Antipa Minerals (ASX:AZY) posted an increase of 163,000 ounces to the mineral resource of its Minyari project in Western Australia, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.

The mineral resource now stands at 2.7 million ounces of gold, including 90,000 tonnes of copper, 700,000 ounces of silver, and 13,000 tonnes of cobalt for a 3.3 million ounces gold equivalent mineral resource, the filing said.

Shares rose nearly 2% in afternoon trade on Thursday.