Projects

  • Katanning

    PROJECTS

    Punters ignoring junior’s Katanning Gold Project efforts  

    It’s possible that a domestically-listed gold explorer, which boasts a not-too-shabby evolving flagship project in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt, may be looking to lithium to help boost its languishing mark... more

  • junior

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    WA junior to unlock geological secrets of possible giant

    A West Australian junior involved in a number of exploration projects is confident it has come across an iron oxide-gold-copper (IOCG) deposit in its home state. Late last year, Miramar Resources Ltd (ASX:M2... more

  • lithium

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    New lithium mine set to boost WA’s credentials as battery hub

    Joint venture partners Covalent Lithium, Wesfarmers and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) have opened of the Mt Holland lithium mine and concentrator project. The Mt Holland lithium project consists ... more

  • Prospectivity of Niobium-REE at BMG’s Dragon project

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    Prospectivity of Niobium-REE at BMG’s Dragon project

    BMG Resources Limited has announced promising results from its ongoing exploration review of the Dragon project neighbouring WA1 Resources’ site in the West Arunta region of Western Australia. Multiple tar... more

  • Punters ignoring junior’s Katanning Gold Project efforts  
  • WA junior to unlock geological secrets of possible giant
  • New lithium mine set to boost WA’s credentials as battery hub
  • Prospectivity of Niobium-REE at BMG’s Dragon project

Graphite project edges closer to contributing to global decarbonisation

In mid-February a Perth-based dual-listed resources house took a major step towards establishing a sovereign national graphite project which entailed a ‘mine to market’ capability and integrated operations located within its home state of Western Australia. In doing so, it moved further towards its goal of becoming a significant player in the global processed graphite market. International Graphite Ltd (ASX: IG6) has just completed the successful wet commissioning of its new $1.5 million, 200 tonnes per annum graphite micronising plant in the coal mining town of Collie in WA using imported graphite concentrates. To be known as the Collie BAM…

Junior player hard at work in both Australia and the US

An ASX-listed junior is looking to expeditiously dual-track its two lithium projects during the coming year, with the Perth-based Future Battery Minerals Ltd (FBM) targeting deposits in both Western Australia and the US state Nevada. In WA, the prize is its wholly-owned Kangaroo Hills, located just 17 kilometres south of the historic gold town of Coolgardie, where a high grade lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite discovery has so far returned an assay of 29 metres at 1.36 per cent lithium. Meanwhile, in southern Nevada, the aptly-named Nevada Lithium Project (NLP), in which the junior has an 80 per cent interest, is a large-scale…

Crown Prince mineral resource estimate increases to 240koz

Ora Gold Limited has announced a significant update to the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Crown Prince Prospect at its flagship Garden Gully Gold Project, located in the heart of the prolific Murchison gold district near Meekatharra, Western Australia. The total resource at Crown Prince has now reached 240,000 ounces of gold at a grade of 4.1g/t Au, a considerable growth from its 2019 estimate. Notably, 68 per cent of these ounces fall within the Indicated JORC category, highlighting the enhanced drill density and improved geological understanding of the prospect. This advancement underscores the prospect's strong open pit mining potential,…

Exploration commences at Maggie Hays Hill project

Intra Energy Corporation Limited has begun a comprehensive soil geochemical survey at its Maggie Hays Hill Project in Western Australia's Lake Johnston Province.  It marks a significant step in the exploration of historical gold and lithium targets within the project area. Following the acquisition of the Maggie Hays Hill (MHH) lithium and gold project, preliminary rock sampling conducted in December unveiled highly anomalous levels of tantalum, with a maximum of 390 ppm, and niobium, with a maximum of 482 ppm. These findings, reported in an ASX release on 17 January 2024, underscore the potential of the area and necessitate a comprehensive…

North Stanmore Project solidifies itself as low-cost source of HREs

Victory Metals Limited has today announced the results of its recent metallurgical test work conducted on the North Stanmore Rare Earth Element (REE)Project — situated 10 kilometres north of Cue, Western Australia. The optimised mixed rare earth carbonate metallurgy concentrate from North Stanmore has shown great proportions of dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb), with Dy constituting 73.6 per cent and Tb 10 per cent of the concentrate. This composition contrasts with the figures from the commissioning Serra Verde, Pela Ema Project mixed REE concentrate product — which contains 9.4 per cent Dy and 1.6 per cent Tb. Victory Metals said…

Intra Energy acquires prospective WA lithium project

Intra Energy Corporation Limited has acquired an 80 per cent interest in the Maggie Hays Hill lithium project (MHH Project) in the prolific Lake Johnston region of Western Australia. Intra Energy Corporation Chairman Graeme Robertson stated: “The acquisition of the MHH Project opens the exciting opportunity to IEC for advanced exploration for lithium, gold, and nickel in the well-known Maggie Hays Hill area of southern Western Australia. “Initial work done by IEC and historical exploration has identified visible outcropping pegmatites with recently discovered spodumene deposits to the south providing potential for lithium. ”As this is a more advanced area than…

Progress made on Lake Maitland Uranium Project extension study

Toro Energy Limited has issued an update that its extension study to the proposed Lake Maitland Uranium-Vanadium operation — located approximately 105 kilometres southeast of the Wiluna township in Western Australia and 730 kilometres northeast of Perth. The study involves the evaluation of the incorporation of material from Toro’s 100 per cent owned Lake Way and Centipede-Millipede uranium deposits into a proposed processing operation at Lake Maitland. Toro Energy Executive Chairman Richard Homsany said: “The uranium resources at Lake Way and Centipede-Millipede are strategically located and considerable, and need to be thoroughly evaluated for viability. “The inclusion of additional material…

Rincon Resources receives heritage clearance for West Arunta project

Mineral exploration company Rincon Resources has made significant progress at its wholly-owned West Arunta project — in Western Australia — as the company has obtained the necessary heritage clearance. This sets the stage for imminent site works and the initiation of a groundbreaking 1,000 metre diamond drilling program at the Pokali IOCG Prospect. With the clearance in place, the team is diligently preparing for the site works, which is scheduled to commence soon, followed closely by the drilling activities. The upcoming drilling program is meticulously designed to include two diamond holes, each extending to a minimum depth of 500 metres.…

Fieldwork to commence at Adina East Lithium Project

ASX-listed technology minerals company Pinnacle Minerals Ltd has mobilised the field team from Quebec-based geological consultants, IOS, to Mirage Outfitters for the execution of fieldwork. This move marks the preparation for the inaugural exploration program at the Adina East Project located in James Bay, Quebec. Pinnacle Minerals Managing Director Nic Matich said: “Pinnacle has secured the services of respected Geological Group IOS Services Géoscientifiques to conduct first pass exploration at the recently acquired Adina East Lithium Project. Having the crew mobilised on site one day after announcing the acquisition highlights the company’s intent to maximise shareholder value through prompt and…

IperionX receives US$11.5 million for provisional equipment

Producer of high-performance titanium products Iperion X Limited has received a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) — offering a provisional equipment finance of US$11.5 million. This finance is intended for the development of IperionX’s Titanium Production Facility located in Halifax County, Virginia, and is repayable over a tenure of seven years. This promising development follows EXIM’s evaluation of IperionX’s project for eligibility under both its ‘China and Transformational Exports Program’ and the ‘Make More in America Initiative’. These schemes are crafted to diminish Chinese dominance in critical sectors while amplifying export-focused…

Multiple pegmatites discovered at Llama Lithium Project

Intra Energy Corporation Limited has completed the first phase of exploration on its Llama Lithium Project located in the prolific James Bay region in Québec, Canada. Multiple large-scale pegmatite dykes have been identified with Lithium-Cesium-Tantalum (LCT) affinities including the presence of the minerals beryl and columbite. The first stage program was undertaken by Dahrouge Geological Consulting (DGC) who has mapped approximately 52 kilometres of ground traverses and collected a total of 83 rock samples with the objective of identifying drill targets. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="922"] Map of the Llama project, illustrating the location of the 83 rock samples collected, including…

Results confirm tier one status of HMW Project in Argentina   

Argentinian high-grade lithium brine developer, Galan Lithium Limited has announced the results of the Phase 2 definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Hombre Muerto West (HMW) Project in Catamarca Province, Argentina. The initial phase DFS was based on a production level of 5.37 ktpa lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in the form of lithium chloride concentrate. The second phase has increased the overall annual production rate to 20,851 recoverable tonnes LCE, contained in a concentrated lithium chloride product for a period of 40 years. The results and analysis confirm Galan’s belief that the HMW Project is a tier one project in…

Preparation works progressing at Voyager Helium

Blue Star Helium Limited’s on-site preparation for the Voyager development processing facility is making progress, with the company’s earth works contractor currently working on the site preparation necessary for the IACX helium recovery unit to be deployed at Voyager in Colorado. The site requires a substantial pad and part of the site will also serve as a base of operations for ongoing helium exploration and development. We are pleased to have partnered with a nearby mineral leaseholder and surface owner for the needed base gravel. Additionally, road access work including heavy vehicle upgrades is progressing well. In November 2021, the…

Collaboration to expand production of cobalt and bismuth

Fortune Minerals Limited and Rio Tinto are collaborating to develop technology that will improve recovery of the critical minerals cobalt and bismuth. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the companies, testing will be done at Rio Tinto Kennecott’s integrated copper mining and smelting operations in Utah and at Fortune’s planned Alberta Refinery. The partnership aims to maximise the value of critical mineral supply chain investments and increase Fortune’s planned cobalt and bismuth refining operations to process co-product streams of the minerals recovered from the Kennecott smelter. In 2020, the Canadian and U.S. governments signed a Joint Action Plan on…