Latest Tantalum News

Perpetual Resources continues to hit high-grade lithium and caesium targets at its Igrejinha and Renaldinho projects while strategically entering the tungsten market with a sizeable new tenure in Brazil’s Seridó Mineral Province. The company is gearing up for trenching and drilling campaigns amid a tight cash position.

Askari Metals has completed data compilation at its Nejo Gold and Copper Project, setting the stage for a 5,000m maiden drilling campaign targeting high-grade gold and copper. Meanwhile, trenching at its Uis Project in Namibia reveals robust polymetallic mineralisation, including tin, tantalum, lithium, rubidium, and caesium, underpinning plans for RC drilling later this year.

Voltaic Strategic Resources (ASX:VSR) closed March 2026 with a robust A$9.3 million cash and securities position, progressing drill-ready gold targets at Meekatharra and refining rare earth and lithium prospects across Western Australia. The company’s strategic acquisition adjacent to its Ti Tree Lithium Project signals intent to consolidate its position in a burgeoning lithium corridor.

Burley Minerals has reignited interest in its Chubb Lithium Project in Quebec following a lithium price uptick and promising drilling results revealing both spodumene and rare pollucite mineralisation. The company is weighing strategic options including further exploration, joint ventures, or sale.

Delta Lithium’s March quarter report highlights robust high-grade lithium drilling at Mt Ida, successful production of battery-grade lithium and rubidium carbonates, and ongoing exploration progress at Yinnetharra, supported by a strong $52 million cash position.

Chilwa Minerals has mobilised a second diamond drill rig at its Mpyupyu target in Malawi, accelerating exploration of niobium, rare earths, tantalum, and gallium within a newly identified alkaline syenite intrusion. With over 1,000 metres drilled and key assay results pending, the company is poised for a revised resource estimate in May 2026.

Great Dirt Resources bolstered its leadership with key industry veterans, secured $1.446 million in funding, and reported promising lithium anomalies at its Pilbara Project, all while renewing its NSW manganese exploration licence.

Xenora Minerals has committed to the next stage of its Dudley Lithium Project earn-in, revealing new lithium anomalies using enhanced soil sampling techniques. Meanwhile, the company navigates a key leadership change with a new managing director appointed.

QEM Limited is set to acquire two past-producing critical mineral projects in Idaho, backed by a $2.645 million placement. The move aligns with US efforts to secure domestic supplies of fluorspar, tungsten, and niobium amid global supply chain vulnerabilities.

Charger Metals has confirmed significant extensions to spodumene mineralisation at its Medcalf project, with drilling pushing lithium-bearing pegmatites to 600-700m depth and along strike. The company anticipates a substantial resource upgrade following assay results due in the coming weeks.

Wildcat Resources (ASX: WC8) has expanded its Bolt Cutter Central lithium discovery footprint beyond 2.3km with multiple high-grade spodumene intercepts, while advancing the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Tabba Tabba Project. The company maintains a strong cash position of A$43.3 million as it prepares for further drilling and development milestones.

Forrestania Resources has revealed further high-grade niobium mineralisation from its maiden RC drilling at the Wozi Project, Malawi, validating a large near-surface system with grades up to 0.94% Nb2O5 and confirming the project's critical minerals potential.