Latest Resource Development News

West Coast Silver will begin an 18-hole diamond drilling campaign at Elizabeth Hill in October, targeting resource upgrades, western extensions and a newly defined high-grade zone. The results are intended to feed Mineral Resource Estimate updates and a scoping study in 2027.

Alice Queen has outlined a potentially lucrative Horn Island development case, but the numbers remain preliminary and depend on further drilling, approvals and funding. The gold explorer ended FY2026 with a A$3.55 million loss and A$3.6 million in cash.

Mount Ridley Mines has reported broad, shallow scandium intersections extending up to 8km beyond the Grass Patch Project’s current Block 1 and Block 2 resource boundaries. The results could support a larger JORC resource, but the company has yet to convert the exploration footprint into an updated estimate.

Broken Hill Gold has started a 48 line-kilometre induced polarisation survey and 670 line-kilometre magnetic program at White Dam, targeting sulphide mineralisation beneath existing oxide prospects. A second diamond rig is also mobilising, but the next value test remains firmly in the ground: geophysical anomalies must translate into drilling results and an upgraded resource.

North Stawell Minerals has used a conference presentation to position Darlington and Darlington West as its leading tests of the Stawell gold model, while outlining a broader Victorian exploration pipeline. The company stresses that the drilling results and resource figures presented have been previously reported, making follow-up work rather than a fresh discovery the key investor question.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from nine new drill holes at its flagship Orient Silver-Indium Project, confirming continuity and expansion potential across Orient East, West, and Vein One zones. The company targets a resource update in Q4 2026 to underpin a 2027 scoping study.

Aureka Limited is set to become a gold producer after signing a binding agreement to acquire High Grade Holdings, including the Fiddlers Creek underground mine and Wedderburn processing mill in Victoria. The majority scrip, low cash deal valued at $8.9 million unlocks immediate production and processing capacity for Aureka’s Victorian gold projects.

Axel REE has reported a major leap in metallurgical testwork at its Caladão Project in Brazil, achieving up to 95% gallium and 74% scandium extraction from a Tiger Creek composite sample. The results mark a significant step in developing alternative gallium recovery methods beyond traditional by-product sources.

Larvotto Resources has delivered strong assay results from Clarks Gully drilling, revealing multiple high-grade gold-antimony-tungsten zones and expanding the deposit's footprint at depth and southwards.

Power Minerals has pushed the boundaries of high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Morro do Ferro project in Brazil, with drillhole MFSR-054 revealing continuous mineralisation to 186 metres and a new high-grade zone near the bottom of the sampled interval.

OD6 Metals has significantly increased the Mammoth fluorspar target footprint at its Quinn Project in Nevada, revealing broad, high-grade mineralisation with assays up to 85.9% CaF2 and preparing for drilling to define the system's scale.

First Au Limited has secured a foothold in the Sandstone gold district of Western Australia by acquiring five tenements with substantial historical drilling data, aiming to fast-track a maiden JORC-compliant Mineral Resource.