Latest Critical Minerals Policy News

Volt Resources has initiated a Definitive Feasibility Study for its Alabama Graphite Refinery, aiming to produce high purity graphite by mid-2026 and strengthen US critical minerals supply chains.

Battery Age Minerals has appointed DGWA as its European strategic advisor to advance the Bleiberg Zinc Germanium Project within the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act framework, initiating high-level engagements across key EU capitals.

Diablo Resources has significantly increased its Star Range Project landholding in Utah, adding 82 new claims to bolster exploration of high-grade silver and antimony mineralisation. The expansion sets the stage for a focused exploration campaign integrating historical data with modern surveys.

Zeus Resources has completed its acquisition of the Casablanca Antimony Project in Morocco, revealing promising geophysical survey results and appointing a seasoned US strategic advisor to boost international partnerships.

Mount Ridley Mines reports a maiden inferred gallium resource of 838.7 million tonnes at its Mt Ridley Project, marking a significant step in Australia's critical minerals landscape amid global supply chain shifts.

Richmond Vanadium Technology reports solid progress in its Queensland vanadium project, advancing environmental approvals and feasibility studies while strengthening key industry collaborations.

Northern Minerals Limited (ASX – NTU) has launched a $60.5 million equity placement to fund the development of its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project in Western Australia, supported by strategic partnerships and conditional debt backing from Australian and US government agencies.

Dateline Resources’ Managing Director Stephen Baghdadi has increased his personal investment by exercising 13.86 million options, reinforcing confidence in the Colosseum Gold and Rare Earth Elements Project as feasibility studies progress.

American West Metals has raised A$7 million at a premium to advance its West Desert Project, home to the largest and highest-grade indium resource in the US. The funding includes a strategic $2 million investment from Tribeca Investment Partners and aims to accelerate critical metals development amid supportive US policies.

Lithium Universe Limited has unveiled plans for a second lithium carbonate refinery in Brownsville, Texas, complementing its flagship Québec project and aiming to ease North America's lithium supply bottleneck.

Locksley Resources has expanded the Desert Antimony Mine target at its Mojave Project by 400%, revealing a new parallel structural zone and boosting the project's potential as a critical U.S. minerals hub.

EV Resources is rapidly progressing its Los Lirios Antimony Project in Mexico, defining drill-ready targets ahead of a maiden drilling campaign amid growing global demand for critical minerals.