Latest Critical Minerals Market News

Mount Ridley Mines has confirmed that high-grade scandium mineralisation at its Grass Patch Complex extends beyond the current Block 1 resource in all directions, based on re-assays of 481 historical drill samples. This expansion supports a resource upgrade and highlights the project's strategic importance amid tightening global scandium supply.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has appointed Jason Barnett as Managing Director and CEO, aiming to leverage his extensive mining experience as the company advances its critical minerals projects and prepares for a maiden drilling campaign.

Astron Limited’s updated economic study for Phase 2 of its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project reveals a $1.5 billion incremental pre-tax NPV8 and a mine life extended to 52 years, doubling ore throughput and reinforcing the project’s long-term strategic value.

Hawk Resources has dispatched materials for a $1.97 million non-renounceable entitlement offer priced at 3 cents per share, offering shareholders free options and a chance to apply for shortfall shares.

Cadoux Ltd has cleared a critical technical and commercial hurdle by qualifying its premiumHPA® high purity alumina for use in the EU-backed SAFELOOP electric vehicle battery project, opening doors to potential offtake deals and boosting its standing in the critical minerals market.

Sovereign Metals has verified that its Kasiya project hosts monazite concentrates rich in critical heavy rare earths Dysprosium, Terbium, and Yttrium, with oxide ratios far exceeding global benchmarks. This discovery could add a valuable by-product stream at near-zero incremental cost, enhancing the project’s economics amid growing Western supply chain security concerns.

Evion Group confirms high-grade fluorspar assays up to 88.15% CaF2 at its Carp Project in Nevada, validating a large, near-surface mineralised system. The company plans an extensive exploration program to capitalise on the US critical minerals demand.

Godolphin Resources is spinning out its Narraburra Rare Earths Project into a new ASX-listed entity, Matrix Critical Minerals, with MST Financial appointed to spearhead the IPO expected in the second half of 2026.

Arafura Rare Earths has committed to constructing the Nolans Rare Earths Project, Australia's first fully integrated ore-to-oxide operation, backed by binding offtake deals and sovereign financing. Construction is slated to start in September 2026, positioning Nolans as a strategic node in global rare earth supply chains.

Everest Metals Corporation (ASX: EMC) has upgraded its Mt Edon Critical Minerals Project resource to 4.3 million tonnes at 0.23% Rb2O, enhancing grade, tonnage, and confidence ahead of a mining proposal submission expected to gain approval by late 2026.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project in NSW, enhancing its district-scale strategy near Tottenham with high-grade mineralisation and multiple drill-ready targets.

Energy Transition Minerals has secured a non-binding MOU with Traxys Europe for the potential exclusive offtake of tin, tantalum, and niobium concentrates from its Penouta mine, positioning the project as a strategic Western source of critical minerals.