Latest Gallium News

RareX has identified a 74-metre zone of anomalous copper in drill hole KRC012 at the Niobe Prospect, with portable XRF readings peaking at 5,724ppm. The result broadens the Khaleesi exploration story, but laboratory assays are still four to six weeks away.

Terrain Minerals has lodged a prospectus for a $1.6 million entitlement offer, with the proceeds earmarked mainly for drilling at Smokebush and Lightning. The raise comes with a substantial dilution warning and a going-concern qualification if funding is not secured.

Terrain Minerals has posted a 54,000-ounce inferred gold resource at Lightning, alongside stronger exploration spending and a reduced FY2026 loss. The next test is whether further drilling, metallurgy and fresh capital can turn the starter resource into something more definitive.

Mount Ridley Mines says its third Selectro™ leach test lifted scandium recovery to 91.8% while using roughly half the reagent dose of earlier tests. Heavy and light rare earth recoveries also improved, although gallium recovery fell sharply.

Zinc of Ireland has transformed from a small Irish zinc explorer into a metals technology developer, acquiring Meclex, raising A$5.5 million and advancing ARGO and VOLTA. The opportunity is substantial, but both technologies remain uncommercialised and the VOLTA partnership requires formal renewal.

The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed the tax treatment of Brazilian Rare Earths’ Alurion Resources demerger, including roll-over relief and the split of shareholders’ cost bases. The ruling gives eligible BRE investors a clearer framework for handling the distribution in their tax records.

Axel REE has reported a major leap in metallurgical testwork at its Caladão Project in Brazil, achieving up to 95% gallium and 74% scandium extraction from a Tiger Creek composite sample. The results mark a significant step in developing alternative gallium recovery methods beyond traditional by-product sources.

Mount Ridley Mines has secured an oversubscribed $2 million placement at $0.033 per share to fast-track technical work at its Grass Patch Project and advance the Selectro™ Process. Directors plan to add $100,000 more, pending shareholder approval.

Eclipse Metals' latest testwork confirms that up to 94% of neodymium and praseodymium are locked in identifiable REE minerals at Grønnedal, underpinning a promising beneficiation strategy ahead of flotation trials.

Zinc of Ireland’s ARGO hydrometallurgical process achieves near-complete recovery of silver, lead, and copper from zinc leach residues, fast-tracking pilot plant plans for early 2027.

Terrain Minerals has reported metallurgical leaching results from its Larin’s Lane Prospect showing rare-earth element recoveries up to 99% using methanesulphonic acid, alongside promising scandium and gallium extraction, setting a technical foundation for resource development.

Nimy Resources reports metallurgical tests achieving 84% gallium and up to 95% rare earth extraction at its Mons Project Block 3, underpinning proprietary processing technology and feeding into a scoping study.