Mining

Small-scale gold processing today. Systematic exploration building for tomorrow. Australia United Mining (ASX:AYM) published its FY26 Annual Report on 30 September 2026, detailing the completion of doré pours from the Ropewalk open-pit mine in Queensland's Etheridge province, while advancing geological mapping across its Forsayth …

Ninety-five percent extraction efficiency. Front-end engineering underway. And a name change on the horizon. Arizona Lithium (ASX:AZL) demonstrated its Direct Lithium Extraction technology at commercial pilot scale in Saskatchewan, Canada, extracting lithium from deep brine aquifers with minimal reagent degradation — while simultaneously progressing …

A community agreement. A revived underground. And a mill overhauled and ready to run. Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8) accelerated the restart of its Paulsens Gold Operation in Western Australia's West Pilbara throughout late 2026, signing a binding mining agreement with the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation …

A debt-free gold producer expanding its processing plant. Beacon Minerals (ASX:BCN) is engineering a meaningful production uplift at its central Jaurdi carbon-in-leach mill in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, with tank farm expansion on track for November 2026 completion — increasing leach residence time, improving …

A 1.5-million-ounce resource on the Gawler Craton. A fully permitted mill already standing at Challenger. And a high-grade Tarcoola pit that could restart quickly. Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) is pursuing a two-track strategy in South Australia — expanding Tunkillia's resource footprint through systematic infill drilling …

S&P/ASX 200 membership. A 3.1-million-ounce resource grading 9.9 grams per tonne. And a processing mill now running above nameplate capacity. Bellevue Gold (ASX:BGL) consolidated its position as one of Australia's premier high-grade gold producers throughout late 2026, generating growing free cash flows to repay …

The largest constituent of the S&P/ASX 200. A twenty-year high in copper production. And a multi-billion-dollar smelter expansion already in motion. BHP (ASX:BHP) reported a historic operational milestone in FY26 as its Olympic Dam operation in South Australia delivered approximately 320,000 tonnes of copper …