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Volta Metals Ltd. (VOLMF) generates news primarily through its mineral exploration activities in Ontario, Canada, and related corporate developments. The company’s releases focus on rare earths, gallium, lithium, cesium, and tantalum, reflecting its stated role as a critical minerals explorer based in Toronto, Ontario. For investors and observers following the rare earth and critical minerals space, Volta’s news provides detail on how its projects are progressing.
A major theme in Volta’s recent news is the Springer Rare Earth Deposit in Ontario. The company publishes detailed drill results from its inaugural and follow-up drill programs, including assay tables for Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO) and breakdowns of light and heavy rare earth elements. These updates describe intervals of continuous mineralization, the extension of mineralization beyond a historical resource shell, and plans to incorporate new data into an updated resource model for the Springer project.
Volta’s news flow also covers financing and capital markets activity, such as non-brokered private placements of flow-through shares intended to fund Canadian exploration expenses. These announcements outline the structure of offerings, use of proceeds for drilling at Springer and exploration at the Aki Critical Minerals Project, and related party participation under Canadian securities rules.
Another recurring topic is community and government engagement. The company has reported site visits to the Springer project by the Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs and the Chief of Nipissing First Nation, highlighting discussions on permitting, Indigenous economic participation, and the project’s potential role in critical mineral supply chains. Together, these categories of news give readers insight into Volta’s technical progress, financing, and stakeholder relationships.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) announced that its common shares are now eligible for electronic clearing and settlement in the United States through the Depository Trust Company (DTC). This allows Volta shares to settle electronically via a wider network of U.S. brokers.
According to Volta, DTC eligibility is expected to simplify trading and improve access for U.S. institutional and retail investors, with no action required from existing shareholders. The company continues to trade on the CSE (VLTA), OTCQB (VOLMF) and Frankfurt (D0W), and is advancing its Springer rare earth and gallium project toward a PEA.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) has signed and closed a definitive purchase agreement with RZJ Capital Management to acquire the remaining 20% interest in the Springer rare earth and gallium deposit near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. On completion of all transfers under the agreement, Volta will have a path to 100% of the registered and beneficial interest in the property, subject to existing and newly granted royalties.
Consideration totals $1,000,000 in cash, paid in stages linked to future non-flow-through equity financings, plus 10,000,000 Volta common shares at a deemed price of $0.20. The vendor keeps a 2% NSR royalty on certain mining claims, of which 1% can be repurchased by Volta for $1,000,000, and the patented claims remain subject to an existing 3% NSR, with 1% also buyable for $1,000,000. According to Volta, Springer’s latest Mineral Resource Estimate stands at 56.6 Mt Indicated at 0.70% TREO and 119.5 Mt Inferred at 0.58% TREO, placing it among the top 10 largest rare earth element deposits in North America by S&P Global Market Intelligence (2025).
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in an 8.3-hectare mineral claim immediately east of its Springer rare earth and gallium deposit near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. Consideration is 600,000 common shares; the vendor retains a 2% NSR royalty, with a 1% NSR buyback option for C$500,000. The claim secures about 250 m of additional strike length beyond the current mineral resource and open-pit shell and hosts historical drill hole SL11-07, which returned up to 1.969% TREO over 0.65 m and 0.539% TREO over 36.98 m.
The current Springer MRE totals 56.6 Mt Indicated at 0.70% TREO and 119.5 Mt Inferred at 0.58% TREO, placing it among the top 10 North American REE deposits by size, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence (2025). Mineralization on the new claim is not yet included in the resource and is described by Volta as exploration potential only.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) reported new drill results from the Springer gallium-rare earth deposit in Ontario. Hole SL25-25 returned 0.40% TREO and 44.5 g/t Ga2O3 over 417.8 m, including 3.73% TREO and 174.7 g/t Ga2O3 over 2.2 m.
Hole SL26-27 intersected 0.36% TREO and 45.8 g/t Ga2O3 over 264.0 m, extending mineralization south. An updated MRE effective December 31, 2025 reports 56.6 Mt Indicated at 0.70% TREO and 119.5 Mt Inferred at 0.58% TREO, with large percentage increases over the 2012 estimate.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) was awarded up to $500,000 from Ontario's Critical Minerals Innovation Fund for metallurgical and mineral processing work at its Springer rare earth and gallium project near Sudbury.
The grant covers up to 50% of eligible costs. Volta also made its first anniversary option payment for Springer: $266,000 cash plus 2,500,000 shares, and still owes 2,500,000 shares and $502,000 by June 9, 2027 to complete its 80% earn-in.
Volta Metals (OTCQB:VOLMF) reported drill results from hole SL26-35 at the Springer rare earth and gallium project in Ontario. The hole intersected 688.4 m grading 0.81% TREO and 68.13 g/t Ga2O3 from 4.6 m to 693.0 m, including 210 m at 1.01% TREO and 79.02 g/t Ga2O3. The intersection extends known mineralization about 180 m laterally and 260 m vertically beyond the current pit shell. The Springer deposit’s 2025 MRE totals 56.6 Mt Indicated at 0.70% TREO and 119.5 Mt Inferred at 0.58% TREO above a C$43/t net metal revenue cut-off. True thickness of intervals is not yet known and mineral resources lack demonstrated economic viability.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) reported drill results from hole SL26-35 at the Springer rare earth and gallium project in Ontario.
The hole intersected 688.4 m grading 0.81% TREO and 68.13 g/t Ga2O3, including 210 m at 1.01% TREO and 79.02 g/t Ga2O3, and extended mineralization 180 m laterally and 260 m vertically beyond the current pit shell.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) reported initial metallurgical flotation results from its Springer rare earth deposit in Ontario.
Bench-scale tests at SGS achieved about 13x REE enrichment, up to 27.3% TREO concentrate, and 88.2% TREE recovery, using a conventional crush‑grind‑float flowsheet at a relatively coarse -106 µm grind. Early testwork also indicates gallium by-product potential, with roughly 40% of gallium reporting to the REE concentrate and additional recovery paths being evaluated from flotation tailings. Results exceed historic 2012 Marino recovery assumptions in the NI 43‑101 resource and will guide further optimization, hydrometallurgical and gallium-focused studies.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) appointed Philip Ng as Vice President, Projects and Dr. Julie Selway as Vice President, Exploration, effective immediately.
The hires add technical, permitting, development and operational experience as Volta advances its 4,750-hectare Springer Rare Earth Element and Gallium Project toward the next stage of development studies.
Volta Metals (OTCQB: VOLMF) received approval for up to $215,000 from the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) to support eligible exploration expenditures in 2025 and the first two months of 2026 at the 4,750-hectare Springer Rare Earth Element and Gallium Project, about 70 km east of Sudbury, Ontario.
The grant covers up to 50% of eligible Ontario exploration costs and has funded expanded drilling and geophysical work at Springer without immediate shareholder dilution, per company comments.