Latest Cobalt News

Element 25 is recalibrating its US battery-grade manganese project amid evolving electric vehicle battery technologies, while maintaining focus on its Butcherbird expansion in Western Australia.

Metal Bank has taken a significant step toward production at its Seven Leaders gold deposit by signing a non-binding MOU with Terra Mining for contract mining and crushing services, targeting a Q4 2026 start.

Askari Metals has kicked off a comprehensive Phase 1 field program at its EPL 7626 licence within Namibia's Uis Project, aiming to uncover polymetallic mineralisation including tin and tantalum. The program leverages advanced remote sensing and on-site LIBS analysis to identify buried pegmatites adjacent to a major operating mine.

Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has reported a broad 230m intersection of nickel sulphide mineralisation at its Mulga Tank Project, including multiple higher-grade zones, as its Phase 5 drilling program overcomes earlier fuel supply issues and gains momentum.

Celsius Resources initiates emergency arbitration to halt Kiri’s offtake deals with Makilala Mining, while grappling with governance upheaval and stalled financing at its Philippine copper project.

Nickel Industries has boosted the Sampala Project’s nickel resource to over 1 billion tonnes, reinforcing its position among the world’s largest nickel laterite holders and advancing development with a $144 million acquisition payment due next year.

Metal Bank has secured $1.2 million through a placement at a 30% premium, aiming to fast-track production at its Seven Leaders deposit and advance the Homestead and Winja gold projects at Livingstone.

Hillgrove Resources has secured an option to earn an 80% stake in the Mutooroo Copper Project through a $10 million pre-feasibility study farm-in with Havilah Resources, aiming to leverage existing infrastructure to boost copper output.

Hillgrove Resources has secured the right to earn an 80% stake in the Mutooroo Copper Project through a farm-in deal with Havilah Resources, leveraging its Kanmantoo processing plant to potentially boost copper output with lower capital risk.

OZZ Resources plans to acquire a nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia’s Murchison region, aiming to raise up to $5 million to fund exploration and return to ASX listing.

Prospect Resources has updated its Mumbezhi Copper Project Mineral Resource Estimate, boosting tonnage by 20% to 208.1 million tonnes and doubling gold resources to 262,100 ounces. The project now boasts tier-1 copper grades comparable to Zambia’s top mines, with Phase 3 drilling underway to expand resources further.

True North Copper has expanded its Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery at Mt Oxide by 500 metres to the north through a Phase 1 Induced Polarisation geophysics program, validating its geophysics-led exploration approach and identifying fresh drill targets along the Mt Gordon Fault Zone.