METS sector

The contractor recovery has a forward visibility problem, and the JV model is quietly rewriting how junior projects get built

There are two stories inside Grant Thornton's latest mining contractors report, and the one getting most of the attention is the wrong one.

By Jamie Wade on April 28, 2026
Efficiency, Production Optimisation, Mineral Processing, Costs, Financial Planning, Contract Management, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Reclamation Projects, Regulatory Adherence, Long-term Planning, Extraction, Mineral Extraction, Reserve Estimation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages
Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, North America, Canada
Iron ore, Lithium, Precious Metals, Gold, Base Metals, Copper, Nickel, Energy Minerals, Coal (Thermal and Metallurgical), Strategic Minerals

Leeuwin digs in at Marda with shallow hits, gold upside and a no-nonsense plan to turn pits, veins and BIFs into serious investor attention

Leeuwin Metals has hit the ground running at its newly acquired Marda Gold Project in Western Australia, unveiling a high-impact exploration strategy during its recent presentation at the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up 2025.

By Jamie Wade on May 18, 2025
Exploration
Australia, Western Australia, Goldfields-Esperance
Precious Metals, Gold