Latest Tantalum News

Delta Lithium has completed the demerger and IPO of its Mt Ida Gold asset into Ballard Mining, raising $30 million and retaining a 46% stake, while significantly expanding its lithium project tenure in Western Australia.

Summit Minerals appoints Dr Matthew Cobb as Managing Director and reports encouraging early metallurgical results from its Equador Niobium Project, underpinning a strategic refocus on its Brazilian exploration portfolio.

Oceana Lithium Limited advanced its lithium, uranium, and base metals exploration across Australia and Brazil in the June 2025 quarter, supported by a $667,000 capital raise and key board appointments.

Aldoro Resources has confirmed a major expansion of its Kameelburg polymetallic deposit in Namibia, doubling the mineralisation footprint and enhancing drilling capabilities to deepen resource definition.

New Frontier Minerals has identified a new heavy rare earth prospect, Old Trafford, at its Harts Range Project, extending mineralisation and advancing plans for maiden drilling.

Patriot Battery Metals has announced a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for the Rigel and Vega caesium zones at its Shaakichiuwaanaan Project, defining the world’s largest pollucite-hosted caesium deposit. This discovery positions the company as a potential key supplier of caesium, a critical mineral with rising demand in emerging solar technologies.

Wildcat Resources has reported significant lithium mineralisation from metallurgical drilling at its Tabba Tabba project, reinforcing its resource base and advancing feasibility studies.

Kula Gold has initiated exploration at its Wozi Niobium Project in Malawi, aiming to validate historic surface mineralisation and progress towards a maiden drilling campaign by December 2025. This move diversifies the company’s portfolio beyond gold into critical minerals with promising regional infrastructure.

Energy Transition Minerals' subsidiary ETM Spain has been recommended as the preferred bidder for the Penouta Tin-Tantalum-Niobium mine in Galicia, Spain, marking a significant step in the company's expansion strategy.

Kula Gold Limited has reported impressive high-grade gold drilling results at its Mt Palmer Gold Mine, completing an 80% JV earn-in, while progressing exploration at Kirup and securing a niobium project approval in Malawi. The company faces a tight cash position but is actively managing funding.

Energy Transition Minerals has submitted a binding offer to acquire the Penouta Mine in Spain, a critical asset for Europe’s supply of tantalum and niobium. The outcome hinges on regulatory approvals and competitive bidding.

Perpetual Resources has intersected over 200 meters of continuous lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite at its Igrejinha Project in Brazil, revealing promising signs of strategic caesium mineralisation alongside lithium. Initial assay results are expected soon, with further drilling underway to expand the discovery.