Latest Lithium News

Sigma Lithium has temporarily halted all mining and industrial production at its Grota do Cirilo operation in Brazil while awaiting a Federal Court of Appeals ruling over an environmental dispute involving Quilombola community rights. The company is maintaining its FY2027 production target of 330,000 tonnes, but has delayed its 240,000-tonne 12-month guidance by three months.

Fulcrum Lithium has staked 41 additional claims around its Alkali Flats project in Nevada and reported up to 79% lithium extraction from acid-free roast and water-leach tests. The results improve on earlier water-leach work, although they remain below the company’s 93% to 96% sulfuric-acid benchmark and come from scoping-level tests.

Helix Resources is shifting its exploration focus from Arizona towards Pilbara gold after a year of acquisitions, portfolio reassessment and a narrowed annual loss. The strategy reset comes with only $83,676 in cash, a stated need for further funding and a proposed Mosquito Creek acquisition awaiting shareholder approval.

Patriot Resources has established a 31.4 million-ounce silver-equivalent inferred resource at its Tassa project in Peru, but the company's annual report warns that further capital raising is required to sustain operations. The explorer recorded a $4.82 million loss and remains dependent on final drilling approvals.

Tyranna Resources has reported a A$3.72 million FY2026 loss, A$370,484 in closing cash and an auditor-flagged material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company has since sold its Namibe project, raised A$1 million and committed to a new rare earths earn-in in Angola.

QX Resources reduced its annual loss and ended June with $1.64 million in cash, but its auditor has warned that the company must raise more money to keep operating. The Madaba uranium project has produced a sizeable conceptual exploration target, yet it remains some distance from a mineral resource.

Desert Metals expanded its Côte d’Ivoire exploration portfolio during FY2026, with high-grade results at King Kong and Tiogo and a new 7km Nyan gold corridor. The operational progress sits alongside a sharp fall in cash to A$409,355 and an auditor warning that further funding is critical to continuing as a going concern.

Kingsland Minerals has advanced its flagship Leliyn Graphite Project into pre-feasibility, backed by high-grade drilling, gallium testwork and a A$2.16 million capital raising. But the ASX-listed explorer finished FY2026 with only A$458,032 in cash and remains dependent on further funding.

Redstone Resources has expanded its exploration portfolio and reported deep copper intersections at West Musgrave, but its auditor has flagged material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue without further funding. The ASX junior ended FY2026 with A$557,426 in cash against A$636,787 of annual Australian tenement commitments.

Gold Mountain expanded its Brazilian rare earths portfolio during FY2026, taking Irajuba beyond its original conceptual target and confirming ionic adsorption clay characteristics at Capivara. The progress came alongside an $8.137 million loss, a $4.798 million impairment charge and continued reliance on equity funding.

Pursuit Minerals posted an A$666,579 FY2026 profit, but the result was driven largely by a fair-value gain on its Kendrick Resources investment rather than operating revenue. The company’s more consequential development is in Argentina, where Rio Grande Sur now carries a 1.264 million tonne LCE resource, a maiden probable reserve and a pre-feasibility case for 5,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate.

Australian Critical Minerals has emerged from a transformational year with six new Peruvian projects and early Flint drilling pointing towards a possible concealed porphyry system. But the annual report also flags a material uncertainty over going concern, with further funding required to sustain exploration.