Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Australian Mining Prospect Awards gala dinner, to be held on 16 September 2026 at Fraser’s Kings Park in Perth. The event will bring together mining professionals, contractors, OEMs and executives from across Australia to recognise finalists across multiple operational, innovation and ESG-focused award categories. Attendance offers operators, engineers and suppliers a concentrated networking opportunity with project decision-makers ahead of 2027 investment and tender cycles.

FireFly Metals’ Green Bay copper-gold project in Newfoundland now carries an after-tax NPV of A$2.2 billion (C$2.1 billion) at a 7% discount rate and a 42% IRR, with initial capital of A$513 million, giving more than four times NPV-to-capex leverage and planned throughput of 1.8 million tonnes per year over 32 years. Updated measured and indicated resources stand at 60.2 million tonnes grading 1.9% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au and 4.2 g/t Ag, containing 1.1 million tonnes Cu, 908,000 oz Au and 8.1 million oz Ag after 69,539 metres of underground drilling. A feasibility study is targeted for Q1 2027, with a final investment decision in H2 2027 and first concentrate potentially in mid-2029, backed by a proposed A$180 million equity raise split between an ASX institutional placement and a Canadian bought deal.

Waratah Minerals has extended the Consols gold system at its Spur project in New South Wales by 75m to the east and down-plunge, while identifying a new shallow high-grade zone. Step-out hole SPD074 intersected 12.7m at 1.35g/t gold from 44m downhole, defining a near-surface target with open extensions. For mine planners and geotechnical teams, the shallow geometry and incremental strike extension suggest potential for low-strip open-pit designs and simplified access for infill drilling and geotechnical characterisation.