Latest Critical Minerals Exploration News

Metals Australia has successfully expanded its Manindi West Vanadium-Titanium-Magnetite (VTM) discovery, confirming mineralisation over a strike length exceeding 1,000 metres and intersecting significant mineralisation in 13 of 14 drill holes. Early metallurgical results show promise for commercially attractive concentrate products, with further assay results pending.

Encounter Resources reports significant extensions of shallow, high-grade niobium mineralisation east of its Green Mineral Resource Estimate at the Aileron Project, with promising drill results and a major development program planned for 2026.

Zeus Resources has secured Forestry Department approval to begin trenching at its Casablanca Antimony Project in Morocco, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for exploration. The program aims to refine geological understanding and target high-grade antimony mineralization.

EV Resources is set to begin a fully funded maiden diamond drilling program at its high-grade Los Lirios antimony project in Mexico, aiming to define a maiden JORC resource by Q3 2026. This marks a pivotal step toward production readiness and a broader 2026 exploration campaign.

Nova Minerals Limited has voluntarily suspended trading of its shares on the ASX pending a capital raising announcement expected on 17 December 2025.

Prospech Limited has significantly increased its Jokikangas project tenure in northern Finland, targeting critical minerals like yttrium and niobium amid soaring European prices. The expansion positions the company strongly within a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction as it plans initial exploration activities.

Red Mountain Mining has revealed a technical study highlighting significant silver, gold, and antimony prospectivity at its Silver Dollar Project in Idaho, with exploration set to begin imminently.

Pantera Minerals has launched trading on the OTCQB Venture Market under ticker PTMLF, broadening its reach to U.S. investors and advancing its critical minerals exploration in Arkansas. This move complements its ASX listing and positions the company at the forefront of America’s push for secure domestic supply chains.

Black Bear Minerals has initiated a focused diamond drilling program at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas, aiming to extend mineralisation beyond the current 17.6 million ounce resource estimate. The program also seeks to explore the project's multi-commodity potential amid rising strategic demand for silver.

Diablo Resources has validated exceptional high-grade silver and antimony mineralisation at its Star Range project in Utah, setting the stage for maiden drilling amid strong market demand for critical minerals.

Pinnacle Minerals has launched its first modern exploration program at the Antimony Queen Project in Washington State, aiming to unlock the potential of a historic antimony-gold district within a critical US minerals corridor.

Ballymore Resources has reported outstanding first assay results from its maiden drilling at the Torpy’s prospect, revealing exceptional grades of silver, lead, zinc, and critical indium. These findings highlight the prospect’s potential as a significant polymetallic discovery within the Ruddygore Project.