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Record gold quarter for Ora Banda Mining fuels 300koz ambitions in WA
Ora Banda Mining’s Waihi gold operations, northwest of Kalgoorlie, where it has approved underground and open pit expansions for its project. Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has capped off a transformational year at its Davyhurst gold project by delivering yet another quarter of record gold production as it accelerates an ambitious DRIVE to 300,000 ounces per year expansion. The WA-based gold producer churned out a record 39,552 ounces for the June quarter, meeting its full

Andrew Todd
Jul 16


Ora Banda Mining bulks up Davyhurst with 3.69Moz gold resource
Ora Banda Mining has massively increased its Davyhurst gold inventory, with Round Dam being the standout mover. The 17-kilometre-long Round Dam mineralised trend, pictured, lies 3 kilometres west of the company’s Davyhurst processing plant. Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has put some solid muscle into the company’s Davyhurst gold growth story, 120 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie in WA, after delivering a hefty increase in both mineral resources and ore reserves across its

Doug Bright
Jul 14


Ora Banda Mining shifts WA gold expansion into top gear
Earthworks are already underway for Ora Banda’s new 3Mtpa processing facility at its Davyhurst gold project in Western Australia. Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has kicked its major expansion plans into high gear, executing a $233 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with GR Engineering Services for a new processing plant at its Davyhurst gold project in Western Australia. The deal locks in the construction of a new three-million-tonne-per-annum

Doug Bright
Jun 15


Ora Banda Mining lifts Kalgoorlie gold resources to 3.57 million ounces
Ora Banda Mining’s Riverina underground mine is a significant contributor to the company’s resource base, with a total resource of 724,000 ounces of gold. Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has delivered a major hike in its gold inventory near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, boosting resources and more than doubling reserves as it sets up the next stage of growth at Davyhurst. The company’s latest update shows total mineral resources have climbed to 54.8 million tonnes at two

Doug Bright
May 19


Ora Banda Mining names mining heavyweight as next chairman
Ora Banda Mining has appointed senior mining executive John Richards as non-executive director with effect from May 1, 2026 and the company’s new chairman-elect upon the retirement of the company’s current chair, Peter Mansell. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has bolstered its boardroom credentials by appointing seasoned director John Richards as a non-executive director, effective 1 May. The mining veteran has also been lined up as chair-elect ahead of current chair

Doug Bright
Apr 28


Bonanza hits put Ora Banda Mining on track for third WA underground gold mine
Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst processing facility is just 3 kilometres from its emerging Waihi prospect in Western Australia. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has unveiled a suite of bonanza-grade gold hits from its Golden Pole Lode 1 prospect within its broader Waihi project in WA’s Eastern Goldfields. The spectacular results have confirmed strong mining potential, accelerating the company’s plans to incorporate them into an upcoming resource upgrade for Waihi. The s

Murray Ward
Apr 21


Ora Banda Mining banks $76M from record WA gold quarter
Ora Banda Mining has produced a record quarterly gold haul from its Davyhurst project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has hit a purple patch at its Davyhurst gold operations near Kalgoorlie, banking a massive quarter of $76.3 million in free cash flow from a record-breaking March quarter. The company says it churned out 38,766 ounces of gold to start the year, a 21 per cent jump on the previous period, now swelling its cash reser

Andrew Todd
Apr 16


Ora Banda Mining drill blitz uncovers entirely new WA gold trend
Ora Banda Mining’s newest Sapphire trend lies to the south of its Riverina gold mine near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has continued to knock its gold exploration out of the park, unlocking a fresh parallel gold trend at its emerging Little Gem prospect in Western Australia. The new results have stretched the burgeoning system’s footprint to 1500 metres just a day after a monster 1.33-million-ounce resource uplift at its Round Dam

Andrew Todd
Mar 12


Ora Banda Mining scores tenfold resource jump at WA gold prospect
Drilling at Ora Banda Mining’s Round Dam trend in West Australia’s Goldfields region. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has unveiled a colossal tenfold resource boost to its emerging Round Dam gold trend in Western Australia, catapulting the prospect’s previous inventory by an additional 964 per cent to a new total of 1.33 million ounces. The monster mic-drop moment caught the eyes of the market with the already $2.2 billion company piling on an extra $480 million in

Andrew Todd
Mar 11


Ora Banda Mining delivers record revenues as WA underground mines ramp up
Ora Banda Mining’s Sand King underground mine emerged as a major contributor during the period, mining more than 32,000 ounces of gold. Credit: File Ora Banda (ASX: OBM) has delivered a standout half-yearly result, with stronger gold prices and higher sales volumes. A successful ramp-up of its second underground mine, Sand King, also contributed to the numbers, driving record revenues, earnings and cash generation compared with the previous corresponding period. Revenue for

Doug Bright
Feb 27


Ora Banda Mining reveals new large-scale mining corridor in WA
An aerial image showing part of Ora Banda Mining’s 18-kilometre-long Round Dam mineralised trend in WA. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has grabbed a saddlebag of stunning high-grade hits from reverse circulation drilling at the company’s Round Dam prospect, 15 kilometres south of the company’s highly successful Davyhurst gold operations. The company says the drill bit has now identified six subparallel, continuous gold targets along a trend, suggesting the emergenc

Michael Busbridge
Feb 2


Ora Banda Mining greenlights $63m for WA gold growth push
Ora Banda Mining will increase capacity at its Davyhurst operation, bringing a third open pit into play at Waihi. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has doubled down on its organic growth playbook, with the board signing off on $63 million in key investments to crank up capacity across processing, mining and camp infrastructure at its fully-owned Davyhurst project in WA’s goldfields. The centrepiece is a $10 million commitment to advance the proposed three million tonne

Doug Bright
Jan 29


Ora Banda Mining widens gold envelope with vintage-grade hits in WA
Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst processing facility is just 3 kilometres from its emerging Waihi prospect in Western Australia. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has added further weight to its Waihi growth story after delivering a fresh batch of thick, high-grade gold intercepts. The hits have expanded the mineralisation envelope and reinforced the project’s credentials as a potential third underground mining operation for the company in Western Australia’s northern Gold

Rowena Duckworth
Jan 15


Ora Banda Mining nails bonanza gold to supercharge WA cash cow
Ora Banda Mining has drilled into wide, high-grade gold at its Sand King underground mine in WA’s Goldfields, confirming a growing northerly mineralised corridor, most likely boosting ounces significantly.

Andrew Todd
Dec 18, 2025


Thick high-grade hits expand Ora Banda Mining’s near mine gold finds in WA
Drilling underway at Ora Banda’s Riverina gold mine in the WA Goldfields. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has drilled into fresh high-grade gold at its Little Gem and Riverina Deeps discoveries in Western Australia’s Goldfield region. The results stretch the near-mine mineralisation both along strike and at depth at the prospects that will eventually tie into the company’s flagship Riverina mining camp and extend its overall project life. At the recently discovered L

Andrew Todd
Oct 23, 2025


Ora Banda Mining drops costs in record WA gold production quarter
Underground mining at Ora Banda’s Sand King mine in the WA Goldfields. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX: OBM) has delivered a cracking September quarter, smashing records with 30,595 ounces of gold produced and $38.5 million in free cash flow adding to its mounting $122.7 million cash pile. The gold haul, whilst up 39 per cent from the prior quarter, fell a touch short of the lofty guidance expectations, however, a better-than-expected drop of 20 per cent in all-in sustain

Andrew Todd
Oct 22, 2025


Ora Banda Mining hits record quarterly gold haul from WA Goldfields
Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst mill in the WA Goldfields has churned out 30,595 ounces of gold for the company in its September quarter....

Andrew Todd
Oct 9, 2025


Ora Banda Mining boosts Goldfields resource to 2.11 million ounces
Ora Banda Mining’s underground reserves have grown from zero to 176,000 ounces in just three years. Credit: File Ora Banda Mining (ASX:...

Doug Bright
Sep 12, 2025


Bonanza-grade gold hits boost Ora Banda Mining WA underground mine plan
Ora Banda Mining’s latest drilling at its Sand King underground mine in the WA Goldfields has intersected bonanza-grade gold outside the...

Craig Nolan
Sep 9, 2025


Ora Banda Mining strikes more bonanza-grade gold at Kalgoorlie hub
Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst processing facility just 3 kilometres from its potential third underground mine its the emerging Waihi...

Andrew Todd
Sep 4, 2025
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