Mining

On 7 September 2026, Aureka Limited (ASX:AKA) agreed to acquire High Grade Holdings Pty Ltd, owner of the Fiddlers Creek underground gold-silver mine and Wedderburn processing mill. The base consideration totals $8.9 million: $2.5 million in cash and $6.4 million in Aureka shares. The …

At Guanaco in Chile, the company reported results on 28 September 2026 from a reverse-circulation drilling programme at Los Nanos, approximately 2.5 kilometres from the processing plant. The programme comprised 23 holes covering 1,128 metres. One reported interval measured 95 metres at 1.10 grams …

In September 2026, Ark Mines Ltd (ASX:AHK) reported a JORC (2012) Mineral Resource Estimate of 379.4 million tonnes grading 5,430 parts per million monazite equivalent (MzEq). The company described this as a 428% increase in the resource estimate. Of the updated tonnage, 369.6 million …

Agrimin Limited (ASX:AMN) identifies the Mount Squires Project as being approximately 780 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie in the West Musgrave region. Its official project overview describes an area of around 480 square kilometres. The location is important because the geological setting includes the Handpump …

In February 2026, Arika Resources Limited (ASX:ARI) announced a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 20% joint-venture interest in Yundamindra and Kookynie. The company subsequently announced theAcquisitionof 100% ownership on 5 June.

Alchemy Resources Limited (ASX:ALY) identifies an 80% interest in its Lachlan projects in New South Wales. The portfolio includes the Overflow and Yellow Mountain areas and other targets within the CobarBasinand central Lachlan Fold Belt.

The August announcement said the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration had approved theMiningDevelopment and Closure Proposal covering Mt Stirling and Mt Stirling Well. This approval addresses specified mining and closure-planning requirements. It does not itself mean that extraction has commenced, nor does it …