Latest Tailings Processing News

Nex Metals and its Aboriginal partner WTAC have applied for a 100ha lease to build processing infrastructure for the Kookynie Tailings Project, while metallurgical tests show promising gold recovery rates and potential tungsten by-product.

Rokeby Resources (ASX:RKB) has completed its acquisition of the Omeo Gold Project, gaining full ownership of a historically rich gold asset in Victoria. The company has already commenced a diamond drilling program at the high-grade Sunnyside deposit, aiming to upgrade and expand the resource.

Clean TeQ Water has secured a polymer supply and technology licence agreement with Broken Hill Mines for the Rasp Mine, establishing its first long-term recurring revenue stream from ATA® technology.

Infinity Mining (ASX:IMI) has achieved almost 100% copper extraction from century-old smelter waste at its Cangai site using Orivium’s advanced technology, advancing plans for a new processing plant.

Euro Manganese has filed comprehensive NI 43-101 and JORC reports for its Chvaletice Manganese Project, confirming robust economics with a base case post-tax NPV of US$492 million and an upside scenario pushing NPV to US$798 million, driven by higher manganese prices.

Larvotto Resources’ initial flotation testwork on 1.4 million tonnes of Hillgrove tailings shows up to 95% antimony and 75% gold recoveries, unlocking potential metal inventory and environmental rehabilitation benefits ahead of production start in August 2026.

Hillgrove Resources posted a record 3,120 tonnes of copper production in Q1 2026, driving a 22% jump in cash to $25.2 million. The company’s exploration at Emily Star and Nugent underpins ambitions to surpass 2 million tonnes annual throughput.

Pioneer Minerals has signed a non-binding MOU with Mineral Technologies USA to collaborate on tungsten beneficiation and gallium recovery at its Springfield Project in Idaho, aiming to support US critical mineral supply chains and progress towards potential near-term production.

Hillgrove Resources has inked a binding deal with Heavy Minerals to extract garnet from Kanmantoo’s tailings, unlocking a fresh income source and extending the life of its tailings storage facility.

Heavy Minerals Limited has formalised a binding agreement with Hillgrove Resources to develop a pioneering garnet extraction project at the Kanmantoo Copper Mine, aiming to start production in late 2026.

Energy Transition Minerals Ltd (ETM) has won the bid for the Penouta mine in Spain, the EU’s sole tin-tantalum-niobium producer, raising A$10 million to support the acquisition and development amid regulatory hurdles.

Sierra Nevada Gold’s recent auger sampling at New Pass reveals promising gold grades in historic tailings, bolstering plans for mine reactivation and processing trials.