Latest Processing Technology News

OD6 Metals has selected a cutting-edge rare earth processing flowsheet delivering ~75% recovery of key elements and completed metallurgical drilling at Splinter Rock, supported by a $2.5 million capital raise. The company also commenced Phase 2 drilling at its Gulf Creek Copper Project, maintaining a strong cash position.

Neometals reports promising gold exploration results at Barrambie and advances lithium and vanadium projects with major partners, while completing a key business sale.

Reward Minerals has acquired a key exploration licence covering the Beyondie Potash Plant and is progressing its proprietary potash processing technologies alongside new copper and gold exploration initiatives.

Clean TeQ Water Limited reports strong Q1 FY26 progress, securing major contracts and boosting cash reserves amid advancing proprietary water treatment technologies.

Iondrive Limited has joined a €3.1 million European battery recycling consortium backed by a German government grant, aiming to establish a closed-loop supply chain using its innovative DES technology.

Element 25 has appointed Altris Engineering to lead the AU$64.8 million expansion of its Butcherbird manganese mine, a move that underpins its strategy to supply high-purity battery materials to the US electric vehicle market.

Hazer Group has made significant strides in commercialising its methane pyrolysis technology, advancing key partnerships and strengthening its intellectual property portfolio amid a tightening global graphite market.

Iondrive Limited has inked a binding term sheet with LAT66 Limited to apply its innovative Deep Eutectic Solvent technology to cobalt-rich concentrates from Finland’s Kuusamo projects, marking a strategic step beyond battery recycling into primary mineral processing.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured a prime site and finalized key contracts for its Rare Earth Research and Processing Centre in Brazil, positioning itself as a critical Western-aligned rare earth supplier amid tightening Chinese export controls.

Talga Group has won a SEK 82.6 million (A$13.3 million) grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to advance its low-emission graphite anode project, accelerating its path to commercial-scale production in Sweden.

Vulcan Energy has awarded a €140 million contract to JordProxa for critical lithium purification and processing technology at its Phase One Lionheart Project in Germany, marking a pivotal step towards Europe’s first sustainable lithium supply chain.

Carbonxt Group Limited has raised $920,000 through convertible notes and a share placement to major shareholder Phelbe Pty Ltd, aiming to strengthen working capital and increase its stake in New Carbon Processing, LLC.