Latest Critical Minerals Market News

Aldoro Resources has defined high-priority gold targets at its Damara Gold Project and confirmed significant rare earth and associated mineralisation at Kameelburg, with drilling and metallurgical progress underpinning its dual-commodity strategy.

Vanadium Resources (ASX: VR8) has signed a non-binding offtake term sheet with U.S. Vanadium for 100% of vanadium slag from its Steelpoortdrift V-Iron Plant, while appointing Rand Merchant Bank to secure project financing.

Castile Resources has kicked off pilot plant bench scale testing for its Rover 1 project, integrating a 41% resource upgrade and higher metal prices into its Bankable Feasibility Study. The company also secured $8.4 million in funding and is preparing for exploration drilling amid regional consolidation.

The Geological Survey of Sweden has proposed designating Aura Energy’s Häggån polymetallic deposit as a national interest, potentially securing legal protections that support Europe’s clean energy ambitions through critical minerals like uranium and vanadium.

OD6 Metals has secured a strategic foothold in the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, delivering ultra-high-grade assay results and commencing systematic exploration. Meanwhile, metallurgical progress at its Splinter Rock rare earths project and new copper targets at Gulf Creek underpin a diversified critical minerals portfolio.

Brazilian Critical Minerals and Southern Alliance Mining have agreed to collaborate on rare earth production, focusing on in-situ recovery methods to leverage operational experience and advance BCM’s Ema project.

Omnia Metals has made a decisive entry into the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Stibnite Ridge antimony and silver project and staking the Radix rare earth and gallium project in Montana, backed by a $1.5 million capital raise.

Octava Minerals (ASX:OCT) has completed its acquisition of the Byro Critical Minerals Project in Western Australia, issuing over 8.5 million shares and 2 million performance rights to vendors, subject to escrow and milestone conditions.

The Environmental Group’s TAPC division has secured a significant A$9 million contract to supply emissions control technology for a key rare earth project in Angola, marking a strategic move into the critical minerals sector.

Perpetual Resources has secured a significant tungsten exploration package in Brazil’s Seridó Mineral Province, aiming to capitalise on rising demand for this critical mineral amid global supply constraints.

EV Resources has begun refurbishing its Tecomatlán Processing Plant in Mexico, marking a pivotal shift from exploration to near-term antimony production amid tightening global supply. The company aims to leverage this low-cost, staged approach to secure a first mover advantage in the critical minerals market.

Atlantic Lithium secures a crucial green light from Ghana’s Parliament for its Ewoyaa Lithium Project, marking a key step towards production and investment decisions.