Latest Battery And Critical Minerals News

Iondrive Limited has won a $3.9 million government grant to advance its innovative urban mining technology, accelerating the construction of a pilot plant focused on critical minerals recovery from lithium-ion batteries.

Summit Minerals reports promising initial soil sampling results from its Equador Project in Brazil, confirming a significant 4km+ geochemical anomaly and discovering a new niobium-tantalum bearing pegmatite outcrop. Further assays and metallurgical testing are underway to refine exploration targets.

FMR Resources has completed due diligence and a $2.2 million placement to earn a majority interest in Southern Hemisphere Mining’s Llahuin Copper-Gold Project, setting the stage for drilling at a promising porphyry target later this year.

Greenwing Resources reports solid progress across its lithium and graphite assets in Argentina, Madagascar, and Tasmania, completing a $3.5 million equity raise and appointing a new chairman.

iTech Minerals has significantly extended the strike length of gold-antimony mineralisation at its Reynolds Range Project, revealing new high-priority drill targets and advancing its lithium deal with SQM.

FMR Resources has secured a conditional joint venture for a major copper-gold project in Chile, appointed a new managing director, and raised $2.2 million, while progressing exploration in Canada’s rare earth elements sector.

Pivotal Metals has enhanced its Midrim Field exploration announcement by adding detailed assay data and launching an AI-driven program targeting high-grade copper-nickel-PGM deposits in Canada’s Belleterre-Angliers Greenstone Belt. The company aims to leverage historic drilling successes and modern geophysics to unlock new discoveries.

Brazilian Critical Minerals appoints Altris Engineering to spearhead the critical Ema Rare Earth Bankable Feasibility Study, aiming to advance its low-cost in-situ recovery project in Brazil.

IRIS Metals has expanded its lithium exploration footprint in South Dakota by acquiring the 752-hectare Tin Mountain Extension, advancing its position as a leading US lithium explorer. Phase II drilling is underway, with assay results and a maiden resource estimate expected by late 2025.

Metals Australia has commenced a significant drilling campaign at its Warrego East Project in the Northern Territory, aiming to unlock copper, gold, and bismuth resources adjacent to historic mines in the Tennant Creek Mineral Field.

Renascor Resources has received provisional development authorisation from South Australia’s Minister for Planning to build a commercial-scale battery anode material plant, marking a pivotal step in its vertically integrated graphite project.

Lincoln Minerals reports breakthrough metallurgical results from its Kookaburra Graphite Project, achieving ultra-high purity graphite suitable for lithium-ion battery anodes without using hazardous hydrofluoric acid. This advance supports the company’s downstream processing ambitions in South Australia.