Latest Critical Minerals Sector News

Trigg Minerals has solidified its ownership of the Wild Cattle Creek antimony deposit with NSW government approval and confirmed high-grade antimony and tungsten mineralisation beneath the site. The company also expanded its New South Wales footprint through strategic acquisitions of historic gold and antimony projects.

VHM Limited has achieved a key milestone with mining licence approval for its Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project, alongside a revised staged expansion plan that adjusts capital and operating costs while extending Major Project Status.

Kuniko Limited has streamlined its Norwegian battery metals portfolio, pursued non-dilutive green funding, and forged AI satellite data partnerships, setting the stage for growth in Europe’s critical minerals sector.

PVW Resources reports strong drilling results at its Capão Bonito rare earth project in Brazil, with Total Rare Earth Oxide grades reaching up to 3,267 ppm, while preparing for further exploration campaigns across its Brazilian hubs.

Invert Graphite has lodged a prospectus to raise up to A$3.5 million through a share offer priced at A$0.03 each, while advancing its acquisition of a Tanzanian critical minerals project. The company reported no exploration activity this quarter and incurred operating losses, reflecting a transitional phase ahead of relisting.

Zeus Resources reports strong progress on its Casablanca Antimony Project acquisition in Morocco, highlighted by exceptional assay results and expanded mineralisation. Concurrently, the company secures a new South Australian tenement for critical minerals and divests its Mortimer Hills Project with royalty upside.

Meteoric Resources has significantly expanded its Caldeira Project's Mineral Resource Estimate to 1.5 billion tonnes at 2,359ppm TREO, positioning itself as a key alternative supplier amid tightening Chinese export controls. The company anticipates releasing its Pre-Feasibility Study in June 2025.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX: AR3) reports promising extensions of near-surface calcrete-hosted uranium mineralisation at its Overland Uranium Project, reinforcing a dual-asset exploration strategy that combines shallow deposits with deeper in-situ recoverable targets.

Iondrive Limited confirms strong financial metrics for its proprietary DES battery recycling technology, progressing pilot plant development and divesting exploration assets to sharpen focus on commercialisation.

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited (ASX:BRE) reported exceptional exploration results in the March 2025 quarter, including record high-grade rare earth assays at Monte Alto and Pelé projects, alongside a strategic royalty agreement with Rio Tinto for its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project.

Jindalee Lithium’s McDermitt Lithium Project has been designated a FAST-41 Transparency Project, enhancing federal permitting visibility and coordination to accelerate development in the US critical minerals sector.

Critica Minerals Limited has announced a significant milestone with its Jupiter Project, revealing Australia’s largest and highest-grade clay hosted rare earth resource alongside successful metallurgical test results that promise substantial mass reduction and grade upgrade.