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Ionic Rare Earths has moved its Belfast magnet recycling project closer to construction while expanding into the United States through a proposed US$100 million joint venture. The progress comes with key funding, approvals and definitive agreements still outstanding.

ACDC Metals has joined a U.S.-backed defence consortium, giving its Goschen Central rare earths project a route into government solicitations, research partnerships and potential offtake discussions. The membership is strategically significant, but it is not a funding award or contract.

Ionic Rare Earths is pushing toward commercial magnet recycling in Belfast and the United States, but its FY2026 report flags a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company reported a larger A$14.9 million loss and A$13.9 million in operating cash outflows, despite government support and new strategic partnerships.

AML3D has secured an initial AU$0.5 million order to manufacture three high-pressure copper-nickel components for US Navy nuclear submarines. The deal moves its Ohio operation from qualification programs into paid production, although delivery, testing and commissioning remain outstanding.

Basin Energy has secured a three-year research collaboration with James Cook University to investigate improved extraction and recovery of heavy rare earths at its Sybella-Barkly project. The deal carries no cash payment, but JCU will own the resulting project intellectual property and data.

Liberty Metals’ maiden fieldwork at the Oko North Project in Guyana has uncovered extensive artisanal workings and visible gold, validating its exploration strategy ahead of a large soil sampling campaign. The project sits adjacent to multi-million-ounce deposits in the prolific Oko gold district.

Alpha HPA Limited reported a 135% revenue increase but a 31% rise in net loss for FY2026, while progressing its Stage Two facility on schedule with robust customer demand exceeding 12,000 tonnes per annum under letters of intent.

Mont Royal Resources has partnered with Alta Resource Technologies to investigate a novel protein-based method for producing high-purity rare earth oxides from the Ashram Project, aiming to deepen its processing capabilities within North America’s critical minerals supply chain.

RooLife Group (ASX: RLG) reported a 268% jump in FY2026 revenue to nearly $10 million, driven by rapid growth in its own food and beverage products, including RLG Coffee in China. Despite this, the company recorded a $3.58 million net loss, weighed down by impairment charges and R&D investments in renewable energy.

Almonty Industries will voluntarily delist from the ASX by September 1, 2026, consolidating its trading on Nasdaq and Frankfurt amid strategic shifts in its market presence.

West Cobar Metals is broadening its scandium exploration at Salazar by adding the Benriach Prospect to its Q4 2026 air-core drilling program, aiming to tap near-surface scandium enrichment and higher-grade zones within its existing resource.

RooLife Group (ASX:RLG) has completed a strategic acquisition to bolster its renewable energy division, acquiring project origination and delivery assets in the battery storage and hybrid power market. The deal is scrip-based, with most consideration contingent on future contract milestones.