# Gallium in pole position as Nimy Resources targets multi-metallics across Mons Greenstone

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-g--0ce98e36-904c-4229-9830-8d0bb4b43097

Original source: https://stockhead.com.au/resources/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-greenstone/

Publisher: stockhead

Original announcement: 2026-09-08T21:18:12.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Nimy Resources

- Ticker: NIM

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Western Australia

- Primary commodity: Gallium

- Secondary commodities: Rare earth oxides, Gold, Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Platinum

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-09-08 23:02:51 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Nimy Resources has reported successful metallurgical testwork achieving up to 84% extraction of gallium from its Block 3 resource. The company is advancing towards a scoping study for the gallium-rare earth deposit, which currently hosts an inferred resource of 64.3Mt at 42g/t Ga2O3.

Reasoning: Successful metallurgical testwork \(84% extraction\) on a large inferred gallium resource provides a significant de-risking milestone for flowsheet development.

- Positive factor: Successful metallurgical extraction results \(84%\)

- Positive factor: Significant resource scale \(64.3Mt\)

- Positive factor: Critical mineral demand driver \(defence/semiconductors\)

- Positive factor: Expansion potential identified via magnetic surveys

- Negative factor: Resource is currently 100% Inferred

- Negative factor: Price uncertainty for gallium

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 84% extraction reported for gallium metallurgical testwork.

Evidence · text

> up to 84% extraction from Mons’ Block 3 gallium resource

**All Inferred**

Polarity: negative

Definition: 100% of resource is Inferred category — very early stage, no engineering confidence.

Why it applies: The reported resource for Block 3 is entirely in the Inferred category.

Evidence · text

> Block 3 hosts an inferred resource of 64.3Mt

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("concentrate"\)

**Gravity Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.

Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route \("gravity"\)

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (5)

### metallurgical testwork

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-g--0ce98e36-904c-4229-9830-8d0bb4b43097#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Mons · gallium

#### Identity

- Project: Mons
- Commodity: gallium
- Region: australia\_wa
- Reported Region: Western Australia
- Ticker: NIM

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: metallurgical testwork
- Sample: Block 3 gallium resource metallurgical testwork

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 84 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High extraction rate reported for a critical mineral.

- Positive factor: 84% extraction is a strong milestone for critical mineral flowsheet development

Evidence · text

> latest metallurgical test results of up to 84% extraction from Mons’ Block 3 gallium resource

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-g--0ce98e36-904c-4229-9830-8d0bb4b43097#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Mons · gallium

#### Identity

- Project: Mons
- Commodity: gallium
- Region: australia\_wa
- Reported Region: Western Australia
- Ticker: NIM

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Large scale resource but entirely in the speculative inferred category.

- Positive factor: Large tonnage \(64.3Mt\)

- Negative factor: 100% Inferred category

Evidence · text

> Block 3 hosts an inferred resource of 64.3Mt at 42g/t gallium trioxide \(Ga2O3\) and 507ppm TREO, containing about 2700t of gallium trioxide

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-g--0ce98e36-904c-4229-9830-8d0bb4b43097#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

Mons · rare earth oxides

#### Identity

- Project: Mons
- Commodity: rare earth oxides
- Region: australia\_wa
- Reported Region: Western Australia
- Ticker: NIM

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct REO resource is substantial but speculative.

- Positive factor: Significant contained TREO

- Negative factor: 100% Inferred category

Evidence · text

> 64.3Mt at 42g/t gallium trioxide \(Ga2O3\) and 507ppm TREO, containing about 2700t of gallium trioxide and 32,600t of total rare earth oxides

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-g--0ce98e36-904c-4229-9830-8d0bb4b43097#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

Mons · gallium

#### Identity

- Project: Mons
- Commodity: gallium
- Region: australia\_wa
- Reported Region: Western Australia
- Ticker: NIM

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade subset of the resource, but still speculative.

- Positive factor: High grade intercept \(102g/t\)

- Negative factor: 100% Inferred category

Evidence · text

> At the higher-grade 70g/t Ga2O3 cut-off, the resource contains 7.2Mt at 102g/t Ga2O3 for about 740t of contained gallium trioxide

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gallium-in-pole-position-as-nimy-resources-targets-multi-metallics-across-mons-g--0ce98e36-904c-4229-9830-8d0bb4b43097#fact-metallurgical-facts-4)

Mons · rare earth oxides

#### Identity

- Project: Mons
- Commodity: rare earth oxides
- Region: australia\_wa
- Reported Region: Western Australia
- Ticker: NIM

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade REO subset within inferred resource.

- Negative factor: 100% Inferred category

Evidence · text

> 7.2Mt at 102g/t Ga2O3 for about 740t of contained gallium trioxide and 538ppm TREO

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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