Mining Jobs - MES

5 June 2026 | Queensland - Hammer Metals has announced that South32 has elected to proceed with Stage 3 of the Isa Valley Earn-In Agreement, committing to a further A$3 million in exploration expenditure over three years.

The Isa Valley Project is located in north-west Queensland and covers sections of the Mount Isa Fault. Hammer said South32’s decision to move into Stage 3 follows positive results from the initial stages of the earn-in program.

Under the Stage 3 terms, South32 must fund A$3 million of exploration expenditure to earn a 70% interest in the tenement and joint venture. South32 may extend the Stage 3 period by a further 12 months, increasing the expenditure commitment to A$4 million.

4 June 2026 | Western Australia - Chalice Mining has reported strong new exploration results from the Deep Blue copper-molybdenum-silver-rare earth element target, located near Goomalling in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region.

The Deep Blue target sits within the Northam JV Project, where Chalice is earning up to a 70% interest. The target is located about 15km south-east of the Caravel Copper Project, which is at pre-feasibility stage and hosts a 3Mt contained copper resource.

Recent rock chip sampling and ground geophysics have upgraded Deep Blue into what Chalice describes as a compelling drill-ready greenfield target. The company has defined a coherent 2.5km-long copper-molybdenum-silver soil anomaly, with a peak soil assay of 890ppm copper, around 17 times background levels.