Latest Silver And Base Metals News

Godolphin Resources has released a Scoping Study for its Lewis Ponds project in NSW, revealing strong economics with a 12-year mine life and a pre-tax NPV of AUD$481 million under conservative metal prices.

Tartana Minerals secures $4.5 million to ramp up exploration at its Nightflower Silver-Lead-Zinc-Antimony project and appoints a new director to bolster governance.

Godolphin Resources has identified a significant new induced polarisation anomaly 1,000 metres from its Lewis Ponds deposit, alongside high-grade gold, zinc, and copper surface samples, setting the stage for a targeted drilling campaign in March 2026.

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.

Mammoth Minerals has kicked off its maiden diamond drilling at the Excelsior Springs Gold-Silver Project in Nevada, delivering multiple high-grade intercepts and expanding its landholding by 340%. A $7.5 million capital raise supports ongoing exploration across its Americas portfolio.

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd has announced a significant milestone with an initial Mineral Resource Estimate of 38.5 million ounces silver equivalent at its Achilles project, alongside a strategic expansion of its South Cobar footprint through the Browns Reef acquisition.

Infinity Metals has completed drilling at its Cobungra Gold-Copper-Silver Project in Victoria, confirming mineralisation over a 2km strike, while awaiting regulatory feedback on its San Jose Lithium Mining Licence Application in Spain.

Black Bear Minerals has completed its acquisition of the Shafter Silver Project in Texas, revealing exceptional surface sampling results and commencing maiden drilling. Meanwhile, its Independence Gold Project in Nevada reports outstanding gold recoveries, underpinning a strong growth outlook.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has secured all-minerals rights at its Prospect Hill project, paving the way for a maiden tin resource estimate, while new data from Radium Hill reveals an 8km corridor rich in uranium and rare earth elements.

Flynn Gold Limited has reported promising high-grade gold results from its Golden Ridge Project in Tasmania, alongside a successful $5 million capital raise to accelerate exploration efforts in 2026.

Pinnacle Minerals has advanced its strategic pivot to North American critical minerals exploration, initiating fieldwork across multiple US projects and securing a strong cash position of approximately A$2.8 million.