Ora Gold Limited has announced a significant update to the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Crown Prince Prospect at its flagship Garden Gully Gold Project, located in the heart of the prolific Murchison gold district near Meekatharra, Western Australia. The total resource at Crown Prince has now reached 240,000 ounces of gold at a grade of 4.1g/t Au, a considerable growth from its 2019 estimate. Notably, 68 per cent of these ounces fall within the Indicated JORC category, highlighting the enhanced drill density and improved geological understanding of the prospect. This advancement underscores the prospect's strong open pit mining potential,…
Intra Energy Corporation Limited has begun a comprehensive soil geochemical survey at its Maggie Hays Hill Project in Western Australia's Lake Johnston Province. It marks a significant step in the exploration of historical gold and lithium targets within the project area. Following the acquisition of the Maggie Hays Hill (MHH) lithium and gold project, preliminary rock sampling conducted in December unveiled highly anomalous levels of tantalum, with a maximum of 390 ppm, and niobium, with a maximum of 482 ppm. These findings, reported in an ASX release on 17 January 2024, underscore the potential of the area and necessitate a comprehensive…
Victory Metals Limited has today announced the results of its recent metallurgical test work conducted on the North Stanmore Rare Earth Element (REE)Project — situated 10 kilometres north of Cue, Western Australia. The optimised mixed rare earth carbonate metallurgy concentrate from North Stanmore has shown great proportions of dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb), with Dy constituting 73.6 per cent and Tb 10 per cent of the concentrate. This composition contrasts with the figures from the commissioning Serra Verde, Pela Ema Project mixed REE concentrate product — which contains 9.4 per cent Dy and 1.6 per cent Tb. Victory Metals said…
Intra Energy Corporation Limited has acquired an 80 per cent interest in the Maggie Hays Hill lithium project (MHH Project) in the prolific Lake Johnston region of Western Australia. Intra Energy Corporation Chairman Graeme Robertson stated: “The acquisition of the MHH Project opens the exciting opportunity to IEC for advanced exploration for lithium, gold, and nickel in the well-known Maggie Hays Hill area of southern Western Australia. “Initial work done by IEC and historical exploration has identified visible outcropping pegmatites with recently discovered spodumene deposits to the south providing potential for lithium. ”As this is a more advanced area than…
Toro Energy Limited has issued an update that its extension study to the proposed Lake Maitland Uranium-Vanadium operation — located approximately 105 kilometres southeast of the Wiluna township in Western Australia and 730 kilometres northeast of Perth. The study involves the evaluation of the incorporation of material from Toro’s 100 per cent owned Lake Way and Centipede-Millipede uranium deposits into a proposed processing operation at Lake Maitland. Toro Energy Executive Chairman Richard Homsany said: “The uranium resources at Lake Way and Centipede-Millipede are strategically located and considerable, and need to be thoroughly evaluated for viability. “The inclusion of additional material…
Panoramic Resources Limited appointed administrators have determined that operations at the company’s Savannah Nickel Project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia are to be suspended after in-depth discussions with major creditors, key suppliers and other stakeholders. This decision comes after a recent shipment of approximately 10,000 tonnes of nickel concentrate on 3 January 2024 — however, nickel prices have continued to decrease. As a consequence of this decision, the majority of the c.140 Panoramic staff on-site at the Savannah Nickel Project will face redundancy. Employees with unpaid accrued entitlements are creditors in a voluntary administration of a company with…
Zenith Minerals Limited has resumed 100 per cent ownership over its two significant lithium projects — the Split Rocks Lithium Project and the Waratah Well Lithium Project — in Western Australia. Zenith Managing Director Michael Clifford said: “Regaining full control of our key lithium assets in Western Australia is a crucial step forward. “Our technical team has made significant progress at both Split Rocks and Waratah Well without drilling this past year, highlighting the untapped potential of these projects. “As we move into an extensive exploration campaign for 2024, our focus remains on strategic growth and the continuous enhancement of…
American Rare Earths has revealed significant breakthroughs in metallurgical technology as part of the SynBREE project. The project, a consortium led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is part of the Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource (EMBER) program within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a U.S. Department of Defense agency. The groundbreaking results include the successful preconcentration of Halleck Creek ore to 3.5% Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO) at a 12:1 upgrade ratio. This achievement represents a remarkable approximately 200 per cent increase from the existing flowsheet design, utilising cost-effective and conventional Dense Medium Separation (DMS) techniques.…
Gold exploration company Challenger Gold has announced that the company’s recent metallurgical testwork program at the Hualilan Gold Project in Argentina, conducted in November 2023, has opened new avenues for the processing and profitability of the project. The initial scoping study for the project outlined a process path yielding three primary product streams: an Au-Ag concentrate from bulk flotation, a Zn-Au-Ag concentrate from sequential flotation, and Au-Ag doré from leaching of the flotation tailings-leach (FTL). A significant enhancement was identified late in the study's preparation phase, proposing the conversion of the Au-Ag concentrate into doré through a fine-grind and high-intensity…
The latest drilling results recently released by Australian-based mineral exploration company — Latin Resources Ltd — from the Colina Deposit and Fog’s Block in Brazil have yielded high-grade lithium, enforcing the project’s Tier One status. Following the previous mineral resource estimate (MRE) in June 2023, an additional 53 holes (23,617 metres) were drilled at the Colina Deposit, and 13 diamond drill holes (4,575.7 metres) at Fog’s Block. Latin Resources Vice President of Operations - Americas Tony Greenaway said: “This latest update represents a solid five months of drilling which was focused on extending the Colina Deposit to the southwest along…
Australia-based mineral exploration company, Mont Royal Resources, has made significant progress in the Phase Two lithium exploration program at the Bohier Lithium Project, situated in the prolific Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt in Quebec, Canada. The Bohier Lithium Project footprint has expanded through its second lithium exploration phase. The company reported high-grade results from the trenching and channel sampling program, including: 6.05 metres at 1.78 per cent lithium oxide 7 metres at 1.71 per cent lithium oxide 1 metre at 1.97 per cent lithium oxide 18 samples are currently pending results at the Actlabs laboratory facility in Val d’or, Quebec. Preparations…
Mineral exploration company Rincon Resources has made significant progress at its wholly-owned West Arunta project — in Western Australia — as the company has obtained the necessary heritage clearance. This sets the stage for imminent site works and the initiation of a groundbreaking 1,000 metre diamond drilling program at the Pokali IOCG Prospect. With the clearance in place, the team is diligently preparing for the site works, which is scheduled to commence soon, followed closely by the drilling activities. The upcoming drilling program is meticulously designed to include two diamond holes, each extending to a minimum depth of 500 metres.…
ASX-listed technology minerals company Pinnacle Minerals Ltd has mobilised the field team from Quebec-based geological consultants, IOS, to Mirage Outfitters for the execution of fieldwork. This move marks the preparation for the inaugural exploration program at the Adina East Project located in James Bay, Quebec. Pinnacle Minerals Managing Director Nic Matich said: “Pinnacle has secured the services of respected Geological Group IOS Services Géoscientifiques to conduct first pass exploration at the recently acquired Adina East Lithium Project. Having the crew mobilised on site one day after announcing the acquisition highlights the company’s intent to maximise shareholder value through prompt and…
Producer of high-performance titanium products Iperion X Limited has received a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) — offering a provisional equipment finance of US$11.5 million. This finance is intended for the development of IperionX’s Titanium Production Facility located in Halifax County, Virginia, and is repayable over a tenure of seven years. This promising development follows EXIM’s evaluation of IperionX’s project for eligibility under both its ‘China and Transformational Exports Program’ and the ‘Make More in America Initiative’. These schemes are crafted to diminish Chinese dominance in critical sectors while amplifying export-focused…
