Latest Critical Minerals Sector News

Core Energy Minerals has launched fully funded exploration at its newly acquired Itambe Rare Earth Element project in Brazil, targeting high-grade anomalies with maiden drilling planned for the second quarter of 2026.

Energy Transition Minerals Ltd (ETM) reported key progress in its December 2025 quarter, including legal developments for its Greenland rare earth project, advancing a strategic mine acquisition in Spain, and moves toward a US Nasdaq listing.

Victory Metals has successfully cleared a previously misregistered heritage site adjacent to its North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earth Project, opening up around 1,000 acres for exploration and potential resource expansion.

EV Resources has confirmed exceptional grades of antimony, copper, and silver at its Dollar Antimony project in Nevada, signalling a promising polymetallic vein system and advancing its strategy to supply critical minerals domestically in the US.

Mont Royal Resources has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the Saguenay Port Authority to explore locating a hydrometallurgical facility for its Ashram Rare Earths Project in Québec, leveraging the port’s strategic logistics and industrial infrastructure.

Litchfield Minerals is set to commence a comprehensive airborne magnetic and radiometric survey over its Lucy Creek Project in the Northern Territory, aiming to unlock high-grade manganese potential in an underexplored sedimentary basin.

Ragusa Minerals has significantly expanded its Purple Pansy Manganese-Gold Project in Arizona by acquiring 201 additional tenements, enhancing its strategic landholding and exploration potential in a critical minerals hotspot.

Enova Mining’s latest auger drilling results from its CODA East project in Brazil reveal significant near-surface mineralisation of titanium, rare earth elements, and niobium, underscoring the project’s growing strategic importance.

OD6 Metals has identified a strong off-hole conductor near historic high-grade copper workings at its Gulf Creek project, signalling promising new drill targets. The findings from a recent Down Hole Electromagnetic survey enhance the project’s exploration potential ahead of upcoming drilling.

Dalaroo Metals is fast-tracking its 2026 exploration program at the Blue Lagoon project in Greenland following promising 2025 results that confirmed widespread rare earth and critical mineralisation. The company aims to define drill-ready targets and advance its position in the strategic critical minerals sector.

Xenora Minerals has resumed on-ground exploration at its Dudley Lithium Project in South Australia following a detailed geochemical review, supported by a recent $2.1 million capital raise. The company ends the quarter with a strong cash position, positioning itself for further growth in the critical minerals sector.

Energy Fuels Inc. has announced a binding agreement to acquire Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (ASM) in a deal valuing ASM at approximately A$447 million, offering shareholders a 121% premium. The acquisition aims to establish a vertically integrated Western rare earths supply chain, aligning with critical minerals strategies between the US and Australia.