Latest Alumina News

Impact Minerals reports significant advances in membrane technology integration and potash by-product recovery at its Lake Hope High Purity Alumina project, revealing a promising new large-scale potash opportunity.

Canyon Resources advances its Minim Martap Bauxite Project with mining set to start in February 2026 and first shipments targeted for late June, underpinned by key operational milestones and strategic partnerships.

VBX Limited reports promising exploration drilling results from its Wuudagu E and F bauxite plateaus, revealing thicker deposits with higher alumina and lower silica content than previously recorded. These findings could significantly expand the company’s resource base in northern Western Australia.

Impact Minerals’ associate Alluminous has teamed up with US battery innovator C4V to fast-track the commercialisation of its HiPurA® high purity alumina for advanced battery applications, marking a key step in its vertically integrated strategy.

West Cobar Metals is making significant progress across its Salazar, Bulla Park, and Mystique projects, initiating metallurgical testwork and planning drilling programs that could reshape resource estimates and project economics.

Prospech Limited advances its Korsnäs rare earth project by transitioning from flotation upgrades to a targeted hydrometallurgical program with ANSTO Minerals, aiming to unlock value from a significant historical concentrate stockpile in Finland.

Western Yilgarn NL has secured critical access rights for its Cardea 2 Bauxite Project, enabling immediate fieldwork, while simultaneously initiating ground exploration at the Ida Holmes Junction Project targeting key critical minerals.

Metallium Ltd has secured a strategic partnership with ElementUSA to deploy its Flash Joule Heating technology for recovering gallium and scandium from red mud in Louisiana, backed by US$10.1 million in non-dilutive funding. This collaboration positions Metallium at the forefront of the US critical minerals supply chain expansion.

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited’s scoping study confirms the Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project as a large-scale, capital-efficient direct-ship bauxite operation with robust economic returns and strategic market positioning.

ChemX Materials Limited has emerged from voluntary administration following a Deed of Company Arrangement, while securing a significant Japanese patent for its HiPurA® High Purity Alumina process.

VBX Limited has confirmed the quality and scale of its Wuudagu C bauxite deposit through comprehensive infill drilling, reinforcing its Preliminary Feasibility Study and advancing its Definitive Feasibility Study with metallurgical optimization.

VBX Limited has received all assay results from its 2025 infill drilling program at the Wuudagu B bauxite deposit, confirming consistency with previous resource estimates and setting the stage for updated resource modeling and potential inclusion in the definitive feasibility study.