Latest Processing Technology News

Neometals Ltd and partner Omaha Value have secured a 60-day exclusive option to evaluate lithium and potash brines from historic oil and gas wells in Utah’s Paradox Basin, aiming to leverage existing infrastructure for accelerated critical minerals exploration.

New Frontier Minerals has raised $2.25 million to fast-track development of its Harts Range rare earths project, leveraging a promising new processing technology from Metallium Ltd. The capital injection supports an imminent drilling campaign and advances a mining lease application in Queensland.

Canadian Phosphate Limited has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Novaphos Inc. to explore advanced phosphate processing technology, aiming to produce high-grade phosphoric acid domestically for fertilizer and battery markets.

Reward Minerals Ltd spotlights its promising Copper Lance VMS project in Newfoundland with historic high-grade copper samples and outlines strategic plans to optimize the Beyondie SOP Potash Plant in Western Australia using proprietary technology.

Zeotech Limited has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Bisley & Company to explore marketing and distribution of its high-reactivity metakaolin product, AusPozz™, across Australia and key international markets.

Meteoric Resources has successfully completed wet commissioning of its pilot plant in Brazil, marking a key milestone towards rare earth production at the Caldeira Project. First Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate output is expected early December, supporting ongoing feasibility studies and offtake partnerships.

New Frontier Minerals has locked in a decade-long exclusive agreement with Metallium to apply cutting-edge Flash Joule Heating technology to its Harts Range ore, achieving unprecedented rare earth enrichment. This partnership targets strategic US defense and magnet markets, marking a pivotal step for the project’s commercial future.

Locksley Resources has partnered with Columbia University to develop cutting-edge, sustainable technologies for rare earth and critical mineral processing in the US, advancing its Mine-to-Market strategy amid growing government support.

Temas Resources has completed 1,000m of a 2,500m diamond drilling program at its La Blache project in Quebec, targeting expansion of titanium and critical minerals resources. Early signs of gallium and scandium add to the project's potential value.

Reward Minerals has signed a binding Letter of Intent to acquire the Copper Lance Project in Newfoundland, a promising volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit with historic high-grade copper and silver results. The company plans to fast-track exploration to unlock value in this underexplored Canadian terrane.

Ballymore Resources’ maiden reverse circulation drilling at the historic Torpy’s Crooked Creek mine reveals significant massive sulphide lead-zinc mineralisation, confirming extensions to the old high-grade silver-lead-zinc workings. Assay results are pending, promising further insights into this emerging Queensland base metals play.

Ballymore Resources has kicked off drilling at the Torpy’s Crooked Creek silver-lead-zinc mine near Chillagoe, targeting extensions of a historically rich deposit with promising modern geophysical data.