What Kali Metals does

Kali Metals Limited is an Australian mineral exploration company incorporated in 2023 and admitted to the ASX in January 2024 under ticker KM1. The company explores for gold, lithium, tin, tungsten, tantalum, niobium and other critical minerals across approximately 4,029 km² of exploration tenure in three Australian states. The portfolio comprises four project areas: the Marble Bar gold and lithium project (100%-owned, ~96 km², eastern Pilbara); the DOM's Hill and Pear Creek gold projects (100%-owned, 233 km² combined, Pilbara); the Higginsville Lithium Project (1,543 km² covering Westgold Resources' Higginsville Gold Mine in the Eastern Yilgarn, where Kali holds lithium rights); and the Southern Lachlan Fold Belt projects (100%-owned Jingellic in NSW and Tallangatta in Victoria, 2,039 km² combined), prospective for lithium, tin, tungsten, tantalum and niobium.

Exploration methods are conventional: reverse circulation (RC) drilling, rotary air blast (RAB) drilling, soil sampling, rock chip sampling, geochemical and geophysical surveys, and 3D geological modelling. Notable technical outputs include a maiden 77-hole, 1,086 m RC program at Marble Bar (the first drilling ever undertaken at the project), and a 2025 soil sampling campaign at Higginsville comprising 13,326 samples across approximately 150 km². Key assays reported include up to 6.21 g/t gold and up to 2.8% Li2O at Marble Bar, and historical tin workings returning up to 11.0% tin and rock chip samples up to 16.7% SnO2 at the Southern Lachlan Fold Belt.

Kali Metals is a pre-revenue exploration company with no recurring product revenue and no traditional pricing model. The economic thesis is to advance tenements through exploration to resource definition, with eventual value realisation through mine development, joint venture or farm-out arrangements, offtake agreements, or asset divestment to larger mining companies. The company operates with 1–10 employees from a registered office in West Perth, Western Australia, and its principal counterparties are Westgold Resources (strategic lithium-rights partner over the largest project area) and SQM Australia (former minority partner from whom Kali consolidated full ownership of DOM's Hill and Pear Creek). Marketing and stakeholder engagement are conducted primarily through ASX announcements, investor presentations, and a direct-investor email newsletter.

Name

Kali Metals

Legal name

Kali Metals Limited

Website

https://kalimetals.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kali Metals is a pre-revenue ASX-listed (KM1) Australian mineral exploration company exploring for gold, lithium, tin, tungsten, tantalum and niobium across approximately 4,029 km² of tenure in the Pilbara, Eastern Yilgarn, and Southern Lachlan Fold Belt, serving future joint venture partners, offtake buyers and acquirers in the critical minerals sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Other Metal Ore Mining (212290)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000), Gold And Silver Ores (1040)

akta.pro primary industry

Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration
• Gold exploration
• Lithium exploration
• Critical minerals
• Mining exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

West Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Exploration and Development: Pre-revenue mineral exploration company focused on discovering lithium, gold, tin, and critical mineral deposits. Revenue generation is contingent on successful exploration leading to mine development or asset divestment/partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kali Metals is a pre-revenue mineral exploration company that identifies, acquires, and explores tenements prospective for gold, lithium, tin, and other critical minerals across highly prospective Australian mineral belts. The company's portfolio spans over 4,029 km² across the Pilbara, Eastern Yilgarn, and Southern Lachlan Fold Belt, with exploration activities including drilling, soil and rock chip sampling, geochemical and geophysical surveys, and 3D geological modeling aimed at defining mineral resources for development, joint venture, or sale.

Product overview

Kali Metals is a gold and lithium exploration company operating one of the largest and most prospective exploration portfolios in Australia, spanning over 4,029km² of tenure. The company's portfolio consists of four distinct exploration projects: the Marble Bar Project (100%-owned gold and lithium in Pilbara, ~96km²), DOM's Hill and Pear Creek Projects (100%-owned gold in Pilbara, 233km² combined), the Higginsville Lithium Project (1,543km² lithium rights across Westgold's Higginsville Gold Mine in Eastern Yilgarn), and Southern Lachlan Fold Belt Projects (100%-owned Jingellic and Tallangatta projects, 2,039km² combined for lithium, tin, tungsten, tantalum, niobium in NSW and Victoria). The exploration program employs traditional methods including RC drilling, soil sampling, rock chip sampling, geophysics, geochemistry, and 3D modelling.

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Products and services

• Marble Bar Project 100%-owned gold and lithium exploration project in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia, covering approximately 96 km². Hosts a shallowly dipping gold system from surface over ~3 km cumulative strike length across the Sherman, Churchill, Tiger, and Tiger 2 prospects, with assays up to 6.21 g/t gold at 17 m vertical depth and grades up to 87.9 g/t Au averaging 2.2 g/t Au over an outcropping vein at Sherman. The project is also prospective for lithium with LCT pegmatite hosting up to 2.8% Li2O, and includes a coherent gold-in-soil anomaly extending up to 9.5 km in strike. A maiden 77-hole RC drill program for 1,086 m was completed.
• DOM's Hill and Pear Creek Projects 100%-owned gold exploration projects in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia covering a combined 233 km². DOM's Hill (125 km², six exploration licences) is located in the East Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane, while Pear Creek (108 km², three exploration licences) includes a 25 km zone of Archaean greenstone. Kali Metals consolidated full ownership by purchasing the remaining 30% interest from SQM Australia Pty Ltd.
• Higginsville Lithium Project Lithium exploration project covering 1,543 km² across Westgold Resources' Higginsville Gold Mine operations in the Eastern Yilgarn region of Western Australia, where Kali Metals holds lithium rights. Exploration includes soil sampling (~150 km² with 13,326 samples collected during 2025), geophysics, geochemistry, and 3D modelling. Lithium targets are identified at Spargoville, Widgiemooltha, Mt Dean, Mt Henry, Buldania North, and East prospects, with focus on spodumene-bearing outcrops and review of Westgold's historical drilling database and drill core confirming multiple pegmatite occurrences.
• Southern Lachlan Fold Belt Projects 100%-owned exploration tenure comprising the Jingellic Project (1,200 km², three exploration licences in southern New South Wales) and Tallangatta Project (839 km² in north-eastern Victoria), covering a combined 2,039 km². Prospective for lithium, tin, tungsten, tantalum, and niobium with focus on LCT pegmatites and tin mineralisation. Historical tin workings returned high-grade results up to 11.0% tin, 1,060 ppm tantalum, and 1.5% lithium-oxide, with rock chip sampling returning up to 16.7% SnO2.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assays up to 6.21g/t gold at 17m vertical depth at Marble Bar
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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKali Metals holds lithium rights across Westgold Resources' Higginsville Gold Mine operations, covering 1,543km2. The partnership provides access to existing mining infrastructure and historical drilling data, including review of Westgold's drilling database and drill core that confirmed multiple pegmatite occurrences.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Core Lithium: ASX-listed lithium producer and developer with operations in the Northern Territory and South Australia. Directly comparable as an Australian lithium-focused company pursuing similar critical minerals strategies targeting spodumene concentrate production for the battery supply chain.
• Azure Minerals: ASX-listed lithium and nickel explorer with the Andover lithium project in Western Australia. Directly comparable as an Australian critical minerals explorer pursuing lithium discoveries in similar geological settings to Kali Metals' Pilbara projects.
• Liontown Resources: ASX-listed lithium developer with the Kathleen Valley hard rock lithium project in Western Australia. A direct peer in the Australian lithium exploration and development space, targeting similar spodumene-hosted lithium deposits for downstream battery material supply.
• Kalamazoo Resources: ASX-listed gold and lithium explorer with overlapping Pilbara and Victorian project tenure. Shares significant management overlap with Kali Metals: Luke Reinehr (Kali Metals Chairman) is co-founder and CEO/Chairman of Kalamazoo, and Paul Adams (Kali Metals MD) sits on the Kalamazoo Board. Both companies emerged from similar early-stage exploration strategies in lithium and gold.
• Westgold Resources: ASX-listed gold producer and strategic partner of Kali Metals. Holds the Higginsville Gold Mine operations across which Kali Metals has 1,543 km² of lithium rights. The partnership provides Kali Metals access to existing mining infrastructure, historical drilling database, and drill core, making Westgold a directly comparable gold/lithium peer.
• Meeka Metals: ASX-listed gold explorer with WA-focused projects. Managing Director Paul Adams of Kali Metals sits on the Board of Meeka Metals. Both companies pursue similar gold exploration strategies in Western Australia, including the Murchison goldfields.
• Patriot Battery Metals: ASX/TSX-listed lithium developer with the Shaakichiuwaanaan project in Quebec, Canada. While geographically distinct, it represents a directly comparable pure-play lithium exploration company pursuing LCT-pegmatite hosted mineralisation similar to Kali Metals' Higginsville and Marble Bar projects.

Broad incumbents

• Pilbara Minerals: ASX-listed hard rock lithium producer operating the Pilgangoora mine in Western Australia. As one of the world's largest spodumene concentrate producers, it represents the dominant incumbent in Kali Metals' primary Pilbara exploration region. Non-Executive Director Simon Coyle was previously General Manager Operations at Pilgangoora.
• IGO Limited: ASX-listed diversified mining company with significant lithium and critical minerals exposure in Western Australia, including joint venture interests with Tianqi Lithium at the Greenbushes mine. Represents a broader incumbent in the Australian critical minerals space with the financial capacity to acquire smaller explorers like Kali Metals.
• SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera): Chilean-listed global lithium and specialty chemicals producer. Previously held 30% interest in Kali Metals' DOM's Hill and Pear Creek Projects before Kali acquired full ownership. Represents a major global lithium incumbent whose strategic interests in Pilbara critical minerals align with Kali Metals' portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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