Latest Materials News

Pengana Private Equity Trust (ASX:PE1) estimates its net asset value could jump by about AU$79 million after SpaceX's Nasdaq debut, lifting NAV per unit by roughly AU$0.29 based on mid-June pricing.

NoviqTech Limited has clarified that its planned divestment of Non-Coralia assets was not foreseen during its Coralia acquisition and reflects a strategic pivot to biochar carbon removal, with leadership changes aligned to this refocus.

Stavely Minerals has launched a deep diamond drilling program at its Freddy’s Find gold-silver prospect in western Victoria, targeting extensions below significant shallow mineralisation and exploring a large-scale porphyry system nearby.

Avira Resources has completed 1,308 metres of reverse circulation drilling across the Maori Queen and Plantagenet prospects at Mt Cattlin, submitting initial samples for assay as it targets a maiden resource estimate by year-end.

Strategic Elements Ltd has closed its Share Purchase Plan (SPP) after applications topped $3 million, exceeding the $2.5 million cap. The oversubscription highlights strong shareholder support as the company prepares for a more active phase leveraging the Pooled Development Fund structure.

Terra Critical Minerals has validated significant historical tin and indium grades at its newly granted Tamworth Tin Project in NSW, highlighting promising exploration targets across hard-rock and alluvial deposits.

InVert Graphite (ASX:IVG) is set to acquire RapidGraphite Pty Ltd, gaining exclusive rights to Curtin University’s RapidPulseTM graphite processing technology that promises rapid, acid-free conversion of natural graphite to battery-grade quality. Backed by positive test results and a A$2.5 million capital raise, this move aims to vertically integrate InVert’s Morogoro graphite project with cutting-edge processing innovation.

Terra Metals’ latest drilling confirms a large-scale, continuous PGM-Cu-Ni-Co sulfide system at its Southwest Prospect, extending the mineralised footprint beyond the existing Dante resource and setting the stage for a maiden Southwest Mineral Resource Estimate later this year.

Atlas Arteria has lodged its fourth supplementary target’s statement, reiterating its rejection of IFM’s $5.10 per security takeover offer, citing undervaluation and highlighting IFM’s capacity to pay more.

CuFe Limited has dramatically increased the confidence in its Gecko Copper-Gold Deposit at Tennant Creek, raising the Indicated resource category from 4% to 66%, enabling more robust economic evaluation and mine planning.

WIN Metals has taken a strategic step to progress its Radio Gold Project by securing a six-month option to acquire a modular gravity processing plant from Tungsten Mining, aligning with its plan for onsite gold processing at 120,000 tonnes per annum.

Taruga Minerals has pinpointed seven high priority exploration targets at its Kol Mountain Project in Papua New Guinea, launching its first active field program focused on a large undrilled copper-gold porphyry anomaly and high-grade gold shear zone.