Latest Germanium News

Rapid Critical Metals has kicked off drilling at its Webbs Silver Project, expanded its NSW footprint with the Tooloom acquisition, and secured a key permit for gallium-germanium drilling in Canada, while metallurgical tests at Webbs and Consol show promising recoveries.

Metallium has validated its Flash Joule Heating technology through extensive testing and multi-reactor operation, advancing towards commercial e-waste processing at its Texas campus in H1 2027.

Battery Age Minerals has identified multiple priority exploration targets at its Apex Project in Utah, submitted new drilling permits for Austria’s Bleiberg site, finalised a commercial germanium technology licence, and gained entry to a US defense consortium, underpinning its integrated germanium strategy.

Rapid Critical Metals has delivered standout metallurgical flotation results from its New South Wales silver projects, with silver recoveries nearing 99% and high-grade concentrates reinforcing project potential.

Golden Deeps is launching a deeper diamond drilling campaign at its Graceland Prospect in Namibia, targeting high-grade copper-silver-zinc-germanium sulphide zones identified by geophysical surveys beneath known gossans.

Golden Deeps is launching a new diamond drilling program at its Graceland Prospect in Namibia, aiming to extend and confirm exceptionally high-grade copper-silver-zinc-germanium mineralisation within a major sulphide corridor.

Zinc of Ireland (ASX: ZMI) has finalised its acquisition of Meclex, securing two hydrometallurgical technologies aimed at disrupting zinc and lead processing with low-emission methods. Backed by a fresh A$5.5 million placement, ZMI is accelerating pilot plant development and exploration at its Kildare project.

Rapid Critical Metals has obtained a five-year BC Mines Act Permit for its Prophet River Project in Canada, enabling a maiden drilling campaign targeting critical gallium and germanium deposits amid global supply concerns.

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.

Metallium's US affiliate wins a US$1 million Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Department of War to pilot-scale its Flash Joule Heating technology, targeting gallium and germanium extraction from electronic waste. This advances the company’s push to secure domestic supply chains for defence-critical materials.

Rapid Critical Metals has obtained its initial drilling approval for the Webbs Silver Project, setting the stage for an RC drill program targeting extensions of a newly discovered parallel silver lode and existing ore zones.

American West Metals has published a detailed JORC 2012-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for its West Desert Zinc-Copper-Indium-Magnetite Project in Utah, affirming solid resource continuity and robust sampling techniques.