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European Energy Metals Files New Claims Near Keliber

European Energy Metals announced the submission of additional exploration licenses prospective for LCT pegmatites in central Finland. The five new applications encompass more than 10,000 ha in the vicinity of the company’s existing licenses near Sibanye-Stillwater/Kelibers lithium project. The company further advised that fieldwork including prospecting, mapping, trenching, ground mag, and base of till sampling […]

Drill Targets Identified At Orrvik

Drill Targets Identified At Orrvik

Ragnar Metals announced the identification of three drill-ready targets at its Swedish Orrvik lithium project. Following a geochemistry review and recent field observations together with a lithium expert, the company substantially increased its understanding of the lithium mineralization at Orrvik. At the name-giving prospect, most of the historic drilling is now thought to have been […]

McKnight Reports Lithium Assays From Lindon Project

McKnight Reports Lithium Assays From Lindon Project

McKnight Resources published assays from grab sampling at its Lindon lithium project in central Sweden. Samples from NE-SW running pegmatites near the coast show locally large spodumene crystals and returned up to 3.18% Li2O (Lin 3). Lindon project location near Gävle, Sweden (Source: www.mcknigth.se)

Drilling At Olserum Commences

Drilling At Olserum Commences

European Green Transition announced the start of drilling activities at its Olserum Rare Earth Project in southern Sweden. The 1500m drilling program will test the western extension of the Olserum deposit, where recent fieldwork already confirmed the occurrence of REE mineralization. In addition, drilling will focus on the newly discovered Djupedal trend that has been […]

Olserum Metallurgical Test Results

Olserum Metallurgical Test Results

European Green Transition published metallurgical test results from its Olserum REE project. Based on a 135kg sample of typical Olserum mineralization, the study showed that an REE-rich concentrate can be produced utilizing magnetic separation and standard flotation techniques. A bulk REE & apatite concentrate achieved grades of 10.5% to 12.6% TREE. Test work has further […]

Metals One Reports Resource For Black Schist Project

Re-Assayed Core From Black Schist Project Finland

Metals One published a maiden JORC-compliant inferred resource for the P5 area of its Black Schist project adjacent to the Terrafame mine in Finland. The estimate returned 29Mt @ 0.18% Ni, 0.08% Cu, 0.01% Co and 0.33% Zn. Together with the existing R1 inferred resource, the company’s inventory now exceeds 50Mt for a total of […]

Olserum North Channel Sampling Results

Olserum North Channel Sampling Results

Ragnar Metals reported results from recent channel sampling at its Olserum North project in southern Sweden. Multiple channels at the Falken prospect returned continuous REE mineralization over several meters, with the best channels returning 6.3m @ 4824ppm TREO (T2) and 9.3m @ 4063ppm TREO (T1). Notably, the channels remain open where the outcrops plunge underneath […]

Prospech Samples Lanthanide Stockpile And Prepares Hard Rock Drilling

Prospech Samples Lanthanide Stockpile And Prepares Hard Rock Drilling

Prospech Limited reported the completion of an auger sampling program at a lanthanide stockpile adjacent to the historic Korsnäs lead mine. Historic records indicate that the stockpile is pre-mined, readily accessible for potential exploitation, and could contain some 50 000t at around 3% lanthanide elements. While the company’s main efforts are focused on delineating a hard […]

Assay Results From Gyttorp

Assay Results From Gyttorp

Bastion Minerals reported assay results from its recent rock chip sampling campaign at the Gyttorp REE project in Bergslagen, central Sweden. The assay results showed elevated REE and copper in most samples with values as high as 8.3% REE+Y and 5.1% Cu. Notably, some samples show high concentrations of the more valuable heavy rare earth […]

Talga And SQM Enter Into Earn-In Agreement

Talga And SQM Enter Into Earn-In Agreement

Talga Group announced it entered into an Earn-In agreement with SQM (Sociedad QuĂ­mica y Minera de Chile S.A.) regarding its Aero Lithium project in northern Sweden. Under the terms of the agreement, SQM can earn up to 70% interest by expending a total of 19.0 million USD. The agreement further allows for additional collaboration between […]