Latest Critical Minerals Exploration News

Tusker Minerals has reported significant progress in its Cameroon and Malawi projects, confirming promising graphite and rutile mineralisation and expanding its tenement holdings. The company’s strategic corporate moves and infrastructure investments position it for a transformative 2026.

Hawk Resources has kicked off drilling at its Cactus copper-gold project in Utah, targeting a significant geophysical anomaly extension, while advancing access negotiations for its promising Olympus scandium project in Western Australia.

Zeus Resources has made significant progress in its December quarter activities, advancing trenching at the Casablanca Antimony Project and confirming gold and lithium anomalies at Blue Hill. The company also reported stable cash reserves and key corporate developments following its 2025 AGM.

Narryer Metals has advanced its critical minerals projects with new exploration targets at Rocky Gully and high-grade drilling results at Muckanippie, alongside encouraging metallurgical breakthroughs using organic acids.

Nimy Resources has announced a maiden JORC Inferred Resource for high-grade gallium and rare earth elements at its Mons Project in Western Australia, marking a significant step towards becoming a key supplier in critical minerals.

Battery Age Minerals has completed maiden drilling programs in Austria and Argentina, secured full ownership of its Canadian lithium project, and raised A$5.5 million to fuel its 2026 exploration ambitions.

Octava Minerals has restarted drilling at its Federation project in Tasmania after nearly 50 years, revealing promising high-grade indium and other critical minerals, while advancing bioleaching initiatives at its Byro project in Western Australia.

Blaze Minerals has confirmed a new critical mineral discovery of gallium and rubidium at its Ntungamo Project in Uganda, while withdrawing from its Congo base metals venture due to security concerns.

Rimfire Pacific Mining reports promising scandium drilling results at Murga and Rabbit Trap, alongside a significant new gold-antimony discovery at Broken Hill, positioning the company for resource growth and strategic opportunities.

Ragusa Minerals has executed a binding agreement to acquire a majority interest in the Purple Pansy manganese-gold project in Arizona, expanding its landholding and raising $600,000 to fund exploration.

Pinnacle Minerals has advanced its strategic pivot to North American critical minerals exploration, initiating fieldwork across multiple US projects and securing a strong cash position of approximately A$2.8 million.

Octava Minerals has amended its acquisition terms for the Byro REE Project, extending the deadline and replacing a share grant with performance rights tied to project milestones.