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Japan Australia Fluorite Associates has received a $3 million funding tranche under the $7.4 million IPCM grant, supporting the ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study for the Speewah Fluorite Project in Western Australia.

Vulcan Energy Resources has reached financial close on its €2.2 billion Lionheart Project financing, unlocking funds and accelerating construction across its integrated lithium and renewable energy facilities in Germany.

Alliance Nickel has kicked off vat leach testing at its NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project, aiming to slash capital costs, while raising $2.4 million through a partial entitlement offer and extending loan facilities to mid-2027.

Vulcan Energy has kicked off civil construction at its Lionheart geothermal power plant in Landau, marking a key milestone in its integrated lithium and renewable energy project targeting 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually.

Talga Group has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Japan’s Dainen Materials to supply its Talnode®-C battery anode from Sweden, aiming for a binding agreement by year-end. This deepens a five-year partnership and positions Talga in Japan’s demanding battery market.

Vulcan Energy has received the first tranche of equity funding from its €2.2 billion financing package for the Lionheart lithium and geothermal project, confirming progress aligned with its construction schedule.

Euro Manganese has restructured its $23.5 million convertible loan with Orion into a royalty on its Chvaletice Manganese Project, enhancing financial flexibility and streamlining its capital structure ahead of project development.

Sparc Technologies has unveiled SparcESTM, a graphene additive range designed for electrostatic and conductive coatings, aiming to disrupt a $1.65 billion market driven by data centres, semiconductors, and EV battery manufacturing.

Alliance Nickel has begun vat leach testing on a bulk sample from its NiWest project, targeting a significant reduction in capital costs by replacing heap leaching with a lower-cost atmospheric process. Results are expected by late Q3 2026 and could reshape the project’s economics.

Alliance Nickel has pushed out the maturity of its unsecured loans by a year to June 2027, increasing the interest rate from 12% to 13%. This move provides ongoing funding as the company advances strategic discussions around its NiWest nickel-cobalt project.

Nickel Industries is investing US$169 million for a 17.5% stake in the PT Teluk Metal Industry HPAL project, aiming for production by September 2027 and leveraging its exclusive ore supply from Sampala.

Ioneer has secured non-binding letters of intent with Korea’s KIND and Hyundai Engineering, marking a key step towards a Final Investment Decision for the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project, targeting first production in 2029.