Latest Critical Metals News

Black Bear Minerals has hit remarkable high-grade silver assays up to 1,169g/t at its Shafter Project in Texas, extending mineralisation beyond the existing 17.5Moz silver-only resource and revealing significant lead, zinc, and gold credits.

Lode Resources has discovered a new silver-zinc replacement mineralisation system adjacent to its existing Montezuma silver-antimony resource in Tasmania, opening a fresh exploration front with potential to significantly expand its 8.2Moz AgEq resource base.

Green & Gold Minerals (ASX: GG1) has kicked off reverse circulation drilling at Copper Hills, following rock chip assays revealing extraordinary grades of silver, copper, tin, and indium across multiple prospects within its Herberton Conductor Metals Project.

Vita Resources NL is accelerating exploration across its diverse portfolio, expanding drilling at its Ninnis Gold Project in WA and confirming polymetallic upgrades at its ICE Project in Canada.

Critical Resources Limited showcased its diversified critical metals portfolio and advanced battery tech at its 2026 AGM, spotlighting growth prospects in lithium, gold, and base metals across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Western Ridge Resources has quintupled its Keystone Project footprint in Nevada, adding nearly 5,000 acres of prospective ground with historic mining activity but no modern exploration.

Red Mountain Mining has locked in 100% ownership of the Pioneer Tungsten Project in Montana, an advanced asset with historic drilling pointing to promising tungsten grades. The company plans to kick off drilling in June 2026, capitalising on near-record tungsten prices and US government efforts to secure domestic critical mineral supplies.

Critical Resources Limited’s initial sampling at the Lammerlaw Gold Project in New Zealand has verified high-grade gold mineralisation at Devils Creek and revealed a fresh 600-metre arsenic soil anomaly, setting the stage for focused follow-up exploration.

Omnia Metals has identified Beaver Creek within its Montana Radix Project as the key focus for rare earth and niobium exploration, leveraging historical data and planning detailed field validation.

Dreadnought Resources has secured a mining lease for its Metzke’s Find deposit within the Illaara Gold Project, a key step towards commercial production of its 14,900 oz high-grade gold resource. The lease enables infrastructure development and supports ongoing drilling that aims to expand the resource.

Verity Resources awaits Botswana Department of Mines approval to launch near-surface exploration on its extensive critical metals portfolio, targeting high-grade copper-silver and nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation with promising historical results and district-scale potential.

Hammer Metals reports strong initial drilling results at its Kalman Critical Metals Project, confirming broad zones of copper, gold, molybdenum, and rhenium mineralisation and supporting a resource upgrade ahead of a Scoping Study.