Latest Metals Recovery News

American West Metals has launched a targeted field program at its West Desert Project in Utah, focusing on resampling historical drill core for indium and gallium ahead of a new drilling campaign. The project already hosts the largest indium resource in the US with significant expansion potential.

Metallium Ltd has marked a pivotal quarter with a U.S. Department of Defense contract award, strategic partnerships, and progress on its Texas Flash Joule Heating plant, positioning itself as a key player in the U.S. critical metals recovery sector.

Nico Resources has progressed its Wingellina nickel-cobalt project through updated resource estimates, detailed metallurgical testwork, and a strategic review of scandium extraction, even as nickel market conditions remain subdued.

Lithium Universe Limited has raised $2.5 million through a placement to advance its lithium refinery in Québec and innovative solar panel recycling technology. The funding highlights investor confidence in the company’s dual strategy to close North America’s lithium supply gap and pioneer sustainable metal recovery.

Aurelia Metals reports a robust September 2025 quarter, with production and costs aligning to plan and key projects advancing ahead of schedule. Significant growth in copper resources and reserves underpins a confident outlook for FY26 and beyond.

Aurelia Metals has kicked off FY26 with robust production and cost management, driven by the ahead-of-schedule ramp-up at its Federation mine and promising progress at Great Cobar.

Podium Minerals has achieved a metallurgical breakthrough at its Parks Reef project, delivering an 80% recovery of key metals and a 50-fold concentrate grade upgrade. The company is advancing a A$12 million capital raise to accelerate development amid soaring platinum and palladium prices.

Metallium Limited announces a breakthrough rare earth recovery method using Flash Joule Heating with chlorination, promising faster, cleaner recycling of critical metals from magnet waste and advancing U.S. supply chain independence.

EV Resources reports strong metallurgical results from its Los Lirios Antimony Project, confirming high antimony grades alongside gold and silver by-products, paving the way for fast-track production and strategic alignment with U.S. critical minerals supply chains.

Mammoth Minerals has initiated its first-ever diamond drilling campaign at the Excelsior Gold-Silver Project in Nevada, aiming to unlock detailed geological insights and advance metallurgical testing. Meanwhile, the company has deferred payment terms on its Skyline Copper Project in Canada as it sharpens focus on US gold assets.

Podium Minerals has announced a major metallurgical breakthrough with a new concentrator flowsheet achieving approximately 80% recovery of key platinum group metals, advancing its Parks Reef Project towards commercialisation.

Challenger Gold has secured the final Environmental Impact Assessment amendment for its Hualilán Gold Project, enabling ore haulage and toll milling at the Casposo plant. This milestone unlocks a low-capital pathway to early cash flow while advancing the project’s development.