Latest Refining News

Auric Mining has reported a 4-metre intersection grading 10.49 grams per tonne gold west of its planned Munda open pit, alongside a series of high-grade near-surface results inside the Stage 2 design. The results arrive as pit engineering and Ore Reserve work move towards an expected October release ahead of a planned 2027 mining restart.

Globe Metals and Mining has completed a bullish bankable feasibility study for its Kanyika niobium project, but the company still needs substantial funding to reach production. A proposed Sinomine transaction and a September mining-development deadline add urgency to the next phase.

Cavalier Resources has lifted the Crawford Gold Project’s Stage 1 NPV by about 50% to A$77.2 million, while drilling supports extensions beyond the planned starter pit. But the annual report also flags a material uncertainty over going concern, with proposed project financing still subject to definitive documentation.

Lake Resources has reduced Kachi’s estimated capital cost by US$220 million and outlined a 25-year, 25,000-tonne-per-year operation. But the lithium developer still needs further funding, environmental approval, offtake and a final investment decision before construction can begin.

Reward Minerals has begun the first-ever drilling at its Mountain Pond project in Newfoundland, testing whether a surface quartz vein and shear zone continues underground. New soil results have also outlined copper targets at Ante Up and Wildcard, but the project remains firmly in the discovery phase.

Minerals Exploration has intersected broad, lower-grade gold mineralisation with higher-grade structures in four holes at Jubilee South, expanding the interpreted system toward Sovereign. The company is preparing a six-hole, 1,200-metre Sovereign program, subject to approvals, while caution remains around recovery and unproven continuity.

Anax Metals has reported broad, high-grade copper-equivalent intersections at Mons Cupri, including 85.90 metres at 2.89% CuEq. The results support the existing resource model and early mining sequence as Anax works towards financing, FEED completion and a potential Final Investment Decision.

Australian Mines has appointed a specialist consultant team to complete the pre-feasibility study for its Flemington Scandium Project, targeting delivery in the first quarter of 2027. The study will retain a 60-tonne-per-year scandium oxide reference case while testing production scenarios of up to 180 tonnes per year.

Trek Metals has completed its maiden Phase 1 drilling campaign at Kuro, with 38 of 72 holes returning significant manganese and several high-grade shallow intersections. Phase 2 assays are now the next test of whether the system extends beyond the initial discovery area.

Riedel Resources has begun a 1,100-sample soil geochemistry program across its 580km² Cosmo Gold Project in Western Australia, targeting unexplored ground and existing gold anomalies. The work is designed to sharpen drill targets before the company’s maiden Cosmo drilling campaign, scheduled for October.

LE Minerals finished FY2026 with an A$48.2 million statutory profit, but the result was driven by a one-off A$58.1 million after-tax gain from selling its Solaroz lithium project interest. The company ended the year with A$60.2 million in cash and term deposits as it reshapes its portfolio around Queensland and Utah exploration assets.

Castile Resources has emerged from FY2026 with a larger Rover 1 resource, stronger preliminary project economics and A$9.37 million in cash. The next challenge is converting a A$1.07 billion pre-tax NPV8 study into a funded, permitted mining project.