Latest Metallurgy News

Enova Mining has initiated a deep diamond drilling campaign at its Charley Creek Rare Earth Project in the Northern Territory, aiming to unlock the potential of deeper bedrock rare earth mineralisation following encouraging earlier air-core results.

Metal Powder Works nearly doubled its powder revenue in Q1 2026 while maintaining strong margins, secured its first NATO defence contract under the UK Ministry of Defence’s Project TAMPA, and advanced its Next Gen powder production system on schedule.

Critica Limited has produced its first commercial-quality Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate at 58% TREO, confirming a refinery-aligned product pathway, while launching a major resource upgrade drilling program at its Jupiter Rare Earths Project in Western Australia.

Zinc Mines Ireland (ASX: ZMI) has acquired Dutch metals tech firm Meclex, integrating its proprietary low-temperature hydrometallurgical processes into ZMI’s Kildare zinc project. The move aims to unlock critical mineral value and reduce environmental impact in European zinc and battery recycling markets.

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.

Stellar Resources has lifted tin recovery rates at the Queen Hill deposit to over 70%, a near 10% improvement on earlier estimates, enhancing the economics of its Heemskirk Tin Project. The company is integrating these gains into its Prefeasibility Study and has started early offtake talks.

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.

Axel REE Limited has achieved a key operational milestone in its in situ recovery (ISR) development at the Woolrich deposit within the Caladão Project, confirming strong rare earth element leach performance under low-impact magnesium sulphate conditions.

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.

West Cobar Metals has revealed a significant uplift in antimony grades at its Bulla Park deposit after reanalysing drill core with peroxide fusion digest, suggesting the deposit's contained metal and economic potential may be materially higher than previously reported.

Podium Minerals has wrapped up a major drilling campaign at its Parks Reef PGM Project, delivering key bulk samples for ongoing metallurgical testing that builds on recent high-grade concentrator success.