Latest Critical Minerals Strategy News

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IRIS Metals has completed acquisition of 87 federal mining claims in South Dakota but will not proceed with the private land component of the Ingersoll Project due to unforeseen issues. The company is reassessing options while maintaining its broader critical minerals strategy.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
1 May 2026
Alvo Minerals has raised A$1.25 million through a premium-priced placement to strategic investors, bolstering its exploration efforts at key critical minerals projects in Brazil, including the Palma copper-zinc resource and rare earth element targets.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
1 May 2026
Terrain Minerals has completed major drilling campaigns across its flagship Lightning gold project and critical metals targets, setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate and advancing metallurgical studies on gallium and rare earth elements.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Apr 2026
IRIS Metals has revealed a 3.03Mt lithium resource at its fully permitted Beecher Project in South Dakota, featuring a notable rubidium component with a high-grade zone containing around 2,100 tonnes of Rb2O. This positions Beecher as a rare multi-commodity critical minerals asset in a top US mining jurisdiction.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Chilwa Minerals confirmed a significant niobium discovery at its Nakombe target, progressing with dual diamond rig drilling and advancing a NASDAQ listing application. Heavy mineral sands resource work continues alongside a new ionic clay rare earth program.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Nelson Resources has expanded its footprint at the Gold Point Project with new high-grade gold-silver veins and prepared for maiden drilling, while unlocking significant development potential at Yarri through mining lease grants and a $10 million funding deal.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) has secured a £12 million UK government grant offer for its Belfast rare earth magnet recycling facility and is progressing its Brazilian JV and Ugandan heavy rare earths project, reinforcing its role in ex-China supply chains.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026
American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd (ASX: AT4) has joined the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium, unlocking direct access to Department of War programs and funding opportunities for its antimony and tungsten projects. The company will leverage this to advance its U.S.-focused supply chain ambitions, highlighted by a critical minerals event in Utah this May.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026
Resolution Minerals has raised A$20 million in a strongly supported institutional placement to accelerate exploration and development at its US Horse Heaven Project, while preparing for a NASDAQ listing to boost its US market presence.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
23 Apr 2026
Elevra Lithium delivered a strong March 2026 quarter with record revenues, operational improvements at North American Lithium, and progress on multiple growth fronts, supported by a robust cash position.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
23 Apr 2026
Pantera Minerals has seen a 37% uplift in the valuation of its EnergyX stake following an increase in EnergyX’s Regulation A raise price to US$13 per share, reflecting operational progress and stronger market confidence.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
21 Apr 2026
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.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
21 Apr 2026