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Arrow on target with more drilling success at Dassa gold discovery
Arrow on target with more drilling success at Dassa gold discovery
Arrow Minerals Limited (ASX:AMD) continues to grow its Dassa gold discovery on the Divole West exploration permit in Burkina Faso with positive new as ...
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TOE ready to kick off next phase drilling at Dusty Nickel Project
TOE ready to kick off next phase drilling at Dusty Nickel Project
Toro Energy Limited (ASX: TOE) is in final preparations for the next phase of drilling and exploration activities on its 100% owned Dusty Nickel Proje ...
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Milestone for Andromeda with lodgement of Great White mine development applications
Milestone for Andromeda with lodgement of Great White mine development applications
Andromeda Metals Limited (ASX: ADN) has lodged critical applications for the development of the Great White Kaolin Project in South Australia. ...
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The Latest Trends Shaping Australia’s Construction Market
The Latest Trends Shaping Australia's Construction Market
The construction industry is a big business in Australia, and it makes up 9% of the country’s GDP as well as accounting for 9% of employment. ...
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European Lithium kicks off resource extension drilling at Wolfsberg
European Lithium kicks off resource extension drilling at Wolfsberg
European Lithium Limited (ASX:EUR) has commenced a resource extension drilling programme at the company’s Wolfsberg Lithium Project in Austria. ...
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Galileo turns its focus on Lantern East drilling at Fraser Range
Galileo turns its focus on Lantern East drilling at Fraser Range
Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX: GAL) has commenced a key diamond core drilling campaign at the company’s Lantern East prospect within the Fraser Range Nickel ...
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Latin raises $1 million via Asian fund
Latin Resources Limited (ASX: LRS) has settled a placement with a strategic Asian resources fund for A$1 million and has issued 125,000,000 shares at an issue price of A$0.008 per share.
Former BHP and Rio Tinto Project Manager joins Global Geoscience
Australian-based mineral explorer and developer Global Geoscience Limited (ASX: GSC) has appointed former BHP (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) Project Manager Matt Weaver as its inaugural Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations after an extensive four-month global search.
Kairos has high expectations for Roe Hills RC program
Kairos Minerals Ltd (ASX: KAI) has commenced an important new program of Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at its 100%-owned Roe Hills Project in Western Australia.
Bald Hill on target for Q1 lithium production
Western Australian lithium mine developer Tawana Resources NL (TAW:ASX) reports that it is on target to achieve production in early 2018.
Rumble completes its maiden Braeside campaign
In total, sixteen targets were tested over a strike of approximately 30km. The targets were a combination of high grade base metal surface mineralisation, VTEM conductors with follow up ground TEM.
GO2’s Terra Firma lands additional work at Pilgangoora
Vertically integrated recruitment and building services provider the GO2 People Ltd (ASX: G02) reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Terra Firma Constructions Pty Ltd, has expanded its contract with Altura Mining Limited at the Pilgangoora Lithium Mine in Western Australia. The extension has increased the value of the contract by approximately $642,000 to $2.05 million. The […]
Artemis and Novo receive Purdy’s bulk sampling approval
Australia’s Artemis Resources Limited (ASX: ARV) and Canada’s Novo Resources Corp. (TSX-V: NVO) have received approval to extract a 20,000 bulk sample from the Purdy’s Reward tenement in Western Australia’s Pilbara Region. The companies said the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has granted the excess tonnage permit for the extraction of […]
European intersects significant mineralisation at Joremeny Target in Slovakia
European said the disseminated styles of cobalt-nickel mineralisation had not previously been reported at Dobsina.
Tikforce system to be taken up by Iluka Resources
Human resource technology platform developer TikForce Limited (ASX: TKF) has made what it says is a breakthrough agreement with a large Australian miner.
Talga achieves positive Talphene test results
Australian technology minerals company, Talga Resources Ltd (ASX: TLG) has reporterd positive initial test results from epoxy resin-based coatings formulated using Talga’s Talphene branded graphene.
Marmota and WPG discuss Aurora Tank Gold opportunities
South Australian mining exploration company Marmota Limited (ASX: MEU) has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WPG Resources.
Aeris installs another “SmartHUB” in South East Asia
Aeris Environmental Ltd (ASX: AEI) has successfully installed and commissioned another proprietary SmartHUB ‘optimisation’ system in South East Asia.
Rio Tinto and Sinosteel agree to third Channar extension
This is the third extension of the joint venture and it will see an additional 10 million tonnes of iron ore delivered into the joint venture from Western Australia.
Clean TeQ imports autoclaves for Sunrise project
CleanTeQ Holdings Limited (ASX: CLQ) has successfully shipped in two new autoclaves purchased for its Sunrise cobalt and nickel project in New South Wales.
Venturex uncovers gold at Mays Find
Venturex Resources (ASX: VXR) has identified gold occurrences at the Mays Find prospect, part of its Whim Creek Copper-Zinc Project Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Minotaur encouraged by scout results at Jericho
Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX: MEP) has reported encouraging results from initial drilling undertaken by the Eloise JV in northwest Queensland.
Helix raise $1.2M to fund Collerina Copper exploration
Helix Resources Limited (ASX: HLX) has completed an oversubscribed share placement to raise gross proceeds of $1.2 million. Helix Managing Director Mick Wilson said the placement funds will allow Helix to accelerate its current exploration strategy at the Collerina Copper Project in Central NSW. The exploration programme is designed to demonstrate that economic copper grades […]
Balama produces first graphite flakes
Construction essentially complete.
Mining tech SMEs take out awards at industry accelerator event
Three of Australia’s most promising mining tech startups have taken home awards at the Igniting METS Accelerator, powered by KPMG Energise, program graduation night.
20th anniversary for leading mining contracting company
Gumala Enterprises looks to diversify beyond the Pilbara
Hazer achieves breakthrough with revolutionary process
The Hazer Process enables the effective conversion of natural gas, and similar feedstocks, into hydrogen and high quality graphite, using iron ore as a process catalyst.
Berkut encouraged by early Skuterud results
The final hole of a six hole programme at the historic Middagshville Prospect in the southern licence is currently underway and will be followed by a single hole at the Dovikolled.
Venus kicks of Currans Well RAB drilling
Venus Metals Corporation (ASX: VMC) has commenced a reconnaissance RAB drilling program at the Currans Well Prospect within its Youanmi Cobalt-Nickel Project in Western Australia.
European Lithium finalises Wolfsberg PFS team
European Lithium Limited (ASX:EUR) has completed the appointments of all consultants contributing to the pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria.
Danakali board approves dual listing
It is expected that the dual listing will be executed within H1 CY2018.
Copper Mountain to acquire Altona Mining for A$93 million
Targeting early production at Cloncurry Copper Project.
American Pacific unveils promise at Fort Cady
American Pacific Borate and Lithium (ASX: ABR) has announced further assay results from the confirmatory resource drilling program on its 100%-owned Fort Cady Borate and Lithium Project in Southern California.
Bryah contracts Geotech for aerial survey
Bryah Resources Limited has contracted UTS Geophysics Pty Ltd (Geotech) to complete a helicopter-borne geophysical survey across a large portion of its Bryah Basin Project in central Western Australia.
Pursuit says JE Zone intersection is significant
Pursuit Minerals Limited (ASX: PUR) reports that drilling at the JE Zone Prospect on the Paperbark Project, northern Queensland, has intersected a new zinc mineral system.
Fraser Range preparing to launch two aerial surveys
In addition to these two geophysical surveys, FRN intends to immediately undertake a small reverse – circulation (RC) drilling programme in order to drill – test several gold anomalies previously identified at the Project.
Marston’s Bryah adds two new tenements to its portfolio
Bryah Resources Limited (ASX: BYH) has acquired two strategically located tenements within the Bryah Basin in central Western Australia.
All eyes on Magnum as Tulainyo well prepares to spud
The much anticipated drilling of Magnum Gas & Power Ltd’s (ASX: MPE) company changing Tulainyo 2-7 gas appraisal well is a step closer with the rig now moving to site.
Cazaly reviewing base metals potential at Mount Venn
A recent discovery at a nearby project has led Cazaly Resources Limited (ASX: CAZ) to have another look at its Mount Venn project in Western Australia.
Celsius hits deep mineralisation at Opuwo
Celsius Resources Limited (ASX: CLA) reports that it has encountered significant mineralisation at depth at its 95% owned Opuwo Cobalt Project in Namibia.
Intermin continues to strike gold at Teal
Exploration and mining company Intermin Resources Limited (ASX: IRC) continues to report strong results from its Teal gold project in Western Australia’s Goldfields.
Walkabout Resources gives Ireland a close look
Walkabout Resources Ltd (ASX: WKT) has finalised the acquisition of the highly prospective Northern Ireland exploration portfolio from Lonmin PLC.
Northern Minerals making strong progress at Browns Range
Northern Minerals Limited (ASX: NTU) says it remains on target to achieve first shipments from its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Pilot Plant Project in mid-2018.
Artemis recovers gold nuggets at Fairmont
Artemis Resources Limited (ASX: ARV) has recovered its first gold nuggets by metal detecting at the “Fairmont Prospect”.
Metalicity achieves promising start in Kyarra cobalt hunt
Metalicity Limited (ASX:MCT) has reported some early promising results from its maiden exploration drilling programme at the Kyarra Cobalt Project located in the Yerrida Basin, Western Australia.
Rumble brings drilling back to Braeside for 66 years
Rumble Resources Ltd (ASX: RTR) has commenced the first modern drilling programme at the Braeside Project (E45/2032) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Great Boulder says Mt Venn a “significant” discovery
Great Boulder Resources (ASX: GBR) has intersected broad zones of shallow copper-nickel-cobalt mineralisation over an extensive strike length at its Yamarna Project east of Laverton in Western Australia
Frontier strengthens portfolio with acquisition of three online property classifieds from Jumia
Frontier Digital Ventures Limited (“Frontier”, ASX: FDV) has completed multiple transactions to significantly upgrade its portfolio of market leading online classifieds businesses in Frontier markets. Frontier’s CEO and Founder, Shaun Di Gregorio said: “This transaction was a rare opportunity in the online classifieds space, and we are pleased that Jumia, a major African classifieds investor, […]
Tyranna hits gold at Greenwood
Gold explorer Tyranna Resources Limited (ASX: TYX) has reported an intersection of 10m at 5.16g/t Au from 31 metres in the primary zone of the Greenwood Gold Prospect in South Australia. Tyranna is the manager of Western Gawler Craton Joint Venture and the Greenwood Gold Prospect, located approximately 37km north of the Challenger Gold Mine […]
Castillo prepares for Cangai drilling campaign
Castillo Copper Limited’s (ASX: CCZ) has appointed experienced contracting firm Gnomic Exploration Services to oversee and expedite the inaugural drilling programme at Cangai Copper Mine in New South Wales.
Pilbara Minerals investigating South Korean lithium opportunity
Australian lithium developer, Pilbara Minerals Limited (ASX: PLS) has signed a non-binding MoU to investigate a potential joint venture for a downstream lithium chemical conversion facility servicing South Korea’s rapidly growing lithium-ion battery industry.
Eastern Goldfields receives $17.5 million in cornerstone funding support
International mining investor Hawke’s Point has entered into a $17.5 million agreement with Eastern Goldfields Limited (ASX:EGS) which will see Hawke’s bnecome become a cornerstone investor.
St George to test large EM conductors at Windsor
St George Mining Limited (ASX: SGQ) is preparing to kick off a diamond drill programme at the Windsor nickel sulphide prospect at its 100% owned East Laverton Project in Western Australia.
Comet Ridge raises $10 million for east coast gas plans
Coal seam gas (CSG) specialist Comet Ridge Limited (ASX:COI) has successfully completed a heavily over-subscribed $10 million placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.
Battery drilling second Mozambique graphite project
Battery Minerals (ASX: BAT) has taken another key step in its strategy to establish the Balama Central Graphite Project in Mozambique as its second operation, with infill drilling now underway as part of a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS).
