Latest Refining News

Sky Metals has launched a major drilling campaign at its Tallebung Tin Project, aiming to expand high-grade resources and update its Mineral Resource Estimate. Meanwhile, a metallurgical breakthrough at Doradilla confirms its potential as a second key tin asset.

Ballard Mining has raised $61 million through a well-supported placement to fund an aggressive drilling program and early development works at its Mt Ida Gold Project, positioning the company for a Final Investment Decision.

Verity Resources has reported outstanding metallurgical test results from its Korong deposit, achieving an average gold recovery of 92.75%, reinforcing confidence in the Monument Gold Project’s pathway to mining.

Strickland Metals has announced a maiden inferred resource of 1.2 million ounces of gold at its Gradina Deposit, lifting the total Rogozna Project resources by 16% to 8.6 million ounces gold equivalent. The company plans an ambitious 60,000-metre drilling campaign in 2026 to further expand and define its Serbian gold-base metals assets.

Delta Lithium Limited reports strong drilling results at its Mt Ida and Yinnetharra projects, alongside successful production of battery-grade lithium carbonate and a robust financial position.

Venus Metals Corporation progresses its Sandstone Bellchambers gold project with a new mining lease and exploration targets, while extending its Bridgetown JV farm-in and navigating an unsolicited takeover offer.

Dalaroo Metals is fast-tracking its 2026 exploration program at the Blue Lagoon project in Greenland following promising 2025 results that confirmed widespread rare earth and critical mineralisation. The company aims to define drill-ready targets and advance its position in the strategic critical minerals sector.

Coventry Group reports a solid half-year sales and earnings improvement while initiating a strategic review following unsolicited takeover interest.

Buxton Resources reported robust exploration progress in the December 2025 quarter, highlighted by significant silver and copper-gold assay results and strategic tenement expansions. Leadership changes and cost management measures position the company for focused discovery efforts ahead.

Noronex Limited has appointed a drilling contractor to begin its first-ever drilling program at the Etango North Uranium Project in Namibia, targeting multiple uranium and thorium anomalies identified through recent surveys.

Pivotal Metals has raised $5.4 million, including $1.1 million in non-dilutive funding, to ramp up exploration across its Québec copper, gold, PGM, and nickel projects, unveiling multiple high-priority drill targets and advancing resource optimisation at Horden Lake.

West Coast Silver has completed a significant phase of drilling at its Elizabeth Hill Silver Project, revealing visible native silver in multiple holes and securing $3.2 million in fresh capital to advance exploration and processing studies.