previous estimates, which is expected to enhance project economics and production metrics.

Lachlan Star’s latest 1-metre PhotonAssay results at New Waverley validate broad high-grade gold zones and push mineralisation deeper, underpinning a growing structural model and fresh exploration targets.

TechGen Metals has started drilling at its Blue Devil copper-gold target in East Kimberley, WA, backed by government co-funding. Meanwhile, drilling at the Red Devil target completed with pyrite but no copper mineralisation observed.

Symal Group has received the green light to commence work on the $366 million Gawara Baya Wind Farm project in North Queensland, marking a notable expansion in its renewable energy footprint and Queensland presence.

Kingfisher Mining’s first drilling at Stephens Trig since 2017 confirms significant high-grade silver, lead, and zinc mineralisation, reinforcing its Broken Hill portfolio and strategic development options.

Greenvale Energy has identified a substantial 9km-long paleochannel uranium target at its Thunderball Project in the Northern Territory, setting the stage for maiden drilling and further geophysical surveys.

Capstone Copper has boosted its Atacama presence by acquiring the San Pietro copper project, adding 16,000 hectares and nearly half a billion tonnes of inferred resources to its Mantoverde-Santo Domingo district.

DeSoto Resources has significantly expanded its exploration footprint in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Goldfields, restarting a major drilling campaign and launching new geophysical and soil sampling programs across over 1,300 square kilometres of tenure.