Latest Refining News

Redcastle Resources' recent diamond drilling at Redcastle Reef and Queen Alexandra validates geological models and reveals promising mineralisation extensions, bolstering confidence in near-term mining plans.

Metal Hawk has reported strong assay results from recent RC drilling at its Leinster South Project, revealing shallow high-grade gold zones at Thylacine south and east with follow-up drilling planned.

Australian Mines has reaffirmed strong economics for its Flemington Scandium Project, highlighting a robust 28-year mine life and significant leverage to scandium price scenarios.

Norwest Minerals reports strong metallurgical results from Bulgera, with gold recoveries up to 92% on coarse crushed samples, supporting a low-cost heap leach development pathway.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5) has landed $237,500 in non-dilutive government funding to jumpstart drilling and geophysical surveys at its Quinns Copper-Gold-Zinc Project in Western Australia, targeting the historic Austin VMS deposit and nearby prospects.

Asian Battery Metals (ASX:AZ9) has kicked off its 2026 drilling at the Red Hill copper-gold project in Mongolia, intersecting significant visible copper sulphides in the first hole, validating key geophysical targets and setting the stage for assay results.

Moonlight Resources has reported strong Phase 2 drilling results at its Leo Grande Prospect, confirming extensive near-surface gold mineralisation and advancing towards a maiden resource estimate.

GreenTech Metals has confirmed thicker, high-grade PGE-Cu-Ni mineralisation at its Munni Munni Project through Phase 1 drilling and historic core resampling, setting the stage for a JORC 2012 resource update.

Manhattan Gold Corporation has secured approval to expand its Hook Lake Project footprint by 15km² on Inuit owned lands, boosting its mineral rights to 338km² with a 20-year tenure. Exploration activities including drilling and airborne surveys are set to accelerate.

Ariana Resources has sealed a $1 million metallurgical drilling contract with Hongkong Xinhai to push forward its Dokwe Gold Project feasibility study in Zimbabwe, alongside multiple technical programs including geotechnical drilling and water management studies.

ADX Energy’s HOCH-1 exploration well in Upper Austria has encountered gas-filled sands consistent with pre-drill 3D seismic predictions, reinforcing the prospect’s resource potential ahead of upcoming wireline logging and production testing.

Odyssey Gold’s metallurgical testwork on weathered material from its Cable deposit starter pit has delivered a rapid 95.9% gold leach recovery, supporting early mining potential at the Tuckanarra Project in WA.