Latest Critical Minerals Strategy News

Lode Resources has reported promising early exploration results at its Montezuma Silver & Antimony Project in Tasmania, revealing high-grade assays and expanding its land holdings in a critical minerals hotspot.

Terra Critical Minerals has revealed new high-grade silver mineralisation at its Mole River project in NSW, with samples reaching 400 g/t silver. This discovery at the Silent Grove prospect adds momentum to the company’s polymetallic exploration ambitions.

EV Resources has confirmed a $1 million follow-on investment from Tribeca Investment Partners, reinforcing confidence in its antimony projects amid rising global demand for critical minerals.

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a crucial works approval for its Kwinana Cobalt Refinery, pushing Australia’s first dedicated cobalt processing plant closer to a final investment decision by the end of 2025.

Locksley Resources has taken a significant step toward securing diversified antimony supply for the U.S. market by entering a non-binding agreement with EV Resources, supporting its proprietary DeepSolv™ processing technology and domestic critical minerals strategy.

Adelong Gold has locked in a $1.25 million strategic investment from Nova Minerals and Barclay Wells clients, enabling accelerated exploration at its NSW and Victorian gold-antimony projects.

Cobalt Blue Holdings reports key technical milestones at its Broken Hill Technology Centre, progressing toward a final investment decision for its Kwinana Cobalt Refinery by late 2025 amid a recovering cobalt market.

Eclipse Metals is set to launch a diamond drilling program at its Grønnedal Rare Earth Project in Greenland, aiming to expand a substantial rare earth resource. Concurrently, assays reveal promising concentrations of critical minerals rubidium and gallium at Ivigtut, positioning the company strategically within evolving global supply chains.

American West Metals has completed critical development and permitting milestones at its Storm Copper Project in Nunavut, Canada, advancing its Pre-Feasibility Study and revealing promising drilling results that hint at resource expansion.

Metal Bank Limited is fast-tracking gold production at its Livingstone project in Western Australia, leveraging near-surface resources and existing processing infrastructure, while advancing copper and critical minerals exploration in Saudi Arabia.

Victory Metals has won a $250,000 MRIWA grant to advance its North Stanmore scandium project, positioning itself amid rising global supply risks due to export controls by China and Russia.

Energy Transition Minerals Ltd (ETM) has won the bid for the Penouta mine in Spain, the EU’s sole tin-tantalum-niobium producer, raising A$10 million to support the acquisition and development amid regulatory hurdles.