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21/06/2026

Big week across Aussie mining.

From lithium projects and copper updates to gold mill expansions, drilling activity and project movement, the LykeShares mining map lit up this week.

Bynoe is set to be sold to Core Lithium, Core announced fresh exploration around Finniss, Pilgangoora saw new P2000 capital expenditure, Ora Banda locked in the Davyhurst mill expansion EPC contract, and copper updates came through at Jervois and Cloncurry.

Behind every update are the mine sites, haul roads, drill rigs, processing plants, workshops, contractors, machinery fleets and crews that keep the resources industry moving.

Explore the week’s mining activity now on LykeShares.

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19/06/2026

More movement in the Northern Territory lithium sector.

Core Lithium is buying more ground near its Finniss operation, with Charger Metals agreeing to sell the Bynoe Lithium Project for up to $14.75 million.

The key detail is location, Bynoe sits just 9km from Core’s Finniss processing plant, where mining has recently restarted.

That matters because in mining, nearby ground, processing infrastructure, haulage routes, equipment access, and existing site operations can all make a project more strategic.

For Charger, it gets cash now, keeps some upside through a royalty, and shifts focus back to its Lake Johnston project in WA.

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17/06/2026

A major copper mine expansion is underway in North Queensland.

AIC Mines has safely installed the new ball mill at the Eloise copper mine, south-east of Cloncurry, as part of its processing plant expansion to 1.1Mtpa.

The ball mill is one of the largest and heaviest pieces of equipment in the expanded processing circuit, marking a key construction milestone for the project.

The expansion remains on schedule and budget, with commissioning targeted for the December 2026 quarter.

Big mining equipment, processing plant upgrades, and another copper project moving forward in Queensland.

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15/06/2026

Big machinery, earthworks and a major gold processing expansion are now underway at Davyhurst in Western Australia.

Ora Banda Mining has signed a $233 million EPC contract with GR Engineering to build a new 3 million tonne per annum processing plant as part of the Davyhurst Mill Expansion Project.

The site is around 120km north-west of Kalgoorlie, with earthworks starting in late May as the project moves further into construction.

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14/06/2026

Heavy machinery, earthworks and underground mining activity are moving Rox Resources’ Youanmi Gold Mine closer to production.

The historic WA gold project near Mt Magnet now has mining underway at the Main Pit, high-grade stockpiles starting to build, and Interquip mobilising for the processing plant.

Rox is targeting first gold in mid-2027, backed by its recent equity raise and $350 million debt package.

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12/06/2026

Behind every major gold operation is the workforce infrastructure that keeps the site moving.

Sodexo has kept its $100M+ contract with Westgold Resources, covering accommodation, catering, cleaning and village services across five remote WA villages.

The key site to watch is Higginsville, north of Norseman, where Sodexo mobilised Westgold’s new village late last year.

From mining crews and heavy machinery on site, to the camps, rooms, meals and cleaning services behind the scenes, this contract is about keeping Westgold’s WA gold workforce supported and ready for growth.

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10/06/2026

A $93.5 million gold takeover bid is targeting one of Western Australia’s emerging gold projects.

Forrestania Resources has launched a recommended takeover for Zenith Minerals, with the strategic focus on Zenith’s Dulcie Gold Project in the Forrestania Belt.

Dulcie has a JORC inferred resource of 675,000 ounces of gold across a roughly 6 kilometre mineralised corridor.

If the takeover goes ahead, it could create a larger WA-focused gold exploration and development company across the Forrestania, Southern Cross and Eastern Goldfields belts.

For the drilling, earthmoving, haulage, camp services, processing, maintenance and heavy equipment sectors, these regional gold consolidations matter because they can influence which projects move closer to future development.

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08/06/2026

A $693 million critical minerals project has just cleared a major approval step in far south-west New South Wales.

This is RZ Resources’ Copi Mineral Sands Project, near Wentworth and south-southwest of Broken Hill, where a long-life mineral sands operation is planned.

The project is expected to support around 480 construction jobs and about 200 ongoing roles, with heavy machinery, haulage, processing infrastructure and rail logistics all part of the broader development pathway.

Copi is targeting titanium minerals, premium zircon and rare earths, materials linked to manufacturing, energy and defence supply chains.

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07/06/2026

A major piece of equipment has now been secured for Austral Resources’ Rocklands restart near Cloncurry, with a 4.75MW SAG mill planned for the project.

The goal is to bring Rocklands back as a 3 million tonne per year copper concentrate operation, supported by mining at Flying Horse and Mt Clarke.

Heavy machinery is already at work across Austral’s operations, with oxide ore feeding Mt Kelly and future sulphide ore being opened up for Rocklands.

If successful, Austral won’t just be restarting an old copper plant, it could be building a dual copper processing business across north-west Queensland.

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05/06/2026

Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit is one of Australia’s great mining stories, built on decades of drilling, machinery, contractors, haul trucks, excavators, processing plants and thousands of people working across the Goldfields.

But before a mine ever reaches this scale, junior explorers need early money from investors and small businesses willing to back high-risk projects.

The Government’s proposed tax changes would replace the 50% capital gains tax discount with indexation and a new 30% minimum tax on real capital gains.

The concern is that this could make risky investments in junior explorers less attractive.

Less investment could mean fewer discoveries, slower project development, fewer future mines and less work for regional contractors, mining services, heavy equipment operators and FIFO workers.

We’ve made a submission to the Senate inquiry.

You can too before Tuesday, June 9.

Link on LykeShares.

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