Latest Phosphate News

Lodestar Minerals has expanded its Virgin Mountain project in Arizona by 40%, locking in a 5 km corridor of high-grade heavy rare earth mineralisation highlighted by rock chip assays reaching 14.68% TREO with a 59% heavy rare earth oxide content.

Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) reports strong construction progress at Norah Mining's Nigerian spodumene concentrator, securing long-term feedstock and opening interim trading opportunities ahead of its North American refinery launches.

Within six weeks of commissioning, Aguia Resources has secured over A$2.3 million in sales of its Pampafos organic phosphate fertiliser, marking a key transition to revenue-generating operations with deliveries scheduled through year-end.

RareX Limited’s latest metallurgical program at Cummins Range delivers a breakthrough 9.5x upgrade in rare earth concentrate grade and confirms a viable gallium by-product extraction pathway, setting the stage for integrated multi-element processing.

Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has made significant progress in its Silver Extraction PV Recycling (SEPR) project by developing a microwave-based delamination process that preserves valuable solar panel materials and reduces energy use. The company is also advancing its lithium refinery plans in North America.

Firebird Metals secures independent international validation confirming its manganese sulphate surpasses 99.99% purity, well beyond Chinese industry benchmarks, reinforcing its proprietary processing edge and advancing its Australian Demonstration Plant.

Critical Resources Limited has secured independent peer-reviewed validation of its dry supersonic deposition (DSD) cathode technology, confirming a solvent- and binder-free process with promising durability and capacity metrics. This milestone strengthens its licensing prospects as the company advances toward full solid-state battery integration.

Korab Resources has pushed back the shareholder approval and settlement deadlines for its $4.35 million sale of the Geolsec mineral lease amid pending ASX clearance. The mineral lease, part of the Rum Jungle Project, remains a non-core asset for the company.

Dyno Nobel has finalised the sale of its Phosphate Hill fertiliser business to Ryowa, marking a strategic exit from fertilisers and a sharper focus on explosives.

PRL Global reports steady progress at Ardmore phosphate mine with over 55,800 tonnes shipped and final talks on bulk logistics to cut costs. Christmas Island operations rebound post-weather damage, while Liven Nutrients expands Australian footprint with new Geelong warehouse.

AnteoTech has shipped a 20-litre sample of its new Anteo C primer coating additive to a South Korean manufacturer, marking a key step from lab trials to manufacturing-scale evaluation in lithium-ion battery production.

European Metals Holdings reveals lithium chemical plant design improvements at Cinovec that could slash reagent and power costs by over US$54 million annually, potentially boosting the project’s pre-tax NPV beyond US$1.455 billion.