Precious Metals
At a time when the mining industry is grappling with increasingly complex ore bodies, evolving digital toolsets, and growing demand for speed and precision, one standout case study is helping reshape how we think about resource modelling.
At the AusIMM 2025 Mineral Resource Estimation Conference, Dr Oscar Rondon, principal geostatistician at Datamine, tackled a question that has dogged mining professionals for decades: Is estimating recoverable resources still hopeless?
The talk revisited a decades-old challenge in resource estimation, combining Rondon’s clear communication with Assibey-Bonsu’s extensive experience in the mining industry.
At the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference 2025 in Adelaide, Newmont Principal Advisor, Technical Planning Systems Ismail Ozen delivered a rare blend of candour and insight as he unpacked the dramatic turnaround of stope performance at Musselwhite Mine.
Godolphin Resources is sharpening its exploration focus at a time when market appetite is realigning toward precious and critical minerals.
Kaiser Reef’s Managing Director Jonathan Downes took to the stage at the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up in May with a confident message: the company has transformed into a multi-asset, cash-generative gold producer – and it’s just getting started.
Western Australian gold explorer Hamelin Gold is taking a data-driven approach to cracking some of the state's most prospective but underexplored terrains, blending geoscience and tech in the hunt for multi-million-ounce deposits.
Southern Cross Gold is rapidly redefining the prospectivity of Victoria’s goldfields, with its flagship Sunday Creek project now recognised as one of the highest-grade, undeveloped gold-antimony deposits globally.
Waratah Minerals has struck a chord with the exploration community following its compelling update at the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up in early May, where managing director Peter Duerden unveiled a genuine gold-copper discovery story unfolding at the company’s Spur Project—just kilometres from one of Australia’s premier porphyry operations, Cadia Valley.
A pre-feasibility study expected within weeks is poised to confirm the scale, low-cost profile, and near-term development potential of a Western Australian gold project with a consolidated landholding in one of the world’s most productive gold provinces.
TG Metals is charging into the second half of 2025 with a decisive pivot from lithium to gold, showcasing the Van Uden Gold Project at the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up.
