Auric Mining has hit 4m at 10.49g/t gold in drilling west of its planned WA Munda pit, alongside grade control drilling, which jagged15m at 5.56g/t gold near surface.

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Sarytogan Graphite has bored a massive 452m copper intercept from surface at its Ilksan prospect in Kazakhstan, confirming a large-scale porphyry system at the project.

Aureka Ltd has nominated a 30-year veteran metallurgist to its board ahead of a pivotal, low-cash deal that will deliver a producing Victorian gold mine and mill.

Manhattan Gold has hit 21.34m at 1.72g/t gold from a step-out hole in Canada, extending the strike at its Jaws prospect to 1.25km, with results for 10 holes remaining.

ClearVue has launched the first real-world trial of its new power-generating window in Macau to test the tech’s energy and thermal benefits in a subtropical climate.

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday as oil prices rallied back over the $US100-a-barrel mark overnight and bond yields turned sharply higher.

Lindian Resources has started stockpiling ore ahead of schedule at its Kangankunde rare earths mine in Malawi, where it is targeting first production by year-end.

Forrestania Resources has lifted its British Hill gold resource to 212,400 ounces, a 21 per cent increase that will feed into its two-hub WA gold production strategy.