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Iondrive Joins European Battery Recycling Consortium Backed by German Government Grant
Iondrive (ASX: ION) has joined a €3.1 million (A$5.5m) European consortium aimed at establishing a closed-loop battery recycling industry in Germany, supported by a €2.07m (A$3.7m) grant from the Government of North Rhine-Westphalia. RWTH Aachen University is leading the initiative, which unites key participants across the battery materials supply chain, with Iondrive serving as the core […]
Vitasora Health Expands Evolent Care Partnership to Drive US Growth Strategy
Vitasora Health (ASX: VHL) has expanded its partnership with Evolent Care Partners, extending its Connected Care services across the US following a successful pilot program in Hawaii. The agreement positions Vitasora to deliver remote patient monitoring and chronic care management to between 20,000 and 30,000 patients from 2026 under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Chief executive […]
VRX Silica Signs Binding Offtake Contracts for Arrowsmith North Project
VRX Silica (ASX: VRX) has finalised four binding offtake agreements for the supply of high-grade silica sand from its Arrowsmith North project in Western Australia, marking a major commercial milestone ahead of first production. The agreements cover an aggregate 410,000 tonnes per annum of silica sand to customers in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines—representing almost […]
Australian Strategic Materials Raises $55m To Fund Korean Expansion And US Growth Plans
Australian Strategic Materials (ASX: ASM) has raised $55 million through an institutional placement to accelerate alloy production at its Korean Metals Plant (KMP) and progress its downstream rare earth expansion strategy. The placement, which the company conducted at $1.20 per share, attracted strong participation from new and existing institutional investors across Australia and overseas, including significant […]
EROAD Scales Back North American Expansion to Refocus on Australia-NZ Market
EROAD (ASX: ERD) has announced a major strategic realignment to concentrate growth investment in Australia and New Zealand, targeting emerging opportunities in electronic road user charging (eRUC) as governments transition to usage-based infrastructure funding models. The company will scale back expansion in North America following slower-than-expected enterprise sales and will redeploy resources to accelerate development in […]
De.mem Acquires Core Chemicals to Expand Gold Sector Services Exposure
De.mem (ASX: DEM) has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Perth-based Core Chemicals, a specialist supplier of process chemicals and services to the gold mining industry, for $2.68 million in cash (85%) and scrip (15%). The company will fund the acquisition through a $3m equity placement and a $500,000 shareholder loan, with completion expected […]
Parkway Corporate Secures Site for Queensland Brine Management Complex
Parkway Corporate (ASX: PWN) has secured a 10-hectare site for its planned Queensland Brine Management Complex (QBMC), a landmark project to transform coal seam gas waste brine into valuable green chemicals. The site, which Parkway obtained through a binding option-to-lease agreement, will host the company’s integrated brine processing and electrochemical facilities, providing a long-term solution to […]
Audeara Confirms First Commercial Chinese Order Under Eastech Licensing Agreement
Audeara (ASX: AUA) has received its first purchase order under its licensing agreement with Eastech (Huizhou), a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastech Holding Limited, marking its formal entry into the Chinese hearing aid market. The initial order for 1,000 hearing aid technology licence keys demonstrates early commercial traction for Audeara’s proprietary hearing technology in one of […]
Biotron Announces $2.5 Million Capital Raising to Fund Sedarex Acquisition
Biotron (ASX: BIT) has announced the acquisition of unlisted company Sedarex Limited, the owner of SedRx — a patented next-generation general anaesthetic — alongside a $2.5 million capital raising to fund the transaction and advance development programs. The acquisition delivers Biotron a late-stage clinical asset supported by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines […]
Austral Gold Updates Mineral Reserve as Production Restarts at Casposo Project in Argentina
Austral Gold (ASX: AGD) has announced an updated mineral reserve and resource estimate for its Casposo gold and silver mine in Argentina, coinciding with the restart of commercial production at the operation. The new estimate supports a mine plan Austral has designed to sustain operations over the coming years following completion of extensive refurbishment works and […]
Legacy Minerals Signs Thompson Project Earn-in Deal with Rio Tinto and NiCo Young MoU with Cobalt Blue
Legacy Minerals (ASX: LGM) has struck a major partnership with Rio Tinto Exploration, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), under an option and farm-in agreement that could see the mining giant invest up to $25 million in exploration at Legacy’s Thomson copper-gold project in New South Wales. The deal enables Rio Tinto to earn up to […]
Marmota Accelerates Greenewood Gold Program as One-Metre Samples Sent for Assay
Marmota (ASX: MEU) has advanced its maiden drilling program at the Greenewood gold discovery in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, confirming that it has collected detailed one-metre split samples from the project’s high-grade zones and and dispatched them for assay. The samples follow last week’s release of composite results, which included some of the best gold intersections […]
Morella Corporation Reports 89% Rubidium Extraction in ECU Mt Edon Test Work
Morella Corporation (ASX: 1MC) has confirmed high rubidium extraction rates from hydrometallurgical test work Edith Cowan University (ECU) has undertaken on material from its Mt Edon project in Western Australia. The program achieved up to 89% extraction under roast–leach conditions, validating the technical pathway for processing microcline-hosted rubidium mineralisation and positioning Mt Edon among Australia’s leading […]
American Rare Earths Achieves Impurity Removal Processing Breakthrough at Halleck Creek
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR) has announced a major breakthrough in processing its allanite-hosted rare earth ore from the Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, confirming the successful completion of impurity removal and neutralisation testing. The results mark a critical step in the company’s hydrometallurgical test program, demonstrating that deleterious elements such as iron, aluminium, silica, and […]
ABx Group Delivers Outstanding Rare Earth Purity at Deep Leads in Larger-Scale Testing
ABx Group (ASX: ABX) has reported outstanding impurity removal results from larger-scale metallurgical testing at its Deep Leads ionic adsorption clay rare earth project in northern Tasmania. The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) program confirmed retention of more than 98% of total rare earths while achieving full removal of key impurities such as aluminium. […]
Dart Mining Confirms Bonanza Antimony and Gold Grades with Sampling at Coonambula
Dart Mining (ASX: DTM) has confirmed exceptionally high antimony and gold grades from its maiden sampling program at the Coonambula project in central Queensland. The program, which Dart is conducting under a farm-in joint venture with Great Divide Mining (ASX: GDM), has delivered surface results among the best recorded for the mineral in Australia. Samples returned up […]
1414 Degrees Signs Exclusive Global Licence for Silicon Nanoparticle Battery Technology
1414 Degrees (ASX: 14D) has signed an exclusive worldwide licence agreement with George Washington University (GWU) for its silicon nanoparticle (SiNTL) technology, positioning the company for entry into the lithium-ion battery materials market. The SiNTL technology enables the production of aluminium-coated silicon nanoparticles that promise ten times the theoretical capacity of graphite anodes, offering higher […]
Strickland Metals Expands Rogozna Pipeline with Major Copper-Gold Hit and New Porphyry Targets
Strickland Metals (ASX: STK) has confirmed a significant shallow copper-gold intersection at the Copper Canyon deposit, along by new gravity results identifying multiple large-scale porphyry targets across its 7.4-million-ounce Rogozna gold and base metals project in Serbia. The two updates over consecutive days highlight both the near-surface development potential at Copper Canyon and the deeper discovery […]
Altech Batteries Achieves 88.5% Capacity Retention in Silumina Anodes Breakthrough
Altech Batteries (ASX: ATC) has announced its strongest battery performance results to date, achieving 88.5% capacity retention after 500 charge–discharge cycles using a 5% addition of its proprietary Silumina Anode material. The breakthrough marks a major advance in silicon-based anode technology, confirming both the stability and reproducibility of Altech’s process. Managing director Iggy Tan said the […]
Marmota Hits Bonanza Gold Grades at Greenewood as Gawler Program Expands
Marmota (ASX: MEU) has reported another round of exceptional drilling results from its maiden program at the Greenewood gold discovery in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, confirming the emergence of a major new high-grade zone. The latest assays include a standout intersection of 4 metres at 43 grams per tonne gold from 64m within 28m at 6.5g/t, […]