Latest Refining News

Newfield Resources has taken a significant step forward with a new management partnership for its Tongo Diamond Mine, while facing legal challenges over the termination of its Tonguma Mine agreement.

Red Metal Limited’s latest leach test results from the Sybella rare earths discovery confirm promising low-cost processing potential using mild acid conditions, significantly reducing impurities and acid consumption. The findings pave the way for definitive column leach tests and expanded resource evaluation.

White Cliff Minerals reports a significant high-grade copper discovery at its Rae Project in Nunavut, Canada, with assay results confirming substantial mineralization. The company is advancing exploration with further drilling and geophysical surveys planned for 2025.

Astute Metals has reported its highest-grade lithium intercept to date at the Red Mountain Project in Nevada, extending mineralisation over a 5.6-kilometre strike length and reinforcing the project's growing significance in the US lithium landscape.

Archer Materials has teamed up with UK-based Paragraf to fast-track development of its Biochip sensor for at-home chronic kidney disease testing, aiming to enhance accuracy and product readiness over six months.

Red Mountain Mining has initiated a 1000m reverse circulation drilling program at its Kiabye Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to test newly identified magnetic anomalies and historic gold zones. The program is backed by recent capital raising and coincides with ongoing sampling at its Armidale Antimony-Gold Project.

Future Battery Minerals has acquired 100% ownership of the Miriam Project, consolidating all mineral rights and extinguishing royalties, paving the way for a focused gold exploration campaign starting July 2025.

GreenX Metals has commenced a fully funded airborne geophysical survey at its Tannenberg Copper Project under the BHP Xplor program, while also securing A$4.6 million through a share placement to bolster its exploration and development efforts.

Prospect Resources has reported outstanding flotation testwork results from its Nyungu Central deposit, highlighting high-grade copper concentrates and promising cost efficiencies for its Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia.

White Cliff Minerals has raised A$14.4 million at a notable premium, positioning itself to fast-track exploration at its Rae Copper Project with drilling set to resume mid-year.

Celsius Resources' Philippine affiliate has engaged Ausenco for a critical engineering design update, backed by a $10 million loan to push the Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog Copper-Gold Project closer to construction.

Hot Chili Limited has announced a significant expansion of its La Verde copper-gold porphyry discovery in Chile, doubling the known mineralisation footprint and confirming multiple higher-grade zones. The discovery remains open for further growth with phase-two drilling planned.