Latest Underground Mining News

Pantoro Gold has identified a substantial high-grade gold zone at its Racetrack Target, adjacent to the OK Underground Mine, promising to boost production capacity at Norseman.

Core Lithium has completed the second tranche of a A$120 million equity raise, securing A$67 million and shareholder approval for convertible notes, positioning the Finniss Lithium Project for continued development.

Catalyst Metals continues to expand the Trident underground gold deposit with drilling results that extend mineralisation beyond current resources, underpinning a decade-long mine plan at 60,000 ounces per annum.

Green360 Technologies has successfully demonstrated its Eco-Clay product as a 50% Portland cement replacement in shotcrete applications, opening new avenues in underground and civil infrastructure markets.

Medallion Metals has kicked off reverse circulation drilling at Lounge Lizard and Teddy Bear within its Forrestania Gold Project, validating high-grade historical results and targeting a maiden resource by Q3 2026.

Rox Resources has finished dewatering the Youanmi Main Pit and is advancing underground mining and infrastructure, positioning the project on track for production.

CuFe’s expanded scoping study for its Orlando copper-gold project integrates underground mining and new bismuth and silver revenue streams, lifting project NPV to A$908 million at spot prices and shortening payback to 10 months.

Critica Limited has appointed DRA Global to lead a Scoping Study for an underground, ESG-driven development of its Mt Lindsay Tin-Tungsten Project, marking a strategic pivot from open pit mining amid rising commodity prices and strong government backing.

Catalyst Metals has finished mining the Trident open pit at its Plutonic Gold Belt project, enabling underground development expected to produce about 60,000 ounces annually from 2027. This milestone supports Catalyst's strategy to double gold output by developing multiple underground mines feeding a central processing plant.

Southern Cross Gold has awarded PYBAR Mining Services the contract to build an underground exploration decline at its Sunday Creek project, enabling a near doubling of drilling rigs and positioning the project as a global pre-development drill-out leader.

PMET Resources has cleared a major regulatory hurdle with federal acceptance of its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium-tantalum-caesium project, while pushing forward updated feasibility studies and a critical power application.

Dreadnought Resources has reported some of the highest-grade gold intercepts yet at Metzke’s Find, extending mineralisation beyond its 2023 resource and setting the stage for a resource upgrade in July 2026.