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Locksley And Rice University Announce Strategic Collaboration for Antimony Processing Technology
Locksley Resources Limited (ASX: LKY; OTCQB: LKYRF) announced it has formally signed a strategic Research & Development Agreement with Houston-based Rice University, to develop domestic processing of U.S. sourced antimony. The agreement represents Locksley's initiation of its U.S. Critical Minerals and Energy Resilience Strategy to accelerate "mine-to-market" deployment of antimony in the U.S. More information is found here: https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/f
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[{"type":"text","content":"R&D Agreement Provides Potential for Future Licensing Opportunity","length":69,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Locksley Resources Limited (ASX: LKY; OTCQB: LKYRF) announced it has formally signed a strategic Research & Development Agreement with Houston-based Rice University, to develop domestic processing of U.S. sourced antimony. The agreement represents Locksley's initiation of its U.S. Critical Minerals and Energy Resilience Strategy to accelerate "mine-to-market" deployment of antimony in the U.S. More information is found here: https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02982925-6A1279871&v=4a466cc3f899e00730cfbfcd5ab8940c41f474b6.","length":647,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The strategic collaboration with Rice University is centered around maximizing the potential of Locksley's Mojave Project and aims to develop pathways for domestic processing of U.S.-sourced antimony to meet existing domestic demand in the U.S. defense and other industries as well as advance its application in next generation energy storage systems. "This addresses a critical supply chain gap at a time when no commercial scale antimony processing exists in the U.S.," said Nathan Lude, chairman of Locksley.","length":525,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"He added: "This strategic collaboration with Rice, formalized in our agreement, marks a pivotal step for Locksley and provides a first-mover advantage. We are both advancing our upstream strategy while helping rebuild downstream capacity through materials innovation that America urgently requires. Fast-tracking our two research Thrusts allows us to unlock value from our Mojave Asset and play a direct role in the U.S. move to secure critical supply of antimony for its defense, energy and AI infrastructure sectors."","length":529,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Professor Pulickel M. Ajayan of Rice University's Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering at the Rice Advanced Materials Institute, said, "Rice University has a long tradition of advancing materials science from the laboratory into real-world applications, and this partnership with Locksley represents an important step in that journey. Developing scala...