Latest Metallurgical Advances News

Wildcat Resources has identified viable processing methods for previously overlooked lithium and tantalum resources at its Tabba Tabba Project, potentially converting waste into valuable ore and enhancing project economics ahead of its Definitive Feasibility Study.

Venari Minerals reports a breakthrough in lithium upgrading at its Red Mountain Project, achieving up to a 132% increase in lithium concentration through innovative attrition scrubbing test-work. This advancement paves the way for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate by year-end.

Prospech Ltd has successfully closed a fully subscribed $1.6 million rights issue, supplemented by a $546,750 follow-on placement, positioning the company to advance drilling and metallurgical programs in Finland and Slovakia.

Podium Minerals has unveiled a breakthrough concentrator flowsheet for its Parks Reef Project, achieving approximately 80% recovery of platinum, palladium, and gold from bulk sulphide ore. This innovation promises to unlock multiple commercial pathways and de-risk project development amid tightening global PGM markets.

OD6 Metals has selected an innovative process flowsheet for its Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project, achieving approximately 75% recovery of key rare earths with superior product purity and optimized costs. This milestone sets the stage for advanced testing and mining studies as the company advances toward production.

OzAurum Resources has launched a targeted drilling campaign at its Mulgabbie North Gold Project, aiming to expand high-grade zones and advance feasibility studies amid record gold prices.

Aldoro Resources has announced a significant 85% increase in the inferred mineral resource at its Kameelburg Rare Earth Element-Niobium project in Namibia, now totalling 520.61 million tonnes at 2.49% TREO equivalent. This positions Kameelburg as a globally strategic deposit with substantial high-grade zones and excellent infrastructure access.

Caspin Resources’ initial ore sorting tests at the Kelpie Tin Deposit reveal significant grade upgrades, promising enhanced project economics and development flexibility at the Bygoo Project in NSW.

Victory Metals Limited has reported exceptional heavy rare earth element assay results from its North Stanmore Project, revealing some of the highest Dysprosium and Terbium grades ever recorded in clay-hosted deposits globally.

Coda Minerals reports a metallurgical breakthrough at its Elizabeth Creek project, significantly increasing copper and silver recoveries while reducing costs, leading to a substantial uplift in project economics. The simplified flowsheet excludes cobalt from the base case, lowering risk and positioning cobalt as future upside.

Ark Mines Ltd is fast-tracking its Sandy Mitchell rare earths project in Queensland, backed by a $4.5 million investment from the Queensland Investment Corporation and targeting production by late 2027.

Black Canyon Limited reports some of its thickest and highest-grade manganese and iron assay results to date from the Wandanya Project, confirming significant shallow mineralisation over a 2km strike. Phase 3 drilling is underway to expand this promising discovery.