New Frontier Minerals' Mining Lease Application for Australian Copper Project Enters Technical Review Phase

04:45 AM EST, 01/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- New Frontier Minerals' (NFM.L) mining lease application for its NWQ copper project in Queensland, Australia, progressed into a technical assessment phase. The license, which covers the project's Big One Deposit, will be reviewed by the Queensland Natural Resources and Mines Department, according to a Monday release. The miner said it plans to assess priority mining areas and stockpiles at the project, and the assay results from its drilling program of the Harts Range heavy rare earths project.