Aeon explores new Mount Isa region targets
Aeon Metals has started drilling at the Beauchamp target, about 100km west of Mount Isa. The company attracted a $200,000 Collaborative Exploration Initiative grant for
Aeon Metals has started drilling at the Beauchamp target, about 100km west of Mount Isa. The company attracted a $200,000 Collaborative Exploration Initiative grant for
Thomson Resources is due to kick off a soil auger drilling program west of Chillagoe from this week in preliminary explorations for its planned Queensland
Red River Resources has reported record quarterly copper production from its Thalanga operation in North Queensland – with a 51 per cent increase on last
Port of Townsville has reported a 6.5 per cent increase in freight passing over its wharves last financial year, with exports of mineral concentrates and
Aeon Metals has stretched out the timing for its Walford Creek pre-feasibility study to allow further work focused on cobalt extraction. The company said metallurgical
BHP has teamed up with Encounter Resources in a deal that could see it spend up to $22 million on a Northern Territory copper project.
Minotaur Exploration has raised more than $2 million towards projects including its new Pyramid gold asset in North Queensland. It had targeted $1 million in
Mount Isa Mayor Danielle Slade has welcomed news the city’s copper smelter will remain open for the next few years, following an agreement between the
Glencore will continue to run its copper smelter in Mount Isa and refinery in Townsville beyond 2022 after reaching an agreement with the State Government.
Pelican Resources has swooped in to snap up exploration company XXXX Gold, which holds a tidy portfolio of copper and gold projects in North and
Lady Annie owners Austral Resources have their eye to the future with work underway to potentially exploit the operation’s large sulphide ore resource. It comes
Privately-owned Australian company Austral Resources aims to kick off mining at its Anthill copper deposit north of Mount Isa in early 2021, after purchasing it
Century zinc operator New Century Resources has decided against buying into the Goro nickel and cobalt mine in New Caledonia. The company announced today that
Hammer Metals has reported broad intersections of copper and associated gold at the Shadow prospect at its Mount Isa East joint venture. The results stem
A cold war of ideas centred on the possible origins of one of the world’s richest base metals deposits is entering into its fourth decade
Perth-based mining company IGO Limited is offloading its 18.4 per cent stake in Queensland zinc producer New Century Resources. It comes just months after IGO
Castillo Copper has selected Depco Drilling as the lead contractor for the upcoming reverse cycle and diamond drill campaigns at the Big One deposit and
An announcement is expected within six weeks regarding the future of Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery. Glencore Queensland Metals chief operating