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McLaren Minerals reports promising early Phase 1 drilling results at its McLaren Titanium Project, revealing high-grade heavy mineral assays beyond current resource boundaries and signaling strong potential for resource expansion.

Rumble Resources has announced a maiden tungsten resource of 13,200 tonnes of WO3 at its Western Queen Project, complementing its existing high-grade gold assets and highlighting significant growth potential.

Rumble Resources has unveiled multiple high-grade tungsten intersections at its Western Queen Project, with a maiden tungsten resource estimate expected soon. This discovery complements an already significant gold resource, positioning the project as a critical minerals hotspot amid tightening global tungsten supply.

WA1 Resources has successfully produced high-purity niobium oxide and ferroniobium from its Luni Niobium Project, highlighting the asset's potential to supply critical materials for aerospace, defence, and emerging battery markets.

Stelar Metals has been granted a new exploration licence in South Australia targeting titanium-rich heavy mineral sands, while also uncovering promising tin potential at its New South Wales Trident Project.

Metal Powder Works has significantly expanded its production capacity and customer base in the June 2025 quarter, while securing strategic partnerships that position it strongly in defence and nuclear sectors.

Li-S Energy has successfully produced Australia’s first lithium metal foils ahead of schedule at its Geelong facility, marking a major step in domestic battery manufacturing and supply chain sovereignty.

McLaren Minerals has successfully validated its slimes management strategy for the McLaren Titanium Project, confirming conventional mineral sands techniques can effectively handle tailings and slimes. This milestone significantly reduces development risk and supports the final engineering phase.

McLaren Minerals has successfully raised $1.282 million through a two-tranche placement to advance its McLaren Titanium Project in Western Australia, aiming to complete a critical pre-feasibility study by early Q3 2025.

Lithium Plus Minerals Limited retracts previous pricing statements on its Arunta Lithium Projects while revealing significant high-grade beryllium mineralisation at its Northern Arunta Spotted Wonder Project, highlighting new strategic opportunities in critical minerals exploration.

Lithium Plus Minerals has identified significant high-grade beryllium mineralisation at its Northern Arunta Spotted Wonder Project, revealing promising polymetallic potential alongside lithium. This discovery positions the company at the forefront of critical minerals exploration in Australia.

Peak Minerals has expanded its Minta Rutile Project in Cameroon to a sprawling 540 square kilometres, confirming continuous high-grade rutile mineralisation and setting the stage for a potentially world-class deposit.