Latest Refining News

Black Canyon Limited confirms high-grade manganese and iron mineralisation extending 1.8km south of its Wandanya discovery, bolstering the project's scale and potential ahead of planned drilling in 2026.

Ordell Minerals has confirmed significant gold anomalies at its Goodia Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for first-pass drilling in early 2026. The under-explored region offers promising potential for gold, lithium, and base metals.

Duketon Mining has confirmed two significant gold anomalies at its Boodanoo Project through detailed soil sampling, setting the stage for targeted drilling in early 2026.

Aura Energy’s 2025 AGM highlights strong uranium market fundamentals and strategic progress on its Tiris Project, despite some engineering delays. The company also strengthens its board and deepens ties in Mauritania as it prepares for production.

Mount Ridley Mines has identified seven new high-priority rare earth and gallium target zones forming a 33km untested corridor near existing resources in Western Australia, setting the stage for significant exploration expansion.

Element 25 Limited is making significant strides in expanding its Butcherbird Manganese Mine, securing $60 million in funding and advancing critical engineering and contract milestones to boost manganese concentrate production to 1.1 million tonnes per annum.

Fulcrum Lithium reports encouraging initial metallurgical results from its Alkali Flats project in Nevada, showing up to 91% lithium recovery at moderate conditions, setting the stage for further exploration and resource definition.

Pantoro Gold reports exceptional high-grade underground drilling results at its Norseman Gold Project, advancing plans to commence mining within the next year.

Iltani Resources has reported compelling assay results from its recent drilling at the Orient Silver-Indium Project, revealing significant silver-equivalent mineralisation that may connect the previously separate Orient West and East resources. The company is advancing with further geophysical surveys and drilling to expand and define this promising zone.

FMR Resources has completed its first deep drillhole at the Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project JV, revealing geological features indicative of a large porphyry copper system. Ongoing analyses and geophysical surveys aim to refine the understanding of this promising discovery.

Greenvale Energy has completed a significant trenching program at its Oasis Uranium Project, revealing promising new extensional opportunities and a potential second mineralised structure. Assay results are pending, setting the stage for expanded exploration.

Lynas Rare Earths faces significant power disruptions at its Kalgoorlie processing plant, causing notable production delays that ripple through its Malaysian operations. The company is urgently seeking solutions to restore output within the financial year.