# Resources Top 5: Australasian Metals trumpets West African lithium; Iondrive blasts on dysprosium Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blast--18126ba1-b677-4685-9b59-1c28b0225738 Original source: https://stockhead.com.au/resources/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blasts-on-dysprosium/ Publisher: stockhead Original announcement: 2026-09-07T06:44:29.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Stockhead - Ticker: Unavailable - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Unavailable - Primary commodity: Unavailable - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Metallurgy, Other, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-09-12 01:06:07 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary A news roundup from Stockhead covering several ASX-listed mining companies, including Australasian Metals' lithium option, Iondrive's rare earths economics, and Great Boulder's gold resource growth. Reasoning: The document is a news aggregator/summary article covering multiple companies and commodities rather than a primary corporate announcement. - Positive factor: Aggregator of multiple mining news stories Facts used in scoring: 6 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Australasian Metals positioning itself in the West African lithium belt via an option. Evidence · text > securing an option over “highly prospective” West African lithium projects **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("concentrate"\) **Multi-Domain Tested** Polarity: positive Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed. Why it applies: 3 distinct composites were tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Resource Estimates (2) ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blast--18126ba1-b677-4685-9b59-1c28b0225738#fact-resource-facts-4) Caladão project · gallium #### Identity - Project: Caladão project - Commodity: gallium #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Resource group id: resource:0f7aadf9f786496bc9c1 - Deposit or zone: Tiger Creek #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 85000000 - Grade: 40 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Inferred resource of 85Mt at 40ppm Ga. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · text > Tiger Creek alone hosts an inferred mineral resource of 85Mt at 40ppm Ga #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **No Contained Metal** Polarity: negative Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting. Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blast--18126ba1-b677-4685-9b59-1c28b0225738#fact-resource-facts-5) Caladão project · total rare earth oxides #### Identity - Project: Caladão project - Commodity: total rare earth oxides #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Resource group id: resource:0f7aadf9f786496bc9c1 - Deposit or zone: Tiger Creek #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 85000000 - Grade: 1050 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Inferred resource of 85Mt at 1050ppm TREO. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · text > 85Mt at 40ppm Ga and 1050ppm total rare earth oxides \(TREO\) #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **No Contained Metal** Polarity: negative Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting. Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported ## Metallurgical Results (3) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blast--18126ba1-b677-4685-9b59-1c28b0225738#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) rare earth elements #### Identity - Commodity: rare earth elements #### Test Work - Sample: end-of-life magnets and electronic waste #### Recovery - Recovery: 90 % - Head Grade: 30.66 - Head Grade Unit: % REO #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Economic assessment assumes 30.66% REO feedstock with 90% product value realization. - Positive factor: High feedstock grade Evidence · text > The economics assume material at 30.66% REO ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blast--18126ba1-b677-4685-9b59-1c28b0225738#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) gallium #### Identity - Commodity: gallium #### Test Work - Sample: 63ppm gallium composite sourced from the Tiger Creek deposit #### Recovery - Recovery: 95 % - Head Grade: 63 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Achieved 95% gallium extraction from a 63ppm composite. - Positive factor: High extraction rate Evidence · text > Reaching 95% gallium extraction at Tiger Creek is a real step forward ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/resources-top-5-australasian-metals-trumpets-west-african-lithium-iondrive-blast--18126ba1-b677-4685-9b59-1c28b0225738#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) scandium #### Identity - Commodity: scandium #### Test Work - Sample: Axel REE's Tiger Creek sample #### Recovery - Recovery: 74 % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Achieved up to 74% scandium extraction. - Positive factor: Successful extraction Evidence · text > returned up to 74% scandium extraction ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.