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Australia’s Treasurer has mandated six foreign shareholders to divest nearly 18% of Northern Minerals shares by early July, citing national security under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act. Northern Minerals supports the move as vital for aligning with Australia’s strategic interests and advancing its Browns Range rare earths project.

Viridis Mining has lodged the critical Installation Licence for its Colossus Rare Earth Project in Brazil, clearing a key regulatory hurdle that unlocks construction and brings the company closer to a Final Investment Decision targeted for the second half of 2026.

The Australian Treasurer has mandated the disposal of over 1.6 billion shares held by foreign entities in Northern Minerals, intensifying regulatory scrutiny of foreign ownership in this critical rare earths company.

Conico Ltd has applied for two extensive exploration licences in East Greenland targeting rare earth elements and gold-PGE mineralisation, significantly boosting its strategic landholding and critical minerals exposure.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has launched a metallurgical study targeting cost-effective extraction of low iron scandium from its Murga deposit, aiming to confirm economic viability through atmospheric leaching methods.

Ionic Rare Earths’ subsidiary Ionic Technologies has led a pioneering UK project demonstrating a fully circular supply chain for electric vehicle magnets using 100% recycled rare earth oxides, achieving performance parity with primary materials and advancing UK critical minerals goals.

Alvo Minerals has raised A$1.25 million through a premium-priced placement to strategic investors, bolstering its exploration efforts at key critical minerals projects in Brazil, including the Palma copper-zinc resource and rare earth element targets.

American West Metals reported a 20% increase in contained copper at its Storm Copper Project and intersected promising skarn mineralisation in initial West Desert drilling, highlighting significant exploration upside across its North American base metals portfolio.

Mont Royal Resources is on track to release an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Ashram Rare Earths project in May, with a promising geological review highlighting the BD-Zone as a key area for resource expansion. The company also secured a strategic non-binding MOU with Saguenay Port Authority and extended funding for critical infrastructure.

European Resources has more than doubled its Korsnäs rare earth resource following a successful drilling program and metallurgical advances, underpinning a $3.4 million capital raise to fund further development.

Marquee Resources (ASX:MQR) has secured a non-exclusive R&D patent licence with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, granting access to NEAREST technology tailored for clay-rich rare earth deposits like Redlings in WA. This partnership could reshape processing efficiency and environmental impact for Marquee’s significant inferred resource.

Locksley Resources has initiated a four-hole diamond drilling program at its El Campo Rare Earth Element Prospect within the Mojave Project, aiming to test high-grade mineralisation continuity near a major US REE mine.