Latest Metallurgical Advances News

RareX Limited’s latest metallurgical program at Cummins Range delivers a breakthrough 9.5x upgrade in rare earth concentrate grade and confirms a viable gallium by-product extraction pathway, setting the stage for integrated multi-element processing.

Southern Palladium’s latest DFS metallurgical tests reveal a dramatic jump in chromite recovery to 85.6%, alongside improved platinum group metal grades and recoveries, potentially reshaping project economics.

Temas Resources has filed a new patent for its proprietary Regenerative Chloride Leach (RCL) process targeting vanadium extraction, broadening its critical minerals technology portfolio and reinforcing its commercial licensing ambitions.

Venari Metals has agreed to sell its Georgina Basin IOCG Project in the Northern Territory to UK-listed Alien Minerals, marking a strategic shift towards its lithium and critical metals operations in Nevada. The deal includes cash, equity, and a technical services agreement, but will trigger a significant accounting loss.

Prospect Resources has reported robust metallurgical testwork results from the Kabikupa deposit within its Mumbezhi Copper Project, achieving copper concentrate grades exceeding 25% with recoveries above 94%. These findings bolster the project's processing strategy and underpin upcoming scoping studies.

Benz Mining reports strong metallurgical test results from the Icon deposit, showing up to 95.5% gold extraction within 24 hours and potential for broader mineralised halo to contribute to mill feed.

European Resources has significantly expanded the exploration potential at its Korsnäs rare earth project in Finland, increasing the Exploration Target by up to 190% to between 18 and 32 million tonnes at 0.8% to 1.0% TREO. This growth follows new passive seismic survey results and geological modelling extending mineralisation down to -400 m RL.

White Cliff Minerals has kicked off diamond drilling at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, targeting extensions of a 1.7km high-grade sediment-hosted copper system identified in 2025. The 2026 campaign aims to test deeper and strike extensions guided by geophysical surveys, underpinning the project's district-scale potential.

Aldoro Resources has delivered standout assay results from its Phase II drilling at the Kameelburg Project in Namibia, highlighting extensive high-grade rare earth elements, strontium, and niobium mineralisation that underpin a robust multi-commodity deposit.

Viking Mines reports a major metallurgical breakthrough at its Linka Tungsten Project, achieving a 62.5% WO3 concentrate at 59.8% recovery using combined gravity and flotation processing on a larger 10 kg sample, significantly improving previous results and validating a low-capex flowsheet ahead of maiden drilling.

Maronan Metals has reported robust assay results from its 2025 infill drilling, revealing significant shallow copper-gold and silver-lead mineralisation that could boost early mining inventory. A revised boxcut design also promises to cut excavation volumes substantially.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project in NSW, enhancing its district-scale strategy near Tottenham with high-grade mineralisation and multiple drill-ready targets.