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American West Metals’ desolate Storm copper project in the northern Canadian region of Nunavut. American West Metals (ASX: AW1) is nearing the final hurdle at its Storm copper project in Canada, with a prefeasibility study (PFS) nearing completion and permitting underway as it aims to become a key copper producer in an emerging region. The company says the study, which is on track to be completed in the third quarter of this year, is focused on delivering a compelling a

True North Copper’ geotechnical logging of diamond drill core from its Cloncurry copper project. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) is pushing its Cloncurry copper project towards a December-quarter prefeasibility study (PFS) and ore reserve. The company is now working through the mine design, metallurgy and resource integration to shape a possible near-term return to copper production within the historic Mount Isa copper belt in northwest Queensland.The company says that wit

Augustus Resources has welcomed global gold heavyweight Gold Fields as a substantial shareholder. When a gold major takes a $550,000 bite out of a junior explorer, the market tends to sit up and take notice. Augustus Minerals (ASX: AUG) just felt that attention as a subsidiary of multi-billion-dollar producer Gold Fields emerged with a 5.33 per cent substantial holding in the company. According to a notice filed with the ASX, Gold Fields subsidiary G Ex Australia Pty Lt

Great Southern Mining has begun reverse circulation drilling at its Mon Ami gold project near Laverton in Western Australia. Great Southern Mining (ASX: GSN) has fired the starting gun on a major West Australian gold hunt, with reverse circulation (RC) drilling now underway at its Mon Ami project near Laverton. The campaign signals the start of a broad program of up to 20,000m across the company’s WA gold assets and is the biggest drilling push Great Southern has launche

Lindian Resources proposed processing plant layout for the company’s massive Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) is establishing a regional office in the global commodity trading hub of Singapore to manage its international sales, marketing and logistics as it charges towards becoming a rare earths producer. The company says the move to bring its marketing functions in-house is a direct response to “unparalleled demand” for its future

Rio2 Ltd’s producing Condestable copper-gold mine in Peru, where a substantial resource and economic upgrade has expanded the already big mine life to 14 years. Just months after closing the deal on its Condestable copper-gold mine in Peru, Rio2 Limited (TSX: RIO) has tabled a significant resource and economics upgrade that extends mine life and bolsters its economics. The updated technical report has confirmed an extended 14-year mine life running through to 2039 and

Patriot Resources is expanding geological investigations around its Tassa silver-gold project in southern Peru ahead of this year’s first phase of drilling. Patriot Resources (ASX: PAT) has moved to beef up confidence in the inherited data from its growing Tassa silver-gold play in Peru, with a fresh re-assay program validating historical grades ahead of a planned maiden drill campaign. The company says 46 samples from seven historical drill holes showed a strong correl

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Diamond drilling is underway at Kaiser Reef’s Quill target at its Maldon gold project in Victoria. Profitable gold producer Kaiser Reef (ASX: KAU) has kicked off a surface diamond drilling campaign at its Maldon gold project in Victoria, with the rods now turning at the first of four initial targets designed to test the region’s high-grade gold potential. The initial phase of the program, involving 4350 metres of drilling, will start at the company’s newly generated “Qu

Aguia Resources’ high-grade Santa Barbara gold mine in Colombia. Aguia Resources (ASX: AGR) has delivered a significant operational and financial turnaround at its Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia, slashing monthly costs by a staggering 74 per cent while consistently feeding high-grade ore of more than 10 grams per tonne (g/t) gold to its processing plant. The impressive grade spike follows the company’s successful rollout of its new and improved extraction method