Latest Mineral Recovery News

PTR Minerals reports promising initial metallurgical test outcomes and consistent high-grade drilling at its Rosewood Titanium Project, setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate in Q2 2026.

Osmond Resources reports promising preliminary testwork results from its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project in Spain, highlighting high-grade zircon and monazite concentrates with strong recovery rates. The company advances towards a scoping study and further beneficiation testing.

TG Metals has lodged a provisional patent application for a new technology that significantly improves lithium recovery and concentrate quality at its Burmeister deposit in Western Australia.

Critica Limited has confirmed repeatable high-grade rare earth product quality at its Jupiter Project, delivering an 86% TREO concentrate and demonstrating gallium by-product potential. The company also secured an oversubscribed $8 million placement to fund pilot operations and a scoping study.

Livium Ltd has solidified its position in the clean energy recycling sector with new contracts, a key patent, and a $4.5 million capital raise, setting the stage for accelerated growth in lithium-ion battery and rare earth element recycling.

Hastings Technology Metals has completed the sale of its gold assets, distributed shares to shareholders, and strengthened its rare earths project through a joint venture and a new US partnership.

Iondrive Limited has marked a pivotal shift from development to commercialisation of its IONSolv™ technology, securing $4 million to target the US e-waste market and commissioning its pilot plant to refine critical minerals.

Diatreme Resources has completed the sale of its Clermont Copper/Gold Project, retaining a significant stake in the new ASX-listed Moonlight Resources, while progressing metallurgical improvements and environmental approvals on its critical minerals projects.

Iluka Resources has reported a significant 19% increase in heavy mineral tonnage at its WIM100 deposit in western Victoria, enhancing the resource confidence and supporting its rare earths supply ambitions for the Eneabba refinery.

Hillgrove Resources has inked a binding deal with Heavy Minerals to extract garnet from Kanmantoo’s tailings, unlocking a fresh income source and extending the life of its tailings storage facility.

Everest Metals Corporation, in partnership with Edith Cowan University, has won a $490,500 grant to accelerate its innovative rubidium extraction technology at the Mt Edon project, positioning Australia to establish its first sovereign rubidium supply.

Impact Minerals reports significant advances in membrane technology integration and potash by-product recovery at its Lake Hope High Purity Alumina project, revealing a promising new large-scale potash opportunity.