Latest Resource Production News

Star Minerals has entered a strategic partnership with Catalyst Metals, securing a gold milling agreement for its Tumblegum South project and selling its West Bryah Basin copper-gold assets for $2.75 million. Catalyst also commits to a $1 million equity placement in Star Minerals, underpinning the company’s development plans.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Brightstar Resources has released an updated Definitive Feasibility Study for its Goldfields Project, outlining a robust six-year production plan averaging 75,000 ounces of gold annually and a pre-tax NPV of A$606 million. The study highlights a new 1.5Mtpa processing plant with expansion potential and a clear pathway to first gold by mid-2027.

Orezone Gold Corporation has announced its acquisition of the Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec, Canada, marking a strategic expansion into a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction and significantly boosting its production profile.

Boss Energy has withdrawn its 2021 Enhanced Feasibility Study for the Honeymoon uranium project due to significant deviations in resource assumptions, launching a new study focused on a wide-spaced wellfield design that could lower costs and improve recoverability.

EV Resources is set to begin a fully funded maiden diamond drilling program at its high-grade Los Lirios antimony project in Mexico, aiming to define a maiden JORC resource by Q3 2026. This marks a pivotal step toward production readiness and a broader 2026 exploration campaign.

SSH Group has commenced a focused drilling campaign at the Wagtail Gold Deposit to upgrade its high-grade resource and advance development plans under a profit-share agreement.

EQ Resources Limited has locked in a €15 million three-year prepayment facility with Traxys Europe S.A., coupled with a five-year offtake agreement for tungsten concentrate from its Spanish mine, strengthening its financial footing and market position.

Conrad Asia Energy has secured transformative funding and a farm-down deal for its Mako gas field, setting the stage for first gas production by late 2027 amid soaring Indonesian gas demand.

Greatland Resources has released a comprehensive feasibility study for its Havieron gold-copper project, outlining a long-life, low-cost operation fully funded through cash reserves and debt facilities. The study highlights robust economics and significant upside potential.

Rumble Resources’ latest Scoping Study reveals a promising underground gold mining project at Western Queen South with low capital costs and strong financial returns, setting the stage for rapid development and potential resource expansion.