Empire Metals has achieved a technical breakthrough at its Pitfield project, demonstrating the ability to produce high-value rutile pigment instead of the previously assumed anatase pigment. This shift is expected to increase the value of the material from approximately $2,500 to $3,500 per tonne.
Empire Metals has successfully produced rutile crystal pigment from its Pitfield Titanium Project in Western Australia using its proprietary 'Empire Process'. The development work demonstrates the ability to convert anatase-rich weathered ores into high-purity rutile pigment, targeting the architectural coatings market.
Green Bridge Metals Corporation has announced a Phase 2 diamond drill program at the Titac Project in Minnesota, targeting titanium, copper, and vanadium. The program aims to expand the existing Titac South inferred resource into the Titac North area and evaluate multi-metal potential. The company also noted that 14 drill sites are fully permitted through April 2028.
North Atlantic Titanium Corp. has received forestry (PAF) and drilling (ATI) permits from the Québec government for its Everett project. The company also disclosed metallurgical characterization results from Corem, showing a high-quality hemo-ilmenite composite with low impurities and significant titanium, iron, vanadium, and phosphate content.
North Atlantic Titanium Corp. has received forestry (PAF) and drilling (ATI) permits from the Québec government for its Everett project. The company plans a 25,000m diamond drilling program to test the Everett Oxide Body, which shows high-quality hemo-ilmenite and multi-commodity potential including vanadium and phosphate.
SAGA Metals hosted a site visit by The Northern Miner to its Radar Ti-V-Fe and Wolverine Heavy REE projects in Labrador. The company reported high-grade intercepts at Radar, including a 470m interval, and noted that diamond drilling is currently underway at Wolverine to build a dataset for a future maiden resource.
Saga Metals is advancing its Radar project in Labrador, targeting titanium and vanadium. Recent drilling has produced high-grade intercepts, and metallurgical testwork by Temas Resources has demonstrated high recoveries for titanium, vanadium, and iron.
IperionX has validated its GenX™ continuous HAMR™ processing technology, which aims to replace conventional batch-based Kroll titanium production. The process successfully met ASTM oxygen benchmarks for both angular and spherical titanium powders.
Empire Metals has significantly expanded its Pitfield Titanium Project resource to 8.16 billion tonnes at 4.3% TiO2. The company also reported exceptional 95% titanium recovery in metallurgical tests and has been accepted into a government-backed critical metals research programme.
Empire Metals has joined an Australian government-backed critical metals initiative to research direct titanium metal production from its Pitfield project in Western Australia. The Pitfield project holds a massive 8.16 billion tonne resource grading 4.3% TiO2.
