Mount Ridley Mines has reported 95% gallium recovery from a Darling Range bauxite composite using its Selectro™ Process. The single-leach process also achieved 92% aluminium and 97% iron recovery, producing a silica-rich residue instead of traditional red mud.
Mount Ridley Mines reports an inferred resource at its Grass Patch project in Western Australia containing 24,584 tonnes of gallium. The resource comprises 838.7 million tonnes at 29.3 ppm gallium, alongside rare earths and scandium.
Quantum Critical Metals has used laser mineral mapping to confirm that gallium and rubidium at its Discovery Property in Québec are hosted in mica, matching the mineralogy of its flagship NMX East project. The study also identified high-response samples for beryllium and cesium, which the company intends to follow up with certified assays.
Quantum Critical Metals has used laser mineral mapping to confirm that gallium and rubidium at its Discovery Property in Québec are hosted in mica, aligning with the company's recovery technology used at NMX East. The study also identified potential new beryllium and cesium targets in specific samples, which the company plans to follow up with certified assays.
Quantum Critical Metals has confirmed that gallium and rubidium at its Discovery Property in Québec are hosted in mica, matching the mineralogy of its flagship NMX East project. The laser mapping also identified potential new beryllium and cesium targets in separate samples. While the mapping provides a clear path for recovery testing, the results await confirmation via certified assays.
Spark Energy Minerals Inc. reported high-grade surface sampling results from its Boa Vista target at the Arapaima Project in Brazil, identifying it as a second mineralized center for gallium and rare earth elements. Soil samples returned up to 134.4 g/t Ga₂O₃, and stream sediments showed up to 1.0% TREO, with these results correlating well with previous near-surface drilling. The findings provide a strong foundation for follow-up exploration and drilling to define the extent and sources of mineralization.
Spark Energy Minerals Inc. announced positive surface sampling results from its Boa Vista target at the Arapaima Project in Brazil, identifying it as a second gallium-rare earth mineralized center. Soil samples returned up to 134.4 g/t Ga₂O₃, and stream sediments showed up to 1.0% TREO, confirming a continuous anomalous zone and guiding future exploration. The results support the company's strategy to expand its critical minerals portfolio, with follow-up drilling and mineralogical characterization planned.
Nimy Resources Limited reported a transformative year, highlighted by a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource for high-grade gallium and rare earth oxides at its Block 3 project in Western Australia. The company also announced positive metallurgical test work results for gallium and REE, alongside successful capital raises totaling over $6.6 million. Exploration efforts advanced other targets, including a new district-scale gold system and promising copper-nickel-PGE and VHMS prospects, despite facing a legal dispute and ongoing going concern considerations.
Atlantico Energy Metals Corp. has identified strong correlations between gallium and three other industrial metals (niobium, titanium, and vanadium) across 114 surface samples at the Novo Cruzeiro Project in Brazil. While the findings suggest a broader geological opportunity, the company noted specific QA/QC qualifications regarding laboratory performance in certain assay batches.
Spark Energy Minerals provided an update on its Brazilian projects, highlighting consistent gallium and rare earth mineralization across 33 reported drill holes at the Arapaima Project. The company also reported a successful $2.9 million capital raise and is advancing exploration for lithium and tungsten.
