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Battery Age Minerals advanced its Bleiberg germanium permits and expanded Falcon Lake to about 60 km², but its cash position now covers an estimated 1.34 quarters of funding. Initial Apex fieldwork also failed to confirm the remote-sensing anomalies that had defined the Utah targets.

Metallium has moved its Texas processing strategy closer to commercial testing, recording its first US$500,000 technology-services payment and preliminary PCB recoveries above 90%. The next proof point is whether those results can survive commissioning, product qualification and the funding demands of an 8,000-tonne-per-year operation.

Ocean Sciences has committed A$100,000 to a 12-month research program testing whether Sargassum-derived alginate can recover gold, silver and potentially rare earth elements from retired data centre hardware. The project gives the seaweed company a new industrial angle, but remains firmly at the laboratory stage.

Lithium Universe’s CEO and chief technical officer will leave on 30 October, prompting a search for a new chief executive while the company advances its lithium refining and recycling plans. No interim CEO or successor has been announced.

Lithium Universe Limited has secured $848,452 through the first tranche of a share placement, setting the stage for advancing its Brownsville lithium refinery and innovative recycling technologies.

Metallium Limited has demonstrated its Flash Joule Heating technology can process a broad range of critical metal feedstocks, from rare earth ores to industrial wastes, opening new commercial pathways beyond electronic waste.

Lithium Universe Limited (ASX: LU7) has reported laboratory success for its licensed GCDE technology, achieving over 99% gold recovery and 97% purity from chloride solutions and e-waste, positioning it as a greener alternative in precious metals extraction.

Lithium Universe Limited has secured $900,000 through a placement with existing investors to fund working capital and progress key projects including the Brownsville Lithium Refinery PFS and innovative metal recycling technologies.

Iondrive Limited has independently confirmed strong rare earth recoveries from U.S. magnet waste and gained Oklahoma government support for its first commercial processing module, advancing its U.S. commercialisation strategy.

Taiwanese tech manufacturer FSP Technology has converted its redeemable shares into 44.87 million ordinary shares in Harris Technology, deepening its strategic partnership as Harris expands in Australia's refurbished tech market.

Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has completed the detailed process flow sheet for a novel hydrometallurgical technology licensed from the University of Edinburgh to extract gold and copper from electronic waste. The low-temperature, reagent-recycling method aims to disrupt traditional smelting with environmental and cost benefits.

Metallium Limited has successfully run three Flash Joule Heating reactors in parallel for 12 hours, hitting key scale-up milestones and setting the stage for commercial metal recovery campaigns.