Latest Refining News

Arika Resources has identified extensive gold-bearing quartz reefs stretching over 4.5 kilometres at Banjo's Camp within the Yundamindra Gold Project, with rock chip samples grading up to 5.3 g/t Au. This discovery significantly expands the project's exploration potential ahead of planned drilling campaigns.

Critical Resources Limited reports encouraging petrographic results from its Mayview Prospect in NSW, revealing a structurally controlled antimony-gold system akin to the nearby Hillgrove deposit. These findings bolster the prospect's exploration appeal with plans for detailed follow-up work.

St Barbara reveals plans to expand its 15-Mile processing plant capacity from 2.1 Mtpa to 3.0 Mtpa, integrating Cochrane Hill ore to target annual gold production exceeding 100,000 ounces.

Finder Energy reports excellent progress on its Ikan 3D seismic reprocessing project, with imaging results exceeding expectations and the project on track for completion by end Q1 2025. The enhanced data aims to optimise development wells and de-risk exploration targets, potentially unlocking significant value.

Red Mountain Mining's recent desktop study of the Fry Lake Gold Project reveals promising gold mineralisation across multiple claims, setting the stage for an active 2025 exploration season amid soaring gold prices.

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has confirmed that its recent Lighthorse drilling results at the Pinjin project are material and justified a trading halt before public disclosure. The company received assay data in January and finalized analysis by early February.

Ardea Resources progresses its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project DFS, awarding a key $5.4 million contract to Lycopodium for the Hydrogen Sulphide Plant, underpinning plans for a low-cost nickel-cobalt operation.

Critica Limited has announced a landmark maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for its Jupiter Project, establishing it as Australia's largest and highest-grade clay-hosted rare earth deposit with significant strategic potential.

Kinetiko Energy reports sustained and improving gas flows from its South African test wells, prompting a drilling optimization study to enhance recovery and support future production.

Belararox Limited has initiated drilling at its Malambo copper-gold porphyry target and is making steady progress at Tambo South, marking a pivotal phase in the Toro-Malambo-Tambo Project in Argentina.

Matsa Resources has reported a standout high-grade gold intercept of 12.98g/t at its Fortitude North project, confirming a second lode structure and reinforcing its exploration model of multiple stacked mineralised lodes.

Octava Minerals has reported promising high-grade antimony intercepts from its recent drilling at the Yallalong project, highlighting potential for further resource expansion along a key structural corridor.