Marmota doubles SA gold strike as high-grade hits mount

By Rueben Hale

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Exploration & DiscoveryNews

Marmota's latest drilling has uncovered more high-grade gold and doubled the known strike at Greenewood. But can the explorer turn its expanding discovery into a commercially viable mine?

The MOU supports Metallium’s plan to develop a national network of e-waste processing facilities, strategically located near major e-waste collection hubs, rapidly expanding U.S. data centre industrial parks and regional industrial corridors with strong logistics and waste generation.

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