Exploration & development

Mawson Resources Limited begins a drilling programme at its Rompas-Rajapalot project in Finland.

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have jointly opened a new iron ore mine at Hope Downs.

Boart Longyear has won a contract from GEMCO for drilling operations at the Groote Eylandt manganese mine in Australia.

Anson Resources Limited has seen its first production of lithium hydroxide at its Paradox Lithium Project in Utah.

Yesterday, Pilbara Minerals Limited saw its first shipment of spodumene concentrate from its Pilgangoora project depart from Port Hedland toward the company’s offtake partners in north Asia.

Callinex has announced the preliminary results from its ongoing induced polarisation survey at Nash Creek.

Ivanhoe Mines reports the discovery of high-grade copper on its Western Foreland licenses in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Endeavour Mining’s drilling programme at its Fetekro Greenfield exploration property yields positive results.

Pacton Gold Inc. is preparing to conduct ground exploration at its Friendly Creek project in Pilbara following exploration on its Arrow tenements.

Maxtech Ventures, Inc. provides its shareholders with an update on its mineral asset projects in Brazil.

Red River Resources Ltd reports its results from a recent drilling programme at its Liontown project in northern Queensland (Australia).

Nevada Copper Corp. shares its results from its recent drilling programme at its opencast mining project near its Pumpkin Hollow copper project in Nevada.

Cementation Canada Inc. has been awarded the design and construction of the new internal underground shaft for the Onaping Depth Project at Craig Mine, part of Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (Sudbury INO) in northeastern Ontario.

Imperial Metals Corporation has reported drilling intersects of 21.7 m grading 16.99% zinc and 3.44% lead and 2.41 g/t silver at Ruddock Creek.

“The latest assay results exceed expectations, indicating a wide zone of shallow, economic gold mineralisation,” says Algold Resources Ltd.