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Venari Minerals has completed a successful drilling campaign at its Red Mountain Lithium Project, with assay results confirming significant lithium mineralisation and advancing towards a maiden resource estimate. The company also secured critical water rights, enhancing project development prospects.

EV Resources has commenced a fully funded maiden diamond drilling program at its Los Lirios Antimony Project in Mexico, aiming to define a maiden JORC resource by Q3 2026 and accelerate towards production.

Talga Group has entered a strategic development agreement with German battery innovator V4Smart to co-develop high-performance graphite anodes for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries, aiming for commercial readiness by 2027.

Janus Electric has appointed Ben Hutt as CEO and Managing Director, aiming to fast-track its innovative exchangeable battery systems for heavy transport. Hutt’s extensive energy transition and capital markets experience positions the company for its next growth phase.

Venari Minerals has received final drill assay results from its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada, setting the stage for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate amid a strong lithium market rebound.

Altech Batteries has won conditional approval for a €46.11 million German government grant to support its innovative CERENERGY Sodium-Chloride Solid-State battery project, advancing plans for a 120 MWh manufacturing facility in Saxony.

Janus Electric has secured full California Air Resources Board approval for its JCM 540 battery-electric truck conversion system, enabling fleet operators to access up to US$90,000 in government vouchers per vehicle. This milestone accelerates Janus’ entry into the lucrative California zero-emission freight market.

Sarytogan Graphite Limited updates investors on its $5 million capital raising, highlighting regulatory approval delays but confirming near-term funding to advance its key graphite project.

Altech Batteries has abruptly ended its partnership with AMPower, shifting focus to its own advanced battery technologies as part of a strategic reset by its new board.

Carnaby Resources has reported significant new high-grade copper-gold drill results at its Greater Duchess Project, including a standout 6m at 12.6% copper equivalent at Trek 1. These discoveries extend mineralisation well beyond existing resources and bolster the ongoing pre-feasibility study.

Metals Australia has successfully expanded its Manindi West Vanadium-Titanium-Magnetite (VTM) discovery, confirming mineralisation over a strike length exceeding 1,000 metres and intersecting significant mineralisation in 13 of 14 drill holes. Early metallurgical results show promise for commercially attractive concentrate products, with further assay results pending.

EV Resources reports exceptional antimony recovery at its Los Lirios project using a simplified gravity process, paving the way for a lower-cost, accelerated development timeline.