Latest Metallurgical Testing News

Galileo Mining maintains a strong cash position of approximately A$8.2 million as it confirms extensive PGE-nickel-copper mineralisation at Norseman's Mission Sill and completes deep diamond drilling beneath the Callisto deposit.

Encounter Resources has boosted its Aileron project’s inferred niobium resource by 54%, lifting the total to 120 million tonnes at 0.77% Nb2O5. The 2025 drilling campaign notably grew the Green deposit’s contained niobium by 83%, underpinning plans for a potential long-life mining operation in Western Australia’s West Arunta region.

Fortuna Metals has outlined a substantial exploration target of 180-240 million tonnes at 0.86-1.0% rutile grade at its Mkanda project in Malawi, advancing drilling and metallurgical testing to position itself in a tightening global titanium feedstock market.

Asian Battery Metals has completed its acquisition of the Maikhan Uul Copper-Gold Project in Mongolia and is set to begin a 1,500-metre drilling campaign targeting gold mineralisation and feeder zones. The move complements its nearby Yambat project and signals an aggressive exploration push in 2026.

Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX: BCM) has boosted the indicated mineral resource at its Ema rare earth project by 58%, now totalling 1.07 billion tonnes at 732 ppm TREO. This positions Ema as one of the world’s largest ionic clay rare earth deposits and the only ISR-ready project in the western world.

Australian Silica Quartz Group (ASQ) is set to acquire Australian Kaolin, adding a 47Mt inferred kaolin resource at White Swan and launching a $750,000 placement to fund development. The deal hinges on shareholder approval and an Independent Expert’s fairness opinion.

Aldoro Resources has reported a 354.2-meter continuous intercept of rare earth elements and strontium at its Kameelburg project, confirming significant northwest extension of mineralisation and reinforcing the deposit's growing scale.

Lachlan Star has secured a 90% stake in the New Waverley gold project, confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation, and launched a maiden diamond drilling program. A recent $7.47 million placement will accelerate exploration efforts in Western Australia’s Norseman district.

OD6 Metals has secured a strategic foothold in the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, delivering ultra-high-grade assay results and commencing systematic exploration. Meanwhile, metallurgical progress at its Splinter Rock rare earths project and new copper targets at Gulf Creek underpin a diversified critical minerals portfolio.

Far East Gold Limited reveals promising metallurgical test results from its Idenburg project, showing gold recoveries around 95% using conventional processing methods. These early findings suggest a straightforward processing route but remain preliminary pending further testing.

VHM Limited has ditched its Shenghe Resources offtake agreement to broaden market options and approved a direct jump to full-scale 5Mtpa development at its Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project. Key regulatory approvals and a major drilling campaign underpin progress towards a mid-2026 Final Investment Decision and production slated for late 2027.

Nex Metals Explorations is progressing metallurgical test work at its Kookynie Tailings Project, targeting a capital-light gold production pathway and completion of drilling by October 2026.