Empire Metals has reported exceptional drilling results from the Thomas Prospect at its flagship Pitfield titanium project in Western Australia. The results reflect the February-April 2026 drilling campaign, the most extensive program undertaken by the company to date. The exploration and resource development company said all AC and RC drill holes (48 air core and 30 reverse circulation) returned mineralisation…
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Masan High-Tech Materials is progressing in its strategy to expand exploration and mining areas around the Nui Phao mine in northern Vietnam. Based on estimates, the expansion area and adjacent Nui Chiem area have potential resources of 115 million tons of tungsten-polymetallic ore. The 42.9-hectare Nui Phao expansion area, located adjacent to the existing Nui Phao mine, was designated as…
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Victory Metals commissioned its rare earths pilot processing plant in Perth, Australia, paving the way for the company to showcase its product to potential offtake partners. The facility is designed to demonstrate and optimize Victory’s critical minerals extraction process, validating the simplicity and effectiveness of separating valuable rare earth elements from the North Stanmore clay-hosted mineralisation. “The commissioning of our…
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Galileo Mining has commenced a 5,000-metre aircore drilling program targeting platinum group metals (PGMs) at its Norseman project in Western Australia. The program aims to drive new palladium and platinum discoveries to add to the current JORC resource of 1.27 million oz. of PdEq. “We are excited to announce the next phase of campaign drilling has commenced at our Norseman…
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China Baowu and Rio Tinto have completed industrial-scale pelletisation and shaft furnace trials in China using the latter’s Pilbara Blend iron ore, as part of a collaboration on reducing steelmaking emissions. During trials at Baowu’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Zhanjiang steel operations, a hydrogen-based shaft furnace was used to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) from pellets comprising one-third Pilbara Blend…
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NVRO Metals has proposed the acquisition of Northern Territories Resources (NTR) for C$27.9 million. Upon closing, NTR’s assets will form the NVRO Metals Hub, a critical minerals production platform utilizing the NVRO Process. NTR’s principal assets consist of 48 tenements in Australia’s Northern Territory, comprising mining and exploration licenses, a fully constructed hydrometallurgical processing facility, associated infrastructure, and a substantial…
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Weir has secured a multimillion-dollar contract with an unnamed Chinese company to supply Warman pumps for Phase III of a copper mine expansion in Xizang (Tibet). The contract was awarded to Weir on the recommendation of China ENFI Engineering Corp. The scope includes two Warman MCR 450 cyclone feed pumps and nine Warman AHPP 20/18 tailings transfer pumps for use…
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Mineral Resources Tasmania has granted ABx Group a new exploration licence in northern Tasmania, further expanding the Australian company’s portfolio of tenements prospective for ionic adsorption clay rare earth element (REE) mineralisation. Exploration Licence EL14/2025 covers an area of 165 square kilometres and is located around 30 km north of ABx’s Deep Leads rare earths resource. With the addition of…
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Indonesia Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has clarified that the country will not alter existing mining provisions after confusion regarding the implementation of a gross split scheme. The gross split scheme under the Energy Ministry “only exists in the oil and gas sector,” Bahlil said during a press conference on national economic growth. “Meanwhile, in the mineral and…
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RCT – Powered by Epiroc recently opened a new Orange branch to strengthen its regional footprint and enhance support for clients across the region. Previously supported remotely by the Brisbane branch, the new facility, which is located alongside Epiroc-acquired JTMEC, enables RCT to work more closely with its clients through faster response times, stronger relationships, and improved service delivery. “We’ve…
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