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Power Minerals has extended confirmed high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Morro do Ferro project in Brazil, with a new hole returning 39 metres at 4.42% TREO from 80 metres downhole. Assays from shallower and deeper sections remain pending, leaving the scale and geometry of the zone unresolved.

Small-cap resources led the week’s biggest moves, but sharp falls in Bounty Oil and Nyrada showed how quickly investors can sell when funding and deal terms remain uncertain.
Gold, copper, rare earths and takeover activity supplied the strongest gains, while several companies still need more cash before they can deliver their plans.

Exploration news drove the biggest share-price moves, while project funding remained the key test for developers across gold, copper, rare earths and energy. Strong drilling results lifted several small miners, but some early gains faded when investors focused on cash needs and the lack of formal reserves.

Power Minerals has repositioned around two Brazilian critical minerals projects, led by Morro do Ferro’s thick, high-grade rare earth intersections and a conceptual 10.7Mt Exploration Target. The shift comes with stronger funding and no borrowings, but the audited accounts warn that further financing remains essential.

Power Minerals has outlined a maiden conceptual Exploration Target of 9.2 million to 10.7 million tonnes at Morro do Ferro in Brazil, grading 7.8% to 9.2% TREO. The result gives the ongoing drilling program a clearer target, but 43% of the upper estimate comes from an untested projected extension and nine recent holes remain unassayed.

Rare earths, scandium and biotech stocks led the week’s gains, while a rights issue sent Green & Gold Minerals sharply lower. Large capital raisings, mine funding and takeover activity kept resources at the centre of investor attention.

Critical minerals led the market, with Australasian Metals doubling after taking an option over West African lithium projects. Rare earth technology, scandium finance and gold drilling also drew attention, but many developers fell as investors questioned funding and delivery.

Power Minerals has secured priority-project treatment from Minas Gerais for its Morro do Ferro rare earths project, directing future licensing through a specialised state pathway. The agreement improves institutional access but stops well short of environmental approval, project finance or a construction timetable.

Power Minerals has pushed the boundaries of high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Morro do Ferro project in Brazil, with drillhole MFSR-054 revealing continuous mineralisation to 186 metres and a new high-grade zone near the bottom of the sampled interval.

Power Minerals has completed two drill holes and is progressing a third in its maiden diamond drilling program at the Morro do Ferro Rare Earths Project in Brazil, with excellent core recovery and assay results expected soon.

A handful of small-cap names posted big weekly swings, but the bigger story was a flood of new studies, resource upgrades and funding deals across gold, rare earths and battery materials. Investors chased scale and near-term production, while several raisings and gap-down reopenings showed how quickly early enthusiasm can fade.

Power Minerals is advancing its Morro do Ferro Rare Earth Project in Brazil with a mineralogical program focused on high-value magnet rare earth elements, aiming to improve project economics and streamline development.