Matt Birney

Hawkstone Mining has generated more wide, high-grade mineralisation in separate ore horizons from diamond drilling at the Northern Mineralised Zone of its Big Sandy lithium clay project in Arizona, US. Better results included 26m @ 2,205 ppm lithium from 15m down-hole and 21m @ 2,203 ppm lithium from 10m down-hole from the Upper Zone, within two separate vertical drill holes.

MGC Pharmaceuticals is expanding its distribution network through agreements with Australian medicinal cannabis distribution and logistics specialists, Health House International and Cannvalate. The non-exclusive agreements cover MGC’s IMP products and expand the network of clinics and pharmacies from which Special Access Scheme applications for these products may be derived.

Ultracharge is selling its electrolyte salt intellectual property that can increase the lifespan and performance of lithium-ion batteries in both high and low temperatures to Singapore-based company SES Holdings for USD$700,000. This will provide the company with short-term funding whilst reducing its intellectual property maintenance and research and development costs.

Infinity Lithium is sticking with the mantra of “buy local” with the signing of an MoU with Spanish industrial group Ercros for the future supply of reagents required to produce lithium chemicals at its San Jose project in Spain. Ercros’ existing network of caustic soda tanks makes it ideally suited to help meet Infinity’s goal of controlling its carbon footprint throughout the entire lithium chemical production process.

Hawkstone Mining has appointed the former Chief Technical Officer to Lithium Americas Corp, Dr David Deak, as its technical advisor to oversee development of the Big Sandy lithium clay project in Arizona, US. Dr Deak previously led the team that delivered the PFS for the Thacker Pass lithium clay project in Nevada, which will generate 3.135 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent over a 46-year mine life.

Northern Minerals has kicked off a program of drilling at the high-grade, heavy rare earth Dazzler and Iceman prospects, located south of its Browns Range mining and pilot processing operations near Halls Creek, WA. The short campaign will target infill and extensional positions at both prospects, which will potentially upgrade the existing Dazzler resource and facilitate the estimation of a maiden mineral resource for Iceman.

Base metal results from Legend Mining’s infill aircore drilling program at its Crean and Worsley prospects in the Fraser Range of WA have given the company encouragement that it is zeroing in on larger mineralised systems in the district. At Crean, anomalous nickel-copper assays point to a possible magmatic intrusive ore system like the revered Nova deposit, whilst Worsley shows geology and assays consistent with a VMS system.

Novo Resources has kicked off its field exploration programs for the Egina and Karratha gold projects in the West Pilbara, WA. The company is planning to complete bulk sampling programs on defined and targeted gold-bearing gravel terraces in the Egina district, whilst regional exploration activities are underway at Karratha to evaluate conglomerate-hosted gold mineralisation between the Comet Well and the Purdy’s Reward projects.

Spectrum Metals has drilled high-grade gold intersections at its Penny North and Magenta prospects near Youanmi in WA and has raised $5m to support ongoing exploration and resource development at the broader Penny West project. The company will shortly commence its Phase II drilling program, which will target regions adjacent to the existing Penny West resource and extensions to the Penny North and Magenta prospects.