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.

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.

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.

Core Energy Minerals has raised $2.75 million through a share placement to fund critical minerals exploration and the acquisition of the Itambe Rare Earth Project in Brazil, backed by strong institutional support.

Pioneer Lithium has confirmed significant high-grade tungsten and gold mineralisation at its North Pine Project in Idaho, revealing two distinct mineral systems at the Springfield Prospect and a new polymetallic target at Silver Cliffs.

Lightning Minerals has raised A$2.5 million to fund an aggressive Phase 2 drilling program at its Mt Turner Gold Project, following promising Phase 1 results that revealed significant gold mineralisation along a 12km strike.

Peel Mining’s recent drilling at the Nombinnie gold prospect in NSW reveals promising shallow gold mineralisation, while the company also secures significant NSW Government grants to boost its critical minerals exploration.

Nimy Resources has partnered with CSIRO under the Kick-Start program to advance gallium exploration at its Mons Project in Western Australia, leveraging cutting-edge machine learning and scientific expertise.

Neometals Ltd and partner Omaha Value have secured a 60-day exclusive option to evaluate lithium and potash brines from historic oil and gas wells in Utah’s Paradox Basin, aiming to leverage existing infrastructure for accelerated critical minerals exploration.