Latest Scoping Studies News

Mandrake Resources has started extracting bulk lithium brine from the Evelyn Chambers #1 well, advancing its Utah Lithium Project and providing critical data for future development.

Black Canyon has confirmed a 400-metre southern extension to its Wandanya manganese project, delivering multiple high-grade manganese intercepts and advancing towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate in September 2026.

Aureka Limited has reported multiple visible gold intercepts near surface in diamond drill hole NED035 at its Comstock Project Walkers Zone, reinforcing the prospect’s high-grade potential ahead of first production. Assay results are pending as infill drilling continues to support resource upgrade plans.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from 13 new drill holes at its flagship Orient Silver-Indium Project, confirming extensive high-grade silver, indium, lead, and zinc mineralisation that strengthens the case for a viable open-pit operation with potential underground mining.

Pilbara Gold (ASX: PGL) has formalised control over mineral rights at the Mt York Gold Project, unlocking exploration over an additional 367 square kilometres of prospective ground adjacent to its 2.1Moz resource in Western Australia.

Stavely Minerals has released a comprehensive Scoping Study for its Thursday’s Gossan and Cayley Lode deposits in western Victoria, outlining a 13-year open pit copper-gold-silver operation with strong financial metrics and a 4Mtpa processing plant.

Austral Resources has locked in $15 million from QIC’s Queensland Critical Minerals Fund to advance expansion planning at its Rocklands copper processing facility, aiming to boost capacity beyond 3Mtpa and extend operational life through 2034 and beyond.

Altamin Limited has locked in a $2 million unsecured loan facility from its major shareholder Victor Smorgon Group, providing non-dilutive funding to advance its Lazio and Gorno projects and shore up working capital.

Western Mines Group has completed a $2.7 million placement to fund seismic surveys and drilling at its Mulga Tank nickel-cobalt-copper project, with a final tranche of shares pending shareholder approval.

Venari Minerals has kicked off a 12-hole diamond drilling campaign at its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada to elevate a significant portion of its resource from Inferred to Indicated status, setting the stage for a maiden Scoping Study in early 2027.

American Tungsten & Antimony plans to restart and expand the Del Sol Refinery and White Spar Mine in the US, contingent on completing their acquisition. The company is preparing for increased processing capacity and new product lines while engaging with regulators and engineering firms.

Barton Gold has wrapped up an intensive 39,000m Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Tunkillia Gold Project, aiming to upgrade resource classifications ahead of a Pre-Feasibility Study due in Q1 2027. Early assay results suggest potential for improved grade and resource size, underpinning robust project economics.