Latest Critical Minerals News

Manuka Resources’ subsidiary Trans-Tasman Resources has received a draft decision proposing to decline consent for its Taranaki VTM iron sands project, challenging the company’s plans to develop a critical minerals supply in New Zealand.

US1 Critical Minerals Limited has launched a substantial options offer to existing shareholders and institutional investors, aiming to raise up to $5.9 million upon exercise, while navigating ongoing litigation and capital challenges.

US1 Critical Minerals announces a bonus issue of options to shareholders and a $1.5 million placement with free attaching options, pending shareholder approval.

European Lithium has sold 2.5 million shares in Critical Metals Corp for around A$45 million, strengthening its cash position while maintaining a significant strategic stake.

American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd (ASX, AT4) has produced its first antimony ingots from its Utah project, validating its processing approach and advancing its US growth ambitions including a planned Nasdaq listing.

Nimy Resources has dispatched its inaugural shipment of high-grade gallium ore from Western Australia to the United States, marking a significant step in establishing a secure Western supply chain for this critical mineral.

Diablo Resources has significantly increased its Star Range critical minerals project footprint in Utah, securing additional claims that extend the high-grade North Star Prospect. The move sets the stage for imminent drilling and advances the company’s alignment with US critical minerals supply goals.

Lode Resources is progressing its high-grade silver, antimony, gold, and tin projects in Tasmania and New South Wales, highlighted by robust drilling results and promising metallurgical tests. The company is advancing towards resource estimation and pilot production at Montezuma while expanding exploration across multiple targets.

IRIS Metals has raised $5.5 million through a strongly supported placement to accelerate development of its critical minerals portfolio in the United States, including early sales from its Beecher Project.

Locksley Resources has reported outstanding high-grade antimony assay results from its Desert Antimony Mine in California, with samples reaching up to 26.1% Sb. This breakthrough supports the company’s plans for a pilot plant aimed at domestic production critical to U.S. defense needs.

Resolution Minerals has taken a significant step towards expanding its footprint in the US capital markets by lodging a registration statement with the SEC and launching an ADR facility, while divesting a non-core Alaskan asset to focus on key US projects.

Everest Metals Corporation has released further assay results confirming thick, high-grade rubidium mineralisation at its Mt Edon project in Western Australia, underpinning an upcoming resource upgrade. The company’s collaboration with CSIRO is refining processing strategies to enhance recovery rates.