Latest Critical Minerals News

Alliance Nickel has strengthened its financial footing with an additional $1.2 million in unsecured loans and extended existing $4 million facilities to mid-2026, underscoring lender confidence as it advances its NiWest project.

Rimfire Mining has unveiled compelling high-grade scandium assay results from its Currajong Prospect in NSW’s Fifield District, reinforcing its position as a significant scandium opportunity amid tightening global supply.

Osmond Resources has reported strong assay results from Zone 2 of its Orion EU Critical Minerals Project in Southern Spain, revealing high-grade rutile and zircon mineralisation. The company is now prioritising a maiden drilling program to validate these findings and advance project development.

Nimy Resources has wrapped up a major drilling campaign at its Block 3 Gallium Prospect in Western Australia, setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate by year-end. Early assays reveal promising high-grade gallium, fueling optimism amid growing global demand for this critical metal.

Everest Metals has been accepted into the US Defence Industrial Base Consortium, unlocking strategic collaboration and funding opportunities for its Mt Edon Rubidium Project in Western Australia. This milestone advances Australia’s first commercial rubidium production, addressing critical global supply shortages.

Morella Corporation has initiated a pioneering rubidium extraction study with Edith Cowan University and secured key approvals for development drilling at its Mt Edon Project, setting the stage for a maiden mineral resource estimate.

Sumitomo Corporation's subsidiary has gained crucial Foreign Investment Review Board approval to invest in Tivan Limited's Speewah Fluorite Project, paving the way for a significant joint venture.

Osmond Resources has confirmed extensive mineralised outcrops spanning 12 kilometres at its Orion EU Critical Minerals Project in southern Spain, while expanding metallurgical test work to include silicon metal, a key EU strategic raw material.

Nimy Resources reports impressive high-grade gallium assay results from initial Phase 2 drilling at its Block 3 project in Western Australia, reinforcing its potential as a standalone gallium source.

Tivan Limited has reported exceptional fluorite assay results from its Sandover Project, with grades reaching up to 91.4% CaF2 and a mineralised strike length now extending to 7 kilometres. The company is advancing towards a maiden drilling campaign scheduled for October 2025.

Resouro Strategic Metals’ Tiros Project in Brazil has been selected for a major Brazilian government funding initiative aimed at advancing critical mineral production. This endorsement could accelerate the project’s development and bolster its role in the clean energy transition.

Terra Metals has raised $4 million through a strategic placement, attracting heavyweight investors to accelerate exploration at its Dante Project in Western Australia.