Latest Critical Minerals Exploration News

Leeuwin Metals continues to expand its Marda Gold Project resource with promising shallow gold intercepts at Evanston and Golden Orb, while assays for additional holes remain pending ahead of May drilling resumption.

Osmond Resources is progressing its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project with promising drilling results, positive mineral processing testwork, and a new partnership targeting rare earth carbonate production in Spain.

Tambourah Metals has delivered compelling high-grade gold assay results from its Bryah and Tambourah projects, while accelerating exploration of critical minerals at Speewah North with a solid $5.35 million cash buffer.

Lord Resources has deepened its geological understanding of the Ilgarari Copper Project through integrated data analysis, while maintaining a cautious stance on its lithium and gold assets during the March quarter.

Oceana Metals is set to transform its portfolio with the acquisition of the Serra Negra rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, backed by a $20 million placement to fund aggressive exploration.

Chilwa Minerals confirmed a significant niobium discovery at its Nakombe target, progressing with dual diamond rig drilling and advancing a NASDAQ listing application. Heavy mineral sands resource work continues alongside a new ionic clay rare earth program.

Corella Resources has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the Chobe Project, a highly prospective niobium and rare earths ground in Western Australia’s West Arunta, supported by a heavily oversubscribed $5 million capital raise.

Perpetual Resources continues to hit high-grade lithium and caesium targets at its Igrejinha and Renaldinho projects while strategically entering the tungsten market with a sizeable new tenure in Brazil’s Seridó Mineral Province. The company is gearing up for trenching and drilling campaigns amid a tight cash position.

Askari Metals has completed data compilation at its Nejo Gold and Copper Project, setting the stage for a 5,000m maiden drilling campaign targeting high-grade gold and copper. Meanwhile, trenching at its Uis Project in Namibia reveals robust polymetallic mineralisation, including tin, tantalum, lithium, rubidium, and caesium, underpinning plans for RC drilling later this year.

Chilwa Minerals has mobilised a second diamond drill rig at its Mpyupyu target in Malawi, accelerating exploration of niobium, rare earths, tantalum, and gallium within a newly identified alkaline syenite intrusion. With over 1,000 metres drilled and key assay results pending, the company is poised for a revised resource estimate in May 2026.

Enova Mining has initiated a deep diamond drilling campaign at its Charley Creek Rare Earth Project in the Northern Territory, aiming to unlock the potential of deeper bedrock rare earth mineralisation following encouraging earlier air-core results.

Agrimin Limited has secured a large exploration package in Western Australia's West Musgrave region, acquiring the Mount Squires Project from Caspin Resources. The project offers promising gold and base metal targets along strike from BHP’s Nebo and Babel deposits.