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Australia needs more gas. Could Project Venus help fill the gap? David Spring, managing director and CEO of Eastern Gas (ASX:EGA), joins us at Mines in the Vines 2026 to unpack the next phase for its Project Venus coal seam gas asset in Queensland's Surat Basin.

From vines to mineral systems, this one goes deep. Really deep. Matthew Pustahya, managing director of Litchfield Minerals (ASX:LMS), joins us atMines in the Vines 2026 to unpack how BHP Xplor has reshaped the company's approach to exploration.

If Australia is considered a mining powerhouse, South America is more than that. From the copper-rich Andes to the vast mineral deposits stretching into the Amazon, it is one of the places shaping the future of the global resources sector. Besides the continent's mountains, deserts, and rainforests, it also sits on some of the world's most important deposits. Yet its importance to global mining is not a question of how much rock it produces.

Australia is famous for many things: our unique but dangerous wildlife, figures such as Steve Irwin and the Wiggles, and our beloved Vegemite. Among these Aussie icons is a massive mining industry. When discussing Australia 's mining industry, most are referring to iron ore, gold, lithium, lead, bauxite, or other rocks or minerals. Many forget the significance of Australia's opal industry. One of the two October birthstones, opal, is composed of hydrated silica.

Adamera Minerals (TSX-V:ADZ) has completed an underground inspection at its Talisman Tungsten Project in Washington, US. The inspection was carried out by JDS Energy & Mining at the 100% owned project. Adamera reports the assessment found host rock, stable workings, and ventilation, with no immediate impediments to safe re-entry. CEO Mark Kolebaba says the underground workings are'well preserved'.

The red metal is red hot. The bigger question is where copper is coming from. Frazer Tabeart, managing director of Alma Metals (ASX:ALM), joins Shae Russell at Mines in the Vines 2026 to unpack the work underway at the Briggs Copper Project in Queensland.

Indonesia has launched a pilot of its National Data Intelligence (NADI) platform to monitor strategic commodity exports, including coal and ferroalloys. State-owned PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia ( DSI) began testing the platform on 1 October with a selected group of exporters before a broader rollout. The system will collect and analyse export volumes, prices, shipment information, and settlement data to identify potential discrepancies in commodity transactions.

72 holes. 50km of strike. Is Ashburton only getting started? Andrew McDougall, CEO of Kalamazoo Resources (ASX:KZR), joins us at Mines in the Vines 2026 to unpack the latest drilling at the Ashburton Gold Project in Western Australia.

Zinc is surging back into the spotlight, with recent price rallies on the London Metal Exchange (LME) underscoring its strategic importance to global infrastructure and construction. Since a mid-March 2026 slump, zinc prices have risen considerably, holding around US$3,900 ($5,618) per tonne, close to the high of US$4,037 recorded on 9 September. Recent zinc prices reflect a tightening physical market. While LME prices hit market highs, stocks were sitting at just 115,675 tonnes.

Super Copper (TSX:CUPR) has intersected visible copper mineralisation in all four initial holes of its maiden drilling program at the Cordillera Cobre Project in Chile's Atacama region. The company logged copper sulphides in three of the four holes at the El Alto target, with chalcocite recorded in two holes and covellite in another. Visible copper minerals were intersected at multiple depths ranging approximately 30-581m.