Latest Resource Development News

Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has reported a broad 230m intersection of nickel sulphide mineralisation at its Mulga Tank Project, including multiple higher-grade zones, as its Phase 5 drilling program overcomes earlier fuel supply issues and gains momentum.

Cygnus Metals has delivered robust high-grade drilling results at its Golden Eye deposit, reinforcing its strategy to upgrade inferred resources to indicated status, while commencing exploration at the Gwillim gold prospect with JV partner Alamos Gold.

White Cliff Minerals has extended copper mineralisation at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut to over 5.4km, with visible sulphides in every hole across 2.6km of strike from its 2026 drilling campaign. Assays reveal multiple high-grade intervals, underscoring the project's scale and continuity.

Black Canyon’s latest drilling at Wandanya extends high-grade manganese and iron mineralisation 300m north and expands cross-strike widths to 800m, reinforcing the project’s potential for low-cost direct shipping ore.

Aurum Resources has cleared a major regulatory hurdle with three environmental certificates granted for its 3.22Moz Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, bringing the project closer to mining licence approval.

Verity Resources awaits Botswana Department of Mines approval to launch near-surface exploration on its extensive critical metals portfolio, targeting high-grade copper-silver and nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation with promising historical results and district-scale potential.

Western Yilgarn has revealed high-grade, shallow gallium mineralisation from re-assayed drill pulps at its Cardea 1 Project, highlighting potential for a large-scale critical minerals resource in Western Australia’s Darling Range.

Moho Resources has kicked off a 5,000m drilling campaign at its Rocky Ridge gold prospect, aiming to unlock extensions beneath historic high-grade underground workings. Early soil sampling has also revealed fresh gold targets near historic pits, setting the stage for a busy exploration season at Bush Chook.

Koonenberry Gold has identified a third major fault structure at its Enmore Project, with rock chip samples from Queen of Sheba returning up to 87g/t Au and historical samples up to 180g/t Au, underscoring the district-scale potential of the NSW project.

Meeka Metals has kicked off ore development at Judy North within its Andy Well underground mine, targeting a 96,000-ounce high-grade gold resource. Development is expanding across multiple levels, with grades aligning with resource estimates and potential for improvement at depth.

Forrestania Resources has secured a strategic gold tenure package in Western Australia's Newington district through a $1.5 million share-based acquisition of Midas Minerals’ Newington project, complemented by milestone-linked deferred payments.

Lachlan Star’s maiden diamond drilling at New Waverley confirms shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation within a continuous shear corridor, setting the stage for an extensive follow-up drilling campaign.