Latest Critical Materials News

Lithium Universe Limited has unveiled plans for a second lithium carbonate refinery in Brownsville, Texas, complementing its flagship Québec project and aiming to ease North America's lithium supply bottleneck.

Resouro Strategic Metals is on track to close its non-brokered private placement within the week, aiming to fund critical engineering work for its Tiros Titanium-Rare Earths Project in Brazil.

Locksley Resources has upgraded its U.S. trading status to the OTCQX Best Market, enhancing its visibility among American investors and reinforcing its strategic focus on critical minerals at the Mojave Project in California.

Nova Minerals’ U.S. subsidiary has won a $43.4 million award from the U.S. Department of War to accelerate production of military-grade antimony trisulfide at its Alaska Estelle Project, aiming to strengthen domestic critical mineral supply.

Aldoro Resources has announced a significant 85% increase in the inferred mineral resource at its Kameelburg Rare Earth Element-Niobium project in Namibia, now totalling 520.61 million tonnes at 2.49% TREO equivalent. This positions Kameelburg as a globally strategic deposit with substantial high-grade zones and excellent infrastructure access.

ChemX Materials Limited has entered voluntary administration following a turbulent quarter marked by convertible note amendments, a trading suspension, and ongoing funding challenges.

Iondrive Limited has inked a binding Term Sheet with Livium Limited to commercialise its innovative Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) technology for recycling critical materials from batteries, solar panels, and e-waste in Australia, with a pilot plant set to begin commissioning by the end of 2025.

Sunrise Energy Metals has attracted a significant financing interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, potentially securing half the capital needed for its Syerston Scandium Project amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Victory Metals Limited has reported exceptional heavy rare earth element assay results from its North Stanmore Project, revealing some of the highest Dysprosium and Terbium grades ever recorded in clay-hosted deposits globally.

Axel REE Limited has unveiled new high-grade gallium and rare earth element zones at its Caladão Project in Brazil, expanding the mineralised footprint and reinforcing its status as a major critical minerals asset.

Vulcan Energy has obtained the crucial permit to build and operate its Central Lithium Plant in Frankfurt, marking a significant milestone in Europe's push for sustainable, domestic lithium production to support electric vehicle battery manufacturing.

Livium Ltd has inked a term sheet with the University of Melbourne to exclusively commercialise innovative microwave technology for rare earth elements extraction, promising high recovery rates and major energy savings.