Latest Refining News

Elixir Energy has kicked off the stimulation and testing phase at its Lorelle-3H appraisal well, aiming to validate commercial gas and condensate flow rates from Queensland’s Taroom Trough basin-centred gas play.

Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has launched a detailed development program to commercialise a novel hydrometallurgical process for extracting gold and copper from electronic waste, aiming to disrupt traditional smelting with a more sustainable, low-energy method.

Micro-X has captured the first human head images using its innovative carbon nanotube cone beam CT technology, marking a major technical milestone as it launches a multi-centre pilot study aimed at stroke diagnosis.

Strata Minerals has delivered a standout 94% hit rate in its Phase 2 drilling at the Zelica Gold Project, confirming extensive high-grade gold mineralisation and securing a development partnership to fast-track production.

High-Tech Metals has reported exceptional metallurgical test results from its Wagtail Gold Deposit at Mt Fisher, confirming high gold recoveries and processing flexibility that could lower costs and boost throughput.

WA Gold (ASX: WAU) has pinpointed several high-priority gold targets at its Bullabulling Project in WA’s Eastern Goldfields, setting the stage for a significant drilling campaign starting this month.

XPON Technologies is shedding Alpha Digital after just over a year, in a move that clears the way for a tighter AI-centric growth strategy. The deal involves significant debt forgiveness, reflecting a clean break from a services-led business that once contributed over a third of group revenue.

Caspin Resources has identified a significant new tin mineralised zone, the Errol’s Fault Zone, outside the existing resource at its Kelpie Deposit. Early drilling shows promising grades and thickness, with follow-up work underway to define extensions.

EQ Resources has secured board approval for a A$39 million expansion at its Mt Carbine tungsten mine, aiming to double crushing capacity and boost annual production by 500 tonnes amid strong tungsten prices.

PhosCo Ltd has unveiled significant drilling success at its Gasaat phosphate project in Tunisia, highlighting a new major discovery at the DOH prospect with substantial phosphate mineralisation and reinforcing Gasaat's emergence as a world-scale resource.

Litchfield Minerals' latest drilling at Oonagalabi reveals broad copper-zinc mineralisation and an unusual nickel-molybdenum-bearing quartz vein, prompting refined geological models and planned advanced geophysical surveys.

Chilwa Minerals has identified a substantial new heavy mineral sands target at Mpyupyu West in Southern Malawi, resuming drilling with two sonic rigs and preparing an updated resource estimate for its Mpyupyu deposits.