MineralVest hits 99.65% antimony grade and targets production ramp

MineralVest Global produced 99.65% Commercial Grade II antimony from its MexMinerals joint venture in Mexico, marking a technical and commercial milestone after WorldVest’s May 2026 acquisition. The company is now pursuing global offtake deals and targeting 25 metric tonnes a month within six months as it builds a North American antimony supply platform.

Why it matters: - MineralVest Global is trying to turn a newly acquired Mexican antimony operation into a commercial supplier at a time when governments and manufacturers want alternatives to China-linked supply. - Antimony is used in defense, energy storage, flame retardants, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, so secure supply has broad industrial relevance. - A successful ramp could position MineralVest as a North American source of commercially traded antimony and support longer-term expansion across the value chain.

What happened: - MineralVest Global, through its MexMinerals Antimony Joint Venture in Mexico, produced 99.65% Commercial Grade II antimony. - WorldVest said the result is the first major technical and commercial milestone after its acquisition of a controlling interest in the Mexican processing and mining operations earlier in 2026. - The acquisition included a 75% controlling interest in the Mexican antimony processing company, associated mining claims and community mineral rights in May 2026.

The details: - The 99.65% product has been refined to internationally traded commercial-grade specifications. - MineralVest Global is negotiating global offtake arrangements with established participants in the international antimony market. - The company expects those talks to move toward definitive commercial arrangements in the coming weeks. - MineralVest is targeting about 25 metric tonnes of commercial-grade antimony per month within the next six months. - The company then aims to expand beyond 100 metric tonnes per month over the next three years. - At an illustrative price of about US$20,000 per metric tonne, 25 metric tonnes per month would equal about US$500,000 in monthly gross product value, or about US$6 million annualized, before costs, royalties, taxes and other expenses. - MineralVest described the 25 MT-per-month target as an initial commercial goal, not the platform’s long-term ceiling. - The company plans to reach higher output through more mine production, expanded processing and refining capacity, and possible acquisitions of additional antimony assets. - WorldVest and MineralVest also intend to pursue downstream opportunities across the antimony value chain.

Between the lines: - The milestone matters because it moves the MexMinerals operation from development toward commercialization. - The timing also supports MineralVest’s pitch that supply-chain security for critical minerals is becoming more important. - The company is building around Mexico’s location, mining base and access to international markets to serve customers in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. - WorldVest’s broader strategy is to create a vertically integrated antimony platform that could include mining, processing, refining and downstream products. - The forward-looking targets, pricing figures and revenue estimates are illustrative and depend on market, operational, regulatory, financing and geopolitical conditions.

What's next: - MineralVest will focus on completing global offtake arrangements. - The company will also increase mine production, expand processing throughput and execute the planned commercial production ramp. - WorldVest and MineralVest plan to keep pursuing additional antimony mine acquisitions and expanded refining capacity. - Garrett Krause said the long-term objective is substantially larger than a single 25-tonne-per-month operation, with a goal of building a meaningful participant in the global critical-minerals supply chain.

The bottom line: - MineralVest has cleared an early technical hurdle and is now trying to convert that result into signed sales agreements and sustained commercial output.