Power Minerals

Power Minerals Limited (ASX: PNN) is a diversified Australian mineral resources exploration company with a portfolio of projects in high-demand commodities across Argentina and South Australia. The company’s primary focus areas include lithium, nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group elements (PGE), kaolin, and halloysite.

Key Projects: 

  • Salta Lithium Brine Project (Argentina): Located within the prolific Lithium Triangle, this project comprises the Rincon, Incahuasi, and Pular lithium brine projects. Notably, the Pular Project has a JORC Mineral Resource Estimate of 173,000 tonnes of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE). Power Minerals has entered into a fully funded joint venture with Heng Li Technology to develop the Pular Project, utilising advanced Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology.
  • Musgrave Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGE Project (South Australia): Situated in the Musgrave Province, this project targets nickel, copper, cobalt, and PGE mineralization. The region is known for its potential to host significant magmatic sulphide deposits.
  • Eyre Peninsula Kaolin-Halloysite Project (South Australia): This project focuses on the exploration and development of high-quality kaolin and halloysite deposits, minerals with applications in ceramics, paper, and emerging technologies.

 

Recent Developments:

In October 2024, Power Minerals announced a fully funded joint venture with Heng Li Technology for the development of the Pular Lithium Project, securing 100% offtake for the lithium concentrate produced.

The company is committed to systematic exploration and development, aiming to meet the growing demand for critical minerals essential to modern technologies and the global energy transition.

Mena Habib

Mena Habib – Managing Director

Mena Habib is the Managing Director of Power Minerals Limited, an Australian mineral resources exploration company. He has extensive experience in management, sales, and marketing, having run multiple businesses with millions of dollars in turnover. Mr. Habib possesses a strong depth of experience in investment markets, with specific expertise in emerging companies in the mineral resources sector. He is currently an authorised representative of a Melbourne-based corporate advisory and capital funding company and serves as a Non-Executive Director of Adelong Gold (ASX: ADG). 

In January 2023, Mr. Habib was appointed Managing Director of Power Minerals, recognising his pivotal role in the company’s growth since his appointment as Executive Director in January 2022. He has been instrumental in establishing in-country relationships for the Salta Lithium Project in Argentina and formulating and implementing the project’s exploration and development strategy, focusing on expediting commercial outcomes. Under his leadership, Power Minerals has entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) industry leader Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd. and battery metals supply chain solutions provider Xiamen Xiangyu New Energy Co., Ltd. He has also overseen the commencement of a Mineral Resource definition drilling campaign at the Salta Project. 

Mr. Habib’s leadership continues to drive Power Minerals’ strategic initiatives in the mining sector, focusing on the exploration and development of key demand-driven commodities in high-quality mineral belts in Argentina and South Australia. 

Latest News

November 11, 2025 Off

Power Minerals Limited (ASX:PNN) Santa Anna auger drilling confirms high-grade niobium and rare earths

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Power Minerals shallow drilling at Santa Anna has confirmed high-grade niobium and rare earths from surface.

October 22, 2025 Off

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) commences U.S. OTCQB listing to capture growing investor demand

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Managing Director Mena Habib says Power Minerals move to list on the U.S. OTCQB Venture Market is a strategic step toward establishing the company as a globally recognised heavy rare...

October 21, 2025 Off

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) launches major 10,000m drilling campaign at Santa Anna REE-Nb Project in Brazil

By MarketOpen

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) is advancing its Santa Anna Project in Brazil with a 10,000-metre drilling program targeting rare earth and niobium mineralisation across the largely untested Santa Anna Alkaline Complex.

October 16, 2025 Off

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) gains diplomatic exposure through U.S. Critical Minerals Dialogue

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Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) has been invited by the Australian Embassy in Washington to brief Ambassador Dr Kevin Rudd on its proposed Gamma Heavy Rare Earths Project in California.

September 30, 2025 Off

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) confirms hard-rock carbonatite intrusion at Santa Anna

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Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) has confirmed a high-grade hard rock carbonatite intrusion at its Santa Anna Project in Brazil, strengthening the project’s potential to emerge as a globally competitive rare earths...

September 18, 2025 Off

Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) delivers highest grade rare earth assays from Santa Anna Project

By MarketOpen

Power Minerals Managing Director Mena Habib says the latest re-assay results at Santa Anna confirm the project’s highest rare earth grades to date, strengthening confidence in its scale and potential.