Latest Western Australia News

Octava Minerals has delivered its first drilling results in nearly 50 years at the Federation Project in Tasmania, revealing significant copper, indium, tin, antimony, lead, and zinc mineralisation across multiple styles.

Alicanto Minerals has kicked off a 50,000-metre drilling campaign to expand the 915,000oz Mt Henry gold resource, backed by a fresh $18.1 million non-dilutive funding package and key leadership changes.

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) has fully funded its Goldfields Project development with a $193 million equity raise and a US$120 million senior secured bond, targeting 75,000oz gold production from mid-2027 while progressing Sandstone towards a Final Investment Decision.

Latitude 66 Limited has unveiled two new gold lodes at its Laverton Gold Project, significantly broadening the mineralised corridor at Tin Dog and reshaping exploration priorities.

Carnaby Resources has delivered a robust Pre-Feasibility Study and declared its maiden Ore Reserve at the Greater Duchess Copper Gold Project, setting sights on first production in the second half of 2026.

Antares Metals is poised to drill its Conglomerate Creek prospect in Queensland, targeting seven geophysical anomalies linked to a buried intrusion with a 1,000m RC program starting late May 2026.

Enegex Limited has defined a large, shallow gold system at its Kalama Bave prospect in Côte d’Ivoire, with high-grade intercepts from aircore drilling and a new gold zone identified nearby. A $10.2 million capital raise supports ongoing exploration including a planned 3,000m RC program at Gogo.

Image Resources delivered a solid first quarter at its Atlas project with production and sales within guidance, operating costs under forecast, and secured a six-month debt repayment holiday. Development advances on multiple mineral sands projects and maiden gold resource drilling is underway.

Maritana Minerals has confirmed robust economics and high-grade drilling results at its Black Swan gold project near Kalgoorlie, backed by a $175 million capital raise and a $35 million asset divestment.

Element 25 progresses its Butcherbird manganese expansion targeting 1.1Mtpa output, securing key contracts and raising $18 million to fuel growth in steel and battery markets.

Asian Battery Metals has completed its acquisition of the Maikhan Uul Cu-Au VMS Project and is poised to start a fully permitted 2026 drilling campaign across its Mongolian copper and battery metals assets, backed by $5.25 million in cash.

Patronus Resources has validated extensive gold targets at Pine Creek and begun diamond drilling at Fountain Head, while securing full ownership of Guppy-Benalla and divesting non-core assets to maintain a strong $75 million cash position.