Latest Refining News

Vulcan Energy has reported strong production test results from its LSC-1b sidetrack well, reinforcing the viability of its Phase One Lionheart lithium project in Germany. The well’s performance supports the project’s ambitious lithium and renewable energy production targets.

Litchfield Minerals has completed its first field reconnaissance at the Silver Valley Project, revealing well-developed quartz reefs and visible sulphide mineralisation. The company is set to launch a geophysical survey to pinpoint drill targets for 2026.

Australian Mines Limited has reported promising initial assay results from its 2025 drilling campaign at the Boa Vista Gold Project in Brazil, confirming broad and continuous gold mineralisation with significant high-grade zones.

Galileo Mining reports a robust cash position and promising exploration progress at its Norseman Project, with high-grade gold and PGE assay results expected soon. A large-scale gravity survey and a 2,000m drilling program underpin plans for an active 2026 exploration campaign.

Hawthorn Resources has released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its Anglo Saxon Gold Project in Western Australia, reinforcing the project's potential for open pit mining amid record gold prices. The new data brings the project closer to production with significant ounces confirmed.

Rio Tinto delivered a standout 2025 with an 8% rise in copper equivalent production, record iron ore output in the Pilbara, and key milestones like the first shipment from Simandou port. The company met or exceeded its guidance while advancing major projects across its portfolio.

American West Metals has announced a significant upgrade to its Storm Copper Project resource, boosting contained copper by 20% and silver by 36%, with a Pre-feasibility Study due in Q1 2026.

Stavely Minerals has reported promising reconnaissance drilling results at its Freddy’s Find Prospect in western Victoria, revealing multiple gold-silver zones within a large hydrothermal breccia system. These findings reinforce the potential for a significant epithermal discovery.

Artemis Resources has resumed diamond drilling at its Titan East gold discovery near the Carlow deposit, confirming promising gold-bearing structures that could unlock significant value.

Kingfisher Mining has completed a strategic acquisition of 11 tenements in New South Wales and commenced drilling at the Copper Blow IOCG prospect, while advancing rare earth element exploration in Western Australia.

Nova Minerals’ 2025 drilling at the Korbel Gold Deposit in Alaska reveals a near-surface higher-grade core, supporting a pilot starter pit and promising cost efficiencies through ore sorting.

Ragnar Metals has identified four promising new gold exploration targets at its Harnäs Project in Sweden through reprocessed geophysical data, setting the stage for a maiden drilling campaign in early 2026.