Latest Pilot Plant News

BlueScope Steel reported a resilient FY2025 with $738 million underlying EBIT despite soft market conditions, advancing key growth and decarbonisation initiatives. The company extends its buy-back program and maintains a strong balance sheet as it targets significant earnings uplift by 2030.

Talga Group has launched Talnode-R, a recycled graphite anode product derived from lithium-ion battery waste, aiming to transform battery supply chains with sustainable, modular production.

EV Resources has launched a critical exploration program at its Los Lirios Antimony Project in Mexico, aiming to quantify high-grade deposits and accelerate near-term production to capitalize on a tightening global market.

Iondrive Limited has won a $3.9 million government grant to advance its innovative urban mining technology, accelerating the construction of a pilot plant focused on critical minerals recovery from lithium-ion batteries.

Green Technology Metals (GT1) and EcoPro Innovation have successfully produced battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate from spodumene concentrate sourced from GT1’s Seymour project in Ontario, confirming high lithium recovery and low impurities.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated has announced a major metallurgical advancement at its Sunday Creek project, delivering a high-grade, low-arsenic antimony-gold concentrate alongside excellent gold recovery. This development enhances the project's economic potential amid shifting global supply dynamics for critical metals.

Besra Gold has appointed a new, experienced Board and advanced drilling and metallurgical trials at its Jugan deposit, while awaiting a critical mining lease renewal.

Power Minerals Limited has completed a significant drilling program at its Santa Anna Project in Brazil, confirming robust niobium and rare earth element mineralisation. The company also progressed its Rincon Lithium JV in Argentina and secured nearly A$3.9 million in new funding to support exploration and development.

State Gas Limited has successfully drilled two new wells at its Rolleston West Project, intersecting significant coal seams and initiating production testing, while engaging NSAI for independent reserve certification.

MRG Metals advances its Mozambique Heavy Mineral Sands project through a fully funded joint venture with Sinowin Lithium, securing key mining licences and targeting production within 12–18 months. The company also launches an $818,000 entitlement offer to support further exploration and development.

Mineral Commodities Ltd faces ongoing delays in the sale of its Skaland Graphite asset amid partial payments and defaults, while advancing negotiations to fully acquire the Munglinup Graphite Project. Operational challenges and financial pressures underscore a pivotal phase for the company’s battery minerals strategy.

ABx Group Limited reports promising rare earth exploration results in Tasmania, steady progress on its ALCORE fluorine recycling pilot plant, and advancing bauxite mining projects in Queensland and Tasmania, while managing funding challenges.