Latest Rare Earths News

Viridis Mining and Minerals Limited (ASX:VMM) has moved its Colossus rare earths project into execution after reporting a US$1.20 billion after-tax NPV and securing strategic equity commitments of up to US$120 million. The project still needs definitive debt, offtake and approvals before a Final Investment Decision can unlock full construction.

Lindian Resources says its Kangankunde rare earths project remains on track for first monazite concentrate production in December, with equipment testing and export preparations now underway. The company also reported $45 million in cash, full ownership of its Kazakhstan processing plant and a newly disclosed appeal of a previously dismissed Malawi court case.

Red Metal’s latest column tests have extended the heap-leach case to the largest ore type at its Sybella rare earth project, with 65% neodymium and 68% praseodymium extraction from fresh granite. The result brings 598 million tonnes of fresh granite into the company’s pre-feasibility study, although the ore requires a longer leach cycle than its weathered counterparts.

Brazilian Rare Earths has lifted Monte Alto’s Indicated ultra-high-grade resource by 41% to 3.54 million tonnes at 10.71% TREO, strengthening the geological base for mine planning. The company is now targeting a feasibility study for a staged concentrate-export operation by the end of 2026, although the updated resource is not yet an Ore Reserve or a new production forecast.

European Resources has lifted bench-scale magnet rare earth extraction at its Korsnäs project to 92% and is moving towards a mixed rare earth carbonate sample for potential customer assessment. The progress comes alongside a new eastern exploration anomaly and a reported cash runway of about two quarters.

Power Minerals has extended rare earth oxide mineralisation to 242 metres downhole at Morro do Ferro, including a 2-metre zone grading 6.88% TREO. The result adds two deeper high-grade targets to the Brazilian project’s resource-definition campaign, although their true geometry and economic significance remain unproven.

Brazilian Rare Earths has strengthened the development case for its Brazilian rare earths portfolio, reporting high-grade Monte Alto drilling, a new Sulista discovery and first concentrate production at Camaçari. The company ended September with A$121.8 million in cash and no borrowings, although its headline US$6.0 billion project valuation remains based on a preliminary study with substantial inferred resources.

Critica’s Jupiter Scoping Study points to a potentially large Western Australian rare earths operation with a modelled pre-tax NPV of A$2.7 billion and after-tax NPV of A$2.0 billion. The headline economics remain preliminary, rely on modelled pricing and tax incentives, and require about A$556 million in pre-production capital that has not yet been secured.

Barkly Rare Earths has added 13 significant rare earth intercepts from 16 holes at its Northern Territory project, extending confirmed mineralisation across 23km. The results strengthen the case for a larger resource, although the next test is whether pending assays translate that continuity into a materially bigger estimate.

Enova Mining has proposed a 50-for-1 share consolidation that would reduce its current share count from about 2.278 billion to roughly 45.552 million, subject to shareholder approval. The final post-consolidation figure could be substantially higher if its proposed funding and Brazilian acquisition securities proceed.

Power Minerals has reported 91 metres at 7.7% TREO from surface in a new Morro do Ferro drillhole, including 23.1 metres at 17.5% TREO. The result strengthens the case for continuity ahead of a maiden resource estimate, while a separate non-binding Salta lithium venture has been terminated.

Basin Energy has started up to seven drill holes at Rochedale in northwest Queensland, testing a new phosphorite-hosted model for heavy and magnet rare earths. The government-backed program is small and early stage, with assays due in December 2026.