Latest Western Australia Mining News

Classic Minerals has launched Supreme Court proceedings to affirm its 80% beneficial interest in gold rights at the Forrestania Gold Project, aiming to secure legal clarity as it advances mining development.

Cauldron Energy has identified a large, previously undetected palaeochannel adjacent to its Bennet Well uranium deposit, expanding exploration potential at the Yanrey Uranium Project in WA.

Gateway Mining’s initial aircore drilling at Great Western reveals a 4km gold-mineralised dolerite unit with high-grade silver zones, indicating a broad hydrothermal system with significant exploration upside.

Leeuwin Metals has uncovered multiple significant historical gold intercepts at its Marda Gold Project’s Red Boomerang and Deception Hill prospects, expanding exploration potential beyond the existing 342,300oz resource. Drilling plans for the second half of 2026 are progressing alongside a resource upgrade and assay results from 55 pending holes.

Dreadnought Resources has nearly doubled the high-confidence Indicated gold resource at its Metzke’s Find deposit in WA’s Illaara Project, lifting total ounces to about 25,000 at a robust 5.2 g/t grade. The shallow, high-grade resource sits on a granted mining lease and remains open for expansion.

Ballard Mining’s latest drilling at the Baldock deposit pushes high-grade gold mineralisation well beyond its current resource, hinting at a major resource uplift at Mt Ida.

Accelerate Resources has initiated a 1,200m reverse circulation drilling program at its newly identified Spencers gold prospect within the expanded Balagundi Gold Project, aiming to validate and extend promising shallow gold mineralisation.

Platina Resources has completed its acquisition of the Mt Morgans South Project from Genesis Minerals, adding 18 tenements in a prolific gold district and setting the stage for a focused exploration campaign.

Cosmo Metals has reported encouraging initial assay results from its Kanowna Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, including a standout 2m intercept at 3.72 g/t Au at Don Alvaro. The drilling confirms extensions of mineralisation along the Kanowna Shear Zone, with further assays pending.

GR Engineering Services has secured a $233 million EPC contract with Ora Banda Mining for a 3.0 Mtpa process plant at the Davyhurst Expansion Project, reinforcing its strong project pipeline into FY27 and FY28.

Odessa Minerals has revealed promising rare earth and lithium assay results from its Lockier Range Project in WA, highlighting potential carbonatite-hosted REE mineralisation at Mt Yaragner and fertile lithium pegmatites at the Southern Pegmatite Field.

TG Metals has expanded the Van Uden gold resource by 1.8km to a total strike of 4.3km, revealing significant high-grade gold intercepts and advancing a near-term heap leach opportunity supported by promising laterite drilling.