Latest Resource Upgrades News

Lithium Plus Minerals has significantly upgraded its Lei Lithium Project resource and secured a 20-year mining lease, positioning the company for near-term development and commercialisation.

Hawsons Iron has confirmed its ability to upgrade magnetite concentrate to a premium 69.3% iron grade through bulk-scale elutriation testwork, significantly reducing impurities and enhancing potential revenue streams.

Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) posted a $5.05 million net loss for FY2026 while advancing its Western Australian gold projects and refreshing its leadership team.

Mount Ridley Mines has secured an oversubscribed $2 million placement at $0.033 per share to fast-track technical work at its Grass Patch Project and advance the Selectro™ Process. Directors plan to add $100,000 more, pending shareholder approval.

Brightstar Resources has secured over A$380 million in funding to fully finance its Goldfields Project, commencing construction of a 1.5Mtpa Laverton processing plant with first gold targeted mid-2027, while expanding its Sandstone resource base to 2.9Moz.

Everest Metals has appointed Hall Chadwick as exclusive strategic adviser to explore funding and commercial pathways for its Mt Edon rubidium project, focusing on US and allied market opportunities.

Dundas Minerals has stitched together a continuous gold corridor north of Kalgoorlie, adding nine licences including the high-grade Gemini prospect. Historical drilling highlights untested mineralisation open along strike and depth, setting the stage for a major drilling campaign starting late September.

Marmota Limited has ramped up its maiden drilling campaign at the Greenewood gold discovery to 31,000 metres, focusing on the Mainwood zone to extend mineralisation and support an upcoming scoping study.

Tetragon Energy has boosted its mid-case prospective gas resource at the Halcon prospect in the Philippines from 2.6 TCF to 8.0 TCF, significantly enhancing the value of its offshore permits and improving the geological chance of success.

Maritana Minerals is intensifying drilling across its Western Australian projects, aiming to upgrade resources and support a mid-2027 mining restart at Boorara and first gold processing at the Black Swan Processing Hub.

CuFe Ltd posted a $5.14 million net loss for FY26, driven by exploration expenses and share-based payments, while making substantial progress on its Tennant Creek Copper Project, buoyed by a $15.4 million strategic investment from Pan African Resources and a $20.75 million capital raise.

Andean Silver has raised A$40 million through a discounted placement to accelerate production restart plans and resource growth at its Cerro Bayo silver-gold project in Chile, underpinning its push toward feasibility studies and early works.