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Mount Ridley Mines has launched a large-scale re-assay of 3,300 historical drill samples aiming to expand and upgrade its mineral resource estimates for heavy rare earths, scandium, and gallium without new drilling.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Barton Gold has reported significant high-grade gold assays up to 60g/t from recent drilling at its Challenger West open pit, reinforcing prospects for a low-risk restart of its Central Gawler Mill operations. The results form part of an 8,065m drilling program supporting an ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study targeting near-surface feed.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Critica Limited has produced its first commercial-quality Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate at 58% TREO, confirming a refinery-aligned product pathway, while launching a major resource upgrade drilling program at its Jupiter Rare Earths Project in Western Australia.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Ampol reported a robust first quarter in 2026, with refinery margins soaring to US$25.45 per barrel and production up 10%, while securing fuel supplies through May despite geopolitical tensions.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Treasury Wine Estates is reshaping its global operations into four regional divisions to sharpen market execution and efficiency. The company reports improved third-quarter sales in China and the US, bolstered by luxury brand Penfolds, while securing $300 million in new debt to strengthen liquidity beyond $1 billion by fiscal 2026 end.
Victor Sage
Victor Sage
22 Apr 2026
Altitude Minerals confirms high-priority drill targets and secures permits for a 2,600m reverse circulation program at its 100% owned Firenze silver-gold epithermal project in Nevada, targeting a promising 1.2km structural corridor.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
AuKing Mining has wrapped up a drone-based magnetics and LiDAR survey across its Tundulu rare earths project, setting the stage for a drilling campaign targeted for May. The high-resolution data aims to sharpen drill targeting within the 5km carbonatite complex.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
GBM Resources has reported compelling high-grade gold intersections outside the current Mineral Resource Estimate at its Twin Hills project, reinforcing the potential for resource expansion as its aggressive 50,000m Stage 2 drilling campaign advances.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Galileo Mining maintains a strong cash position of approximately A$8.2 million as it confirms extensive PGE-nickel-copper mineralisation at Norseman's Mission Sill and completes deep diamond drilling beneath the Callisto deposit.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Encounter Resources has boosted its Aileron project’s inferred niobium resource by 54%, lifting the total to 120 million tonnes at 0.77% Nb2O5. The 2025 drilling campaign notably grew the Green deposit’s contained niobium by 83%, underpinning plans for a potential long-life mining operation in Western Australia’s West Arunta region.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Stellar Resources has lifted tin recovery rates at the Queen Hill deposit to over 70%, a near 10% improvement on earlier estimates, enhancing the economics of its Heemskirk Tin Project. The company is integrating these gains into its Prefeasibility Study and has started early offtake talks.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026
Lithium Universe Limited’s new silver extraction process for recycling photovoltaic panels slashes environmental impact while boosting economic returns, according to a Macquarie University Life Cycle Assessment.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 Apr 2026