13 February 2026 | Subiaco, WA – Mamba Exploration (ASX: M24) has executed an Exploration & Prospecting Agreement with the Yugunga-Nya Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC), establishing clear processes for heritage surveys, Aboriginal Site protection and ongoing cultural engagement across the Meeka East Gold Project area.
Evolution Mining has delivered a record FY26 half-year result (to 31 December 2025), supported by strong operational performance and metal prices. The company reported A$785 million underlying profit after tax, A$1.6 billion underlying EBITDA and A$608 million Group cash flow, with production of 365koz gold and 36kt copper.
9 February 2026 | Kambalda, WA – Lunnon Metals (ASX: LM8) has signed key contracts and commenced site establishment at the Lady Herial gold project on the Foster belt at St Ives, with mining of the first benches imminent.
Happy New Year from the team at Mining Employment Services.
We’re now back in the office and open from Monday, 5 January 2026, ready to hit the ground running after a strong end to 2025.
With exploration and production activity continuing to ramp up across WA and nationally, 2026 is shaping up to be a big year for career progression.
Are you looking to advance your career in 2026?
Ready to step up into a more senior role
Mining Employment Services will be closed for the Christmas and New Year break from Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 5 January 2026
We’ll respond to any enquiries as soon as we’re back in the office on Monday 5 January 2026.
What this means for you
Clients: If you have upcoming mobilisations or urgent role requirements, please get in touch by 12 pm on 19 December so we can prioritise what needs to be locked in.
18 November 2025 | Melbourne, VIC – Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, has increased its allocation to gold and expanded its use of active equity managers, positioning the A$250bn portfolio for a more volatile backdrop marked by higher-for-longer inflation, geopolitical shocks and shifting supply chains.
17 November 2025 | Hillgrove, NSW – Larvotto Resources (ASX: LRV) has reported strong first-pass diamond results from the Freehold prospect, just 1.2km east of the Hillgrove processing plant, confirming broad and high-grade antimony–gold (Sb–Au) across multiple lodes and highlighting tungsten (WO₃) as a potential by-product stream.
5 November 2025 | Western Victoria – Stavely Minerals (ASX: SVY) has confirmed a second, parallel zone of gold anomalism at the Fairview South prospect within its 100%-owned Stavely Copper-Gold Project, paving the way for a Phase 3 reverse circulation (RC) drilling program to commence this week.
Perth, WA | 3 November 2025 — Petratherm Limited (ASX: PTR) has commenced resource drilling at its Rosewood Titanium Project in South Australia, targeting a maiden JORC (2012) Mineral Resource across a ~40 km² footprint before year-end. The air-core (AC) program totals more than 400 holes (~8,000 m), with assaying to follow.
Highlights
31 October 2025 | Perth, WA — Gold and silver are on track to set fresh record annual averages in 2025 and push higher again in 2026, before momentum eases in 2027, according to the World Bank’s October Commodity Markets Outlook.
