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Octava Minerals assays massive 860ppm for critical indium metal in Tassie
Octava Minerals’ Federation project, 12km west of the town of Zeehan in Western Tasmania, comprises two exploration licences covering about 121 square kilometres. Credit: File Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) has landed some exceptional high-grade indium results up to 860ppm by having a re-look at some old rock chip samples from its Sweeney’s prospect within the company’s Federation copper-zinc-silver project in western Tasmania. A fixed-loop electromagnetic (FLEM) geophysical sur

Doug Bright
Nov 26


Octava Minerals poised to drill high-grade indium at Tasmanian polymetallic hot spot
Octava’s Federation tenement location and regional geology. Credit: File Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) is about to fire up the rigs at its Federation base metals project in western Tasmania after uncovering rock chips grading overlimit indium, clocking more than 500 parts per million (ppm), alongside standout grades of copper, zinc, silver, and tin. The discovery has lit a fuse under the company’s exploration push at the Sweeney’s prospect, where regulatory approval has now bee
Rowena Duckworth
Nov 5


Octava Minerals set to drill WA Gascoyne after critical minerals leach success
Octava Minerals’ sample dumps of mineralised black shale from previous reverse circulation drilling at its Byro critical minerals project...

Doug Bright
Oct 9


Microbes prove their worth unlocking Octava Minerals critical metals
Octava Minerals hopes microbial leaching will be the key to environmentally friendly extraction of critical metals from black shales at...

Doug Bright
Oct 2


Octava Minerals powers up drill bit at Tassie copper-critical metals play
Octava Minerals has kicked off exploration programs at its Federation copper-zinc-silver-tin project in Tasmania, including drilling and...

Andrew Todd
Sep 17


Octava Minerals chases historic Tassie copper-zinc-silver hits
Octava Minerals has kicked off exploration at its historic Sweeney’s copper-zinc-silver-tin prospect in western Tasmania. The mine’s main...

James Pearson
Sep 2


Microbes help Octava Minerals nail rapid WA rare earth recovery rates
A core tray from Octava Minerals’ Byro polymetallic project in WA’s Gascoyne region showing the distinctive Permian black shale from...

James Pearson
Aug 21


Octava Minerals fills its coffers for new Tasmanian copper tilt
The world-class Renison tin mine in western Tasmania is a stone’s throw from Octava Minerals’ Federation copper project. Credit: File...

Andrew Todd
Jul 25


Octava Minerals, CSIRO “bioleaching” tests point to critical minerals extraction
The CSIRO is testing a bioleaching mineral extraction technique on ore samples from black shale at Octava Minerals’ Byro rare earths and...

Belinda Hickman
Jun 16


Octava Minerals assays back up historic rich WA REE and lithium grades
Metallurgical core drilling at Octava Minerals’ Byro rare earth elements project in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region. Assays from...

James Pearson
Feb 25


Octava Minerals drilling to unlock 10km antimony corridor in WA
Drilling operations at Octava Minerals’ Yallalong antimony project in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region. Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) has...

Andrew Todd
Dec 17, 2024


Octava Minerals nabs 14 new WA antimony targets near historic high-grade hit
Octava Minerals’ drilling rig at Yallalong has a host of new targets to test following the recent completion and interpretation of...

Doug Bright
Dec 12, 2024


Octava Minerals spots visible antimony in drill holes
Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) has spotted visible signs of critical mineral, antimony in drill holes at the company’s Yallalong project that...

Craig Nolan
Dec 5, 2024


Octava Minerals offloads Talga project to focus on “new energy” metals
Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) has agreed to sell 100 per cent of its Talga gold, base metals and lithium project in WA’s Pilbara to Global...

Doug Bright
Dec 4, 2024


Octava Minerals locks in drilling contract for WA antimony quest
In a masterclass of timing, Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) has locked in a local drilling contractor to launch a 3000m program next week at...

James Pearson
Nov 13, 2024


Octava Minerals mobilises survey crew as WA antimony hunt ramps up
Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) is preparing to kick off a gravity and seismic program ahead of a drilling campaign at its Yallalong project...

James Pearson
Oct 31, 2024


Octava Minerals snares regulatory approval for WA antimony hunt
Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) says it has locked in the relevant regulatory approvals required to begin exploration works at its high-grade...

Bart Bogacz
Oct 10, 2024


Octava Minerals has ‘one million’ reasons to tap into WA antimony
Octava Minerals (ASX: OCT) has tapped the market for $1 million in a bid to expand the antimony prospect within its Yallalong project...

Craig Nolan
Oct 3, 2024


BPM sharpens gold Claw to spark big share price run
Gold! Gold! Gold! No, that is not a throwback to the late, great Norman “Nugget” May’s famous line calling the thrilling final lap in the...

Craig Nolan
Sep 21, 2024


The flavour of the month is antimony – but what’s next?
Antimony is the latest critical metal to send the hearts of ASX punters aflutter, but with new “must-have” metals constantly emerging,...

James Pearson
Sep 20, 2024
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