News Articles for Firebird Metals

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA general manager Lauren Brunswick has resigned after three months in the role during a period of uncertainty.

Former Global Lithium boss Ron Mitchell has been appointed chief executive of Firebird Metals, effective from November 3.

Subiaco-based Firebird Metals closed trade 11 per cent higher on Tuesday, following positive findings from its battery grade manganese sulphate feasibility study, in relation to stage one production in China.

Shares in manganese developer Firebird Metals rose by 9 per cent on Wednesday to 12 cents per share, following news that the company had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China National Chemistry Southern Construction, a large-scale chemical engineering company.

Reach Resources has entered into a tenement sale agreement to acquire a new exploration licence from Firebird Metals, extending its grip on prospective manganese terrain in Western Australia's Edmund Basin. The strategy is in line with the company's anticipation of increasing global demand for critical lithium, manganese and rare earths in the ongoing global phase of decarbonisation and attendant electrification.

Firebird Metals has laid down the blueprint to build its Oakover manganese project near Newman at an estimated cost of $123 million after releasing an updated scoping study.

Shares in the Subiaco-based company were up as much as 20 per cent in early trade after adding substantial tonnage to its core manganese asset in East Pilbara.

Our board moves wrap includes Ian Chalmers, Brett Grosvenor, Peter Wade, James McClements, and David Nicol.

A new mine in WA and aspiring producers are contributing to rising Australian manganese output.

Gold sector listings are pumping millions of dollars into WA's mining industry.