Latest Underground Mining News

Brightstar Resources has entered a strategic earn-in agreement with Cazaly Resources, allowing Cazaly to earn up to 80% of the Goongarrie Gold Project by funding $3 million in exploration. This move streamlines Brightstar’s portfolio, enabling a sharper focus on advancing key development projects.

Evolution Mining Limited has reported a record statutory net profit after tax of $365.1 million for the half-year ended December 31, 2024, driven by strong operational performance and higher gold and copper prices. The company also declared a fully franked interim dividend of 7.0 cents per share, continuing its consistent shareholder returns.

Nexus Minerals has launched an 11,000-metre aircore drilling program at its Wallbrook Gold Project, targeting promising new and existing gold prospects with assay results expected by April 2025.

Southern Hemisphere Mining's 2024 drilling campaign at Llahuin in Chile reveals promising copper-gold grades and extends the Cerro-Ferro system strike, setting the stage for deeper exploration in 2025.

Golden Horse Minerals has reported compelling soil geochemistry results at its Southern Cross Project, revealing multiple significant gold anomalies and securing a strategic mining lease to bolster exploration efforts.

KGL Resources Limited has released a comprehensive feasibility study update for its Jervois Copper Project, confirming its technical robustness and financial viability with plans to commence production in 2027. The project boasts a post-tax net present value of A$405 million and aims to produce around 30,000 tonnes of copper annually, positioning itself to capitalize on a tightening global copper market.

Cygnus Metals has secured conditional approval for up to C$1.3 million from Canada’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund to support key pre-construction milestones at its Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project, marking a significant step towards feasibility and infrastructure development.

New World Resources has secured a critical federal permitting milestone for its Antler Copper Project, setting a clear path to full approval within 12 months and construction commencement in H2 2025.

Magnetic Resources NL reports significant expansion of the Lady Julie North 4 gold deposit, with recent drilling extending mineralisation to over 1,000m depth and a feasibility study underway to explore both open pit and underground mining potential.

Brightstar Resources has reported compelling high-grade gold intercepts from its 2024 diamond drilling at the Lord Byron deposit, reinforcing the potential for expanded mining operations at Jasper Hills.

Neometals Ltd has launched its maiden gold drilling program at the Barrambie Gold Project in Western Australia, marking the first such effort in two decades. The program aims to validate historic high-grade gold mineralisation and explore new targets within a richly prospective greenstone belt.

Perenti’s underground mining arm, Barminco, has landed a $120 million contract at Nevada Gold Mines’ Goldrush Project, marking its first US underground mining venture and a strategic expansion into North America.