Latest Mineral Processing News

Tivan Limited has delivered a pivotal feasibility study for its Speewah Fluorite Project, secured tranche funding totalling $16.3 million, and gained recognition from Japan and US governments as a key fluorite supplier. Concurrently, it expanded its portfolio with acquisitions and high-grade discoveries across tungsten and copper-gold projects.

Jindalee Lithium is set to list its McDermitt lithium project on NASDAQ through a US SPAC deal valuing the assets at US$571 million, while securing key US federal approvals and advancing magnesium by-product potential.

SSH Group Ltd reported a 44% reduction in hire purchase debt alongside $48.4 million in rolling 12-month cash receipts, while progressing high-grade drilling and mining operations at Wagtail and Gold Duke projects.

Aldoro Resources has confirmed a major mineralisation extension at its Kameelburg deposit in Namibia, with drill hole DD004E intersecting 387.2 meters of continuous rare earth elements, strontium, niobium, and molybdenum. The Phase II drilling program is complete, setting the stage for bulk sampling.

Critica Limited has achieved a significant breakthrough at its Jupiter Rare Earth Project, lifting magnet rare earth recovery to approximately 81% and total rare earth oxide recovery to around 71% through pilot plant optimisation. This advance strengthens the foundation for its ongoing scoping study and downstream processing plans.

Metallium Limited has marked a pivotal quarter with over 40 Flash Joule Heating campaigns completed and a strategic capital raise boosting cash reserves to A$82 million. The company is gearing up for multi-reactor operation at its Texas campus, underpinned by long-term agreements with Indium Corporation and Glencore.

American Rare Earths has outlined a three-stage pilot plant program combining Wyoming-based mineral processing with downstream refining in Canada, aiming to accelerate pre-production rare earth oxide output from its Halleck Creek Project.

American West Metals Limited has reported exceptional assay results from historical mine dumps and surface rock sampling at its West Desert Project in Utah, revealing significant grades of critical metals including copper, silver, indium, germanium, and tellurium. A 5,000-metre diamond drilling program targeting newly identified high-grade zones is currently in progress.

G50 Corp Limited reports encouraging metallurgical test results from its Golconda Project in Arizona, demonstrating the ability to concentrate gallium using established, cost-effective processing techniques. The findings support the potential for a strategic domestic gallium supply integrated with precious metals production.

Temas Resources Corp has appointed chemical process expert Dr. Santiago Faucher to its Scientific Advisory Board, enhancing the technical and commercialisation capabilities of its Regenerative Chloride Leaching (RCL) technology. This move supports the company’s strategy to advance its innovative hydrometallurgical platform and complements its mineral project developments in Québec.

Black Canyon Limited has reported encouraging beneficiation testwork results from its Wandanya manganese project, achieving manganese oxide concentrate grades exceeding 40% using simple density-based methods. The company has also commenced a 15,000m drilling program alongside environmental surveys, progressing the project towards scoping-level economic evaluation.

European Resources Limited has announced promising metallurgical beneficiation outcomes from its Korsnäs rare earths project in Finland, advancing the development of an integrated processing flowsheet under the EU-funded REMHub program.