Latest Resource Development News

Cooper Metals has acquired the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland through an asset swap with AIC Mines, exchanging its Oorindi Project and raising nearly $1 million to fund exploration. The deal adds a high-grade, underexplored gold asset to Cooper’s portfolio, with drilling set to ramp up across multiple projects.

Pure Resources has deepened its partnership with Rice University to develop carbon nanotube fibre thermal management technology aimed at AI and defence markets, leveraging its Garnet Hills graphite for a vertically integrated IP pipeline.

Caspin Resources has reported strong high-grade tin assay results from the first 11 holes of its 2026 drilling campaign at the Kelpie Deposit, part of the Bygoo Tin Project in NSW, confirming mineralisation beyond the current resource envelope and supporting potential resource growth.

Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML) has received all necessary approvals to begin a significant air core drilling program at its Minbrie Copper Project in South Australia, targeting 17km of prospective copper stratigraphy including 1.7km of untested strike at Eagle Ridge. The company plans at least 40 holes in Q2 2026 to identify key targets for follow-up drilling.

Sunstone Metals has delivered a robust Scoping Study for its Bramaderos Gold-Copper Project in Ecuador, outlining a 23-year mine life, strong production rates, and a post-tax NPV of US$0.9 billion at a conservative gold price. The study highlights low operating costs and substantial exploration upside, setting the stage for a pre-feasibility study and funding pursuits.

Aldoro Resources has reported a 354.2-meter continuous intercept of rare earth elements and strontium at its Kameelburg project, confirming significant northwest extension of mineralisation and reinforcing the deposit's growing scale.

Emerald Resources NL reports robust high-grade gold intercepts from its Dingo Range project in Western Australia and key Cambodian assets, reinforcing resource growth and underground development potential.

Ardiden Limited’s latest drilling at the Astoria deposit delivers substantial high-grade gold intercepts and broad mineralised halos, reinforcing the potential for significant resource growth within the Rouyn Gold Project.

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has launched a substantial 41-hole reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Pinjin Gold Project, targeting resource growth at Kirgella Gift, Providence, and Lighthorse. The program aims to refine and extend existing gold mineralisation within a key part of the Laverton Tectonic Zone.

Marmota Limited has launched an extensive maiden drilling campaign targeting the southern Mainwood extension of its Greenewood gold discovery in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, aiming to expand the mineralised strike to 2km.

Far East Gold Limited reveals promising metallurgical test results from its Idenburg project, showing gold recoveries around 95% using conventional processing methods. These early findings suggest a straightforward processing route but remain preliminary pending further testing.

Eagle Mountain Mining has formalised a joint venture with Nittetsu Mining for the Oracle Ridge copper project in Arizona, with Nittetsu committing US$20 million to advance exploration and development while managing the operation.