exploration funding

Forget the price chart, the real threat to Australian mine margins is hiding in the sulphur bill, the freight invoice and the silica assay

S&P Global’s June quarter market review shows the pressure on Australian operations shifting from what miners sell to what they spend.

By Jamie Wade on September 11, 2026
Efficiency, Production Optimisation, Mineral Processing, Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, Contract Management, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Environmental Permits, Legislative Updates, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Insurance and Liability, Mines & Projects, Development Stages
Australia, Western Australia, Pilbara, Queensland, Mount Isa, Asia, China, Indonesia
Lead, Iron ore, Silver, Base Metals, Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Cobalt, Strategic Minerals, Precious Metals, Lithium, Gold

Exploration still works, but getting to the first drill hole now takes longer, costs more, and tests patience before the rocks ever do

The mining industry is not running out of deposits.

By Jamie Wade on March 30, 2026
Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Environmental Permits, Stakeholder Communication, Workforce, Training and Development, Employee Retention, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, North America, United States, Nevada, Canada, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Africa, Botswana
Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Strategic Minerals, Lithium, Precious Metals, Base Metals

Cosmo eyes golden revival as Spring Creek and Mount Everest light up forgotten NSW belt with high-grade hits and untapped copper charm

Cosmo Metals is bringing a modern exploration playbook to one of Australia’s oldest mining districts—and it’s one that could deliver big, belt-scale returns across a suite of walk-up, drill-ready gold, copper, and antimony targets.

By Jamie Wade on May 18, 2025
Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Case Studies, Exploration, Airborne geophysical surveys and mapping, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Remote sensing techniques in mineral exploration, Geoscience data visualisation and analytics, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, New South Wales, Central West Region
Base Metals, Copper, Antimony, Precious Metals, Gold