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Aureka closes in on its eureka moment
- 17 August 2026
Kobrea’s Mendoza move pays off with BHP backing
- 12 August 2026
AuKing broadens Malawi reach in Tusker deal
AuKing Mining (ASX:AKN) has agreed to acquire Tusker Minerals’ (ASX:TSK) Malawian subsidiary under an expanded transaction worth up to $4.85 million. The binding agreement covers Green Exploration, which holds the Machinga Heavy Rare Earths Project, Salambidwe Rare Earths Project, Ngala Hill Project, and Karonga copper licence. The transaction replaces an earlier agreement covering only Machinga. Tusker will retain its Mzimba…
18 August 2026
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Nicola Mining goes in with Red Eye for Merritt Mill profit share
Nicola Mining (NASDAQ:NICM) has entered into a mining and milling profit share agreement with privately held Red Eye Resources for the Merritt Mill in British Columbia, Canada. As part of the deal, Red Eye may transport qualifying mineralised material to the Merritt Mill for processing. Nicola Mining’s Merritt Mill is the only facility in British Columbia permitted to accept third-party…
18 August 2026
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OceanaGold makes $776 million play for Ausgold
OceanaGold (TSX:OGC) has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed to acquire Ausgold (ASX:AUC), which owns the Katanning Gold Project in Western Australia. Under the deal, Oceana will acquire Ausgold for scrip consideration of 0.03365 new common shares in the capital of the OceanaGold for each Ausgold share held. This represents an implied offer price of $1.36 per Ausgold share…
18 August 2026
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GR Engineering wins multimillion EPC deal for Develop’s Yitirrti
GR Engineering Services (ASX:GNG) has executed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with Develop Global’s (ASX:DVP) wholly owned subsidiary Venturex Sulphur Springs. The contract is valued at $275 million, with GR Engineering (GRES) appointed as the contractor for EPC services at the Yitirrti Copper-Silver-Zinc Project. Yitirrti, formerly known as the Sulphur Springs Project, is located around 144km southeast of…
17 August 2026
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True North Copper raises funds to complete Mt Oxide acquisition
True North Copper (ASX:TNC) has received firm commitments for an $18 million placement and a $2 million share purchase plan (SPP) to fund its final Mt Oxide payment and accelerate copper growth. The placement comprises 48.6 million shares at $0.37 per share, representing a 14.0% discount to the last closing price. Major shareholder Tembo Capital cornerstoned the raising alongside new…
17 August 2026
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Avenira launches $49 million rights issue for Wonarah
Avenira (ASX:AEV) has launched a three-for-two renounceable rights issue to…
17 August 2026
The biggest gold mine in the world (2026)
- 17 August 2026
How to invest in gold: Physical, paper, and shares
- 10 August 2026
What is copper and why is it everywhere?
- 27 July 2026
Copper price nears record as LME supply…
Copper is on the verge of another record as a relentless squeeze in near-term supply continues…
- 18 August 2026
BlueScope wins in the US, Rio waits…
Emma Fisher is an investor at Airlie Funds Management. Investment publication Livewire Markets cited some of…
- 17 August 2026
Equinox Gold clears federal permitting for Nevada…
Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) has completed the US federal permitting process for its South Railroad Project, clearing…
- 18 August 2026
The biggest gold mine in the…
- 17 August 2026
Waratah confirms 6km gold corridor at…
- 17 August 2026
Athabasca uranium surge led by NexGen
- 17 August 2026
Hamelin reloads the drill rigs at Day Dawn
Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG) has raised just under $8 million and is putting the money straight back into the ground. Managing Director Peter Bewick says drilling is already underway again at the Day Dawn Project after ‘high-grade’, near-surface gold from the maiden program pointed to a…
17 August 2026
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QMines returns ‘outstanding’ copper-gold intercept at Mt Chalmers
QMines (ASX:QML) has intersected ‘high-grade’ copper and gold mineralisation at its Mt Chalmers Project around 20km northeast of Rockhampton in Central Queensland. The company says it returned an ‘outstanding’ intersection of 35m @ 2.88% copper (Cu), 0.75 grams per tonne gold (Au), and 3.3g/t silver (Ag) from 107m. This intersection includes a higher-grade core of 31m @ 3.22% Cu and…
18 August 2026
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Great Western earns into McKinlay Copper-Gold Project
Great Western Exploration (ASX:GTE) has entered an agreement to earn up to 100% of the McKinlay Copper-Gold and Silver Project in Cloncurry, Queensland. The company can earn a 51% interest by spending $500,000 on exploration within 12 months, then acquire a further 29% by spending an additional $2 million over 24 months. Great Western can achieve 100% ownership by paying…
18 August 2026
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Nexus extends Templar’s ‘high-grade’ golden thread northward
Nexus Minerals (ASX:NXM) reports ‘high-grade’ drilling results from the Templar Prospect within its Wallbrook Gold Project in Western Australia. Final assay results from 22 reverse circulation (RC) holes (1,810m) at Templar returned intercepts including 7m @ 7.53 grams per tonne Au, including 1m @ 41.27g/t Au, within 23m @ 2.39g/t Au from 48m. Other results include 6m @ 5.63g/t Au,…
18 August 2026
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GoldInxs tests satellite technology to refine Fishpot drill targets
GoldInxs Mining (TSX-V:INXS) is advancing exploration at its Fishpot Property in British Columbia, Canada, with plans to evaluate remote-sensing technology alongside geophysical work ahead of a 2,000m drilling campaign. The gold junior has begun its previously planned induced polarisation (IP) survey at Fishpot and is evaluating a technology developed by Ripplinger Royalties to support target generation. Known as Virtual DRILL™,…
18 August 2026
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AngloGold doubles down on Thesis with $59 million investment
Thesis Gold & Silver (TSX-V:TAU) is set to receive C$58.5 million ($59.34 million) from AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) through a strategic investment, increasing the gold major’s ownership in Thesis from 5% to 9.7%. The transaction follows AngloGold’s initial 5% strategic stake completed in February. The investment strengthens the partnership as Thesis advances its Lawyers-Ranch Gold-Silver Project in British Columbia’s Toodoggone mining…
18 August 2026
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QMines returns ‘outstanding’ copper-gold intercept at Mt Chalmers
QMines (ASX:QML) has intersected ‘high-grade’ copper and gold mineralisation at…
18 August 2026
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