Latest Critical Metals News

Strata Investment Holdings plc reported a striking £6.16 million comprehensive profit for 2025, propelled by robust investment portfolio returns and a significant revaluation uplift in its copper royalty assets. Despite operational delays from adverse weather, the company’s strategic focus on high-conviction resource investments and royalties positions it well amid evolving commodity markets.

Critical Resources Limited highlights significant progress in its lithium and gold projects across Canada and New Zealand, alongside pioneering work in next-generation solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

Red Mountain Mining is making significant strides in its US critical minerals portfolio, reporting strong antimony assay results and gearing up for extensive exploration programs. The company’s projects align closely with US and Australian government initiatives to secure domestic critical metal supplies.

Medallion Metals Limited has extended the deadline for its acquisition of the Forrestania Nickel Operation from IGO Limited, with completion expected by 27 February 2026. The transaction remains on track despite a few outstanding conditions.

Temas Resources has launched a major re-assay initiative on historic drill core at its La Blache project, aiming to identify valuable metals like gallium, scandium, and chromium while saving millions in drilling costs.

American West Metals Limited reveals a promising Preliminary Economic Analysis for its Storm Copper Project in Canada alongside significant resource growth at its West Desert Project in Utah, positioning itself as a key player in North America's critical metals sector.

Great Divide Mining and Dart Mining report record high-grade gold, silver, and antimony assays from ongoing drilling at the Banshee prospect, advancing the Coonambula project towards a maiden resource estimate.

American West Metals has appointed a top Washington DC advisory firm to deepen US government engagement for its West Desert Project, aiming to establish the first domestic indium supply chain amid critical minerals supply risks.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited is set to commence a 2,500-metre maiden drilling campaign at its South Ridge tin prospect within the Prospect Hill Project, aiming to define a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate by late Q2 2026.

Venari Minerals has revised its Exploration Target for the Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada, revealing a potential lithium resource up to 18.6 million tonnes of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent. The company plans extensive drilling and sampling in 2026 to expand and upgrade this promising resource.

Trek Metals has raised $15 million through a strongly supported share placement to fund a major drilling campaign at its promising Kuro manganese discovery in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

Silver Mines Limited has secured land access to the Coomber Silver Prospect, reviving exploration on a site with significant historic silver intercepts. The company is advancing reconnaissance work to unlock the potential of this largely underexplored caldera near its flagship Bowdens Silver Project.