Latest Rare Earths News

Vital Metals has unveiled a promising Scoping Study for its Tardiff Rare Earth and Niobium project in Canada, highlighting strong financial metrics and significant growth potential over an 11-year mine life.

Trek Metals has accelerated its exploration at the Christmas Creek Project with expanded drilling revealing promising high-grade gold mineralisation and a newly discovered gold nugget field. Backed by a $3.5 million capital raise and government co-funding, the company is poised for further breakthroughs.

Australian Strategic Materials has successfully raised A$13 million through an institutional placement, complementing an oversubscribed Share Purchase Plan to total nearly A$25 million. These funds will accelerate ASM’s metallisation expansion in the US and ramp up production at its Korean Metals Plant.

Ionic Rare Earths’ Brazilian joint venture, Viridion, has advanced to the next phase of securing a substantial US$900 million funding package from Brazilian government agencies to develop rare earth refining and recycling facilities.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has locked in a strategic US$30 million equity funding partnership with leading Brazilian asset managers to accelerate its Colossus Rare Earth Project towards production.

OD6 Metals has reported strong high-grade copper results from its maiden drilling at Gulf Creek, NSW, alongside progress in rare earth metallurgical testing and closure of a regulatory investigation.

Bubalus Resources has completed maiden drilling at its Bubalus South gold-antimony project and is gearing up for further drilling at Crosbie North and Avon Plains, supported by a strong cash position of AUD 3.25 million.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has been selected by Brazil's BNDES and FINEP to receive significant funding under a US$903 million strategic minerals initiative, accelerating its Colossus rare earths project and downstream operations.

Chilwa Minerals reports encouraging metallurgical testwork from its Mposa Deposit, confirming the potential for commercial-grade ilmenite and promising by-products including zircon and rare earth minerals. These findings will shape the upcoming Scoping Study and flowsheet design.

Peak Rare Earths advances its Ngualla project with a proposed A$158 million acquisition by Shenghe Resources, alongside a successful A$7.5 million capital raise and rising rare earth prices.

Brazilian Critical Minerals reports exceptional pilot field trial results at its Ema rare earth project, advancing permitting and feasibility studies while attracting strong market interest.

Bayan Mining and Minerals has initiated field exploration at its Desert Star North Project in California, targeting rare earth elements and gold near major US deposits. Assay results from initial sampling are expected soon, potentially setting the stage for further drilling.