Latest Battery Metals Market News

Adelong Gold has finalised the sale of its remaining 49% interest in Challenger Mines to Great Divide Mining, receiving 10 million GDM shares and retaining a capped royalty on future gold production.

Kuniko Limited reports promising high-grade gold and silver rock chip results at its Geenobby Prospect, confirming a structurally controlled mineralised system and setting the stage for imminent drilling in early 2026.

Kuniko Limited has appointed Maja McGuire as Interim Managing Director amid a leadership transition, with plans to launch a key drilling program targeting gold and silver in early 2026.

Venari Minerals reports its highest-grade lithium intersection to date from the Red Mountain Project in Nevada, reinforcing the deposit's scale and quality ahead of a maiden resource estimate.

Argosy Minerals has executed a spot sales contract for 16.1 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate from its Rincon project, marking a key commercial milestone amid rising lithium prices.

Blackstone Minerals has secured $22.6 million to accelerate exploration at its Mankayan Copper-Gold Project in the Philippines, revealing promising high-grade surface mineralization and advancing community and regulatory approvals. The company also formed a strategic joint venture to develop its Ta Khoa Nickel Project in Vietnam, positioning itself in the growing battery metals market.

Venari Minerals reports a breakthrough in lithium upgrading at its Red Mountain Project, achieving up to a 132% increase in lithium concentration through innovative attrition scrubbing test-work. This advancement paves the way for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate by year-end.

Lithium Energy Limited has completed a detailed Magnetotelluric survey at its White Plains project in Utah, revealing two promising aquifers that could host lithium brine mineralisation. This advancement sets the stage for targeted drilling and resource definition.

WestStar Industrial's subsidiary SIMPEC has landed a $4 million contract to enhance capacity at Tianqi Lithium's Kwinana hydroxide processing plant, marking a significant step in Australia's clean energy infrastructure.

Charger Metals NL has appointed mining veteran Bryan Dixon as CEO, signaling a strategic shift to boost exploration and shareholder value at its lithium and gold projects.

Piedmont Lithium Inc. has halted trading on the ASX as it finalises a merger with Sayona Mining Limited, marking a significant restructuring in the lithium mining sector.

Charger Metals has announced a maiden inferred mineral resource of 8.2 million tonnes at 1.0% lithium oxide for its Medcalf Lithium Deposit, underscoring the significant potential of its Lake Johnston project in Western Australia.