Projects

  • Rio Tinto advances Kangwinan project to nearly double capacity

    29 Oct, 2026

    Rio Tinto opens $1.4B lithium projects in Argentina

    Rio Tinto has opened its Fénix 1B expansion and Sal de Vida lithium operations in Catamarca, marking a significant milestone for Argentina’s green energy sector following a combined investment of approximate... more

  • BHP invests AU$944 million in community development in Western Australia

    29 Oct, 2026

    BHP and Codelco sign $40M copper exploration deal for Chile’s Anillo project

    BHP and Chilean state-owned miner Codelco have signed an exploration agreement for the Anillo copper project, located in the mineral-rich Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. Under the terms of the agreemen... more

  • 29 Oct, 2026

    Peru grants AusQuest’s Cangallo project national interest status

    The Peruvian government has granted AusQuest Ltd.’s Cangallo porphyry copper-gold discovery the status of "Proyecto de Interes Nacional" (Project of National Interest - PIN). The designation makes Cangallo... more

  • 29 Oct, 2026

    Marquee Resources uncovers new gold target at West Spargoville

    Marquee Resources has reported promising exploration results from its West Spargoville Project (WSP) in Western Australia, uncovering high-grade lithium rock-chip assays alongside a newly identified two-kilomet... more

  • ABx raises $3m commitment for Tasmanian rare earths
    11 Sep, 2025
  • Galileo confirms strong palladium, platinum, gold
    11 Sep, 2025
  • Pan American expands La Colorada mineralisation zones
    11 Sep, 2025
  • Adavale confirms shallow high-grade gold intercepts
    11 Sep, 2025

Brightstar remains on schedule for first gold in June 2027

14 Oct, 2026
Gold trade stalls as Middle East tensions escalate
Brightstar Resources has confirmed that construction of its Laverton processing plant in the Goldfields project in Western Austral is progressing on schedule, keeping the company on track for first gold in June 2027. The company said key civil and concrete activities continued to advance through September across the site, marking…

Drilling extends Ricci Lee copper system for BOA Resources

14 Oct, 2026
Australian start-up revolutionises world copper production
BOA Resources Ltd. has reported further strong assay copper results from its maiden reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign at the Ricci Lee prospect, part of the larger Neds Creek copper project in Western Australia. High-grade copper intervals have now been returned from 28 of the 34 RC holes reported to…

Ballard Mining raises $45M to expand Mt Ida gold project

14 Oct, 2026
Capital raising
Ballard Mining Ltd. has raised AU$45 million through a single-tranche share placement to expand and de-risk its Mt Ida gold project in Western Australia. The miner will issue approximately 68.2 million new fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of 66 cents per share. The price represents a 7.7…

Critica delivers maiden 160 million tonne rare earth resource at Jupiter

13 Oct, 2026
Critica Limited has updated its maiden Indicated mineral resource Eestimate (MRE) for the Jupiter rare earths project, located within the 100 per cent-owned Brothers project in Western Australia. The updated MRE delineates 160 million tonnes at 1,700 ppm total rare earth oxide (TREO) in the higher-confidence Indicated category, using a…

US-based ECT achieves scalable MXene production

13 Oct, 2026
MinRes
Environmental Clean Technologies Ltd. (ECT) has produced MXene during initial runs of its scale-up optimisation program using Metallium’s Flash Joule Heating (FJH) reactor platform in Texas. MXenes are a highly promising class of two-dimensional materials featuring exceptional electrical conductivity, low weight, and highly tuneable surface chemistry. These characteristics make them…

Austral Resources reports expanded McLeod Hill copper system

13 Oct, 2026
Australian start-up revolutionises world copper production
Copper producer Austral Resources Australia Ltd. has reported shallow copper intercepts from recent drilling at its McLeod Hill deposit, effectively expanding the known strike length of the copper system to more than one kilometre. The results extend mineralisation significantly beyond the 470-metre strike footprint of the current mineral resource estimate,…

Meeka Metals commences decline development at Turnberry mine

13 Oct, 2026
Effective slope monitoring essential for safe mine operations
Meeka Metals Ltd. has commenced decline development at the Fairway portal, establishing its second underground mine, Turnberry, at its Murchison gold project in Western Australia. The operational achievement follows the completion of surface infrastructure and portal establishment in September. Located approximately 20 kilometres from the central processing plant, the Fairway…