Latest Critical Minerals News

Brazilian Rare Earths has secured a decade-long heavy rare earth offtake deal with Carester, aligning Brazil’s high-grade resources with a leading European separation facility. This partnership also includes engineering support to accelerate BRE’s refinery development.

Pioneer Lithium has expanded its US critical minerals portfolio by staking 111 claims across Idaho and Wyoming, targeting antimony, tungsten, and uranium in strategic mining districts. This move positions the company within key US government-prioritized minerals essential for energy security and clean technology.

Octava Minerals is set to launch an exploration drilling program at its Byro Critical Minerals Project following impressive bioleaching recoveries of rare earths, lithium, and vanadium. The initiative aims to define a maiden resource and advance the project’s development.

Golden Deeps Ltd has expanded its Graceland mineralised corridor in Namibia by 500 metres to over 2.5 kilometres, revealing impressive copper, silver, zinc, lead, germanium, and antimony grades. An extensive Induced Polarisation survey is underway to pinpoint high-grade drilling targets.

Wildcat Resources reports a robust Preliminary Feasibility Study for its Tabba Tabba lithium project, alongside a significant new lithium discovery at Bolt Cutter Central, signalling strong growth potential in the Pilbara region.

Australian Vanadium Limited has received a $4.9 million milestone payment from the federal government, advancing its integrated vanadium project aimed at supporting domestic battery energy storage solutions.

Hastings Technology Metals has responded to an ASX price query, denying any undisclosed information behind its recent share price and volume spike, citing recent joint venture and asset sale announcements as likely drivers.

Power Minerals Limited has secured an option to acquire the Gamma Heavy Rare Earths Project in California, adjacent to the Mountain Pass Mine, backed by a $4.1 million placement to accelerate exploration.

Locksley Resources has produced a high-grade antimony concentrate exceeding market standards from its Desert Antimony Mine in California, marking a significant step toward a fully domestic US antimony supply chain.

Ausmon Resources has completed a 23-hole aircore drilling program at its Parrakie tenement in South Australia, revealing encouraging preliminary rare earth element concentrations. The results pave the way for further exploration and resource definition in the Limestone Coast REEs Project.

Winsome Resources has resolved a regulatory hurdle to receive 17.65 million shares in Power Metals Corp, increasing its stake to 16.15% and reinforcing its position in critical minerals. Combined with a strong cash balance, this move strengthens Winsome’s liquidity and strategic outlook.

Kuniko Limited has raised A$1.52 million through a rights issue shortfall and top-up placement, fully funding Stage-1 exploration at its Commonwealth Gold-Silver Project in NSW. Exploration activities, including geochemical sampling and airborne geophysics, are now underway in the prolific Lachlan Fold Belt.