Latest Battery Metals News

Charger Metals NL has secured a significant farm-in agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration to fund up to $43.7 million at its Lake Johnston lithium project, while confirming high-grade spodumene discoveries at multiple prospects. The company also highlights promising exploration potential at its Bynoe Lithium Project in the Northern Territory.

Patriot Battery Metals has initiated work programs to unlock tantalum as a high-value by-product at its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec, which ranks among the world’s top five tantalum pegmatite resources. Initial testwork shows promising recovery potential using conventional methods without impacting lithium extraction.

Summit Minerals reports promising first-pass metallurgical results from its Equador Project in Brazil, showing strong potential for producing high-grade tantalum and niobium concentrates using straightforward density separation methods.

Leeuwin Metals has completed a significant phase of drilling at its Marda Gold Project, with assay results pending and plans underway for further exploration at a high-grade target.

Lithium Energy Limited has completed a 38km passive seismic survey at its White Plains Lithium Brine Project in Utah, revealing a promising Half Graben Basin structure up to 600 metres deep. This milestone sets the stage for advanced geophysical surveys and targeted drilling to define lithium resources.

Morella Corporation has initiated a pioneering rubidium extraction study with Edith Cowan University and secured key approvals for development drilling at its Mt Edon Project, setting the stage for a maiden mineral resource estimate.

Charger Metals secures $500,000 from Rio Tinto and advances a $1.1 million exploration program at Lake Johnston, boosting its cash position and drilling activity in Western Australia’s lithium hotspot.

Australian Critical Minerals has agreed to acquire Circuit Resources, gaining a substantial portfolio of gold, copper, silver, zinc, lead, and lithium projects in Peru, unlocking immediate drill-ready targets with significant exploration upside.

Asian Battery Metals PLC has announced robust assay results from its Phase 3 drilling at the Oval Cu-Ni-PGE discovery in Mongolia, confirming multiple massive sulphide intersections with significant copper, nickel, and precious metals. The results reinforce the continuity and scale potential of this emerging mineral system.

Patriot Battery Metals has confirmed pollucite as the primary caesium host mineral at its Shaakichiuwaanaan Property, revealing significant caesium mineralization at the Vega and Rigel zones. The company plans to include caesium in its next Mineral Resource update and is exploring its potential as a valuable by-product alongside lithium, tantalum, and gallium.

Anson Resources has announced its first JORC-compliant lithium resource estimate for the Green River Project in Utah, revealing significant lithium-brine volumes and plans to expand via historic well re-entry.

Asian Battery Metals has intercepted further massive sulphide mineralisation at its Oval copper-nickel project in Mongolia, expanding the known mineralised zone and confirming geological continuity between key areas.