Latest Critical Metals News

Tartana Minerals has unveiled an expanded 21,000-metre drilling program across its Chillagoe portfolio, targeting a suite of critical and strategic minerals with a focus on resource upgrades and maiden estimates.

American West Metals has commenced a 5,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its West Desert Project in Utah, targeting high-grade indium, gallium, and copper to bolster US critical metals security.

Western Mines Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Magnium Australia to explore supplying magnesite from the Mulga Tank Project for low-carbon magnesium metal production. This collaboration could add a new revenue stream by monetising a previously overlooked magnesite cap.

Patriot Resources has announced a maiden JORC inferred resource of 31.4 million ounces silver equivalent at its high-grade Tassa project in Peru, highlighting significant growth potential and undervaluation compared to peers.

Battery Age Minerals has validated its exploration model with maiden drilling results at Austria’s Bleiberg district, intersecting promising zinc-lead-germanium mineralisation. The company plans further targeted drilling to expand on these early successes.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd has reported record-breaking high-grade gold and antimony intersections from its Sunday Creek project in Victoria, revealing a consistent and expanding mineral system at shallow depths.

Temas Resources has reported significant assay results from its 2025 drilling at the La Blache Project, revealing thick zones rich in gallium, scandium, and chromium alongside titanium, vanadium, and iron. The company’s proprietary RCL technology promises to unlock additional value from this multi-element mineralisation.

Lodestar Minerals has intersected visible copper sulphides in its first diamond drill hole at the Three Saints project in Chile, hinting at a potentially significant IOCG-style mineralised system. Assay results are pending, with further drilling planned to explore the extent of mineralisation.

EV Resources has acquired the remaining 50% stake in the Don Enrique Copper-Silver Project in Peru, consolidating a large, drill-ready land package with significant high-grade mineralisation and permits in place.

St George Mining reports outstanding assay results from 16 new diamond drill holes at its Araxá Rare Earths and Niobium Project, confirming thick, high-grade mineralisation from surface and reinforcing its status as South America's largest carbonatite-hosted rare earth resource.

ABx Group has secured partnerships in two major Australian Government R&D initiatives aimed at advancing rare earths refining and exploration technologies, accelerating development of its ionic clay rare earth project in Tasmania.

Sky Metals reports significant new high-grade tin-tungsten-silver drilling results at its Tallebung Tin Project, confirming southern extensions and initiating the NSW State Significant Development approval process.