Latest Critical Minerals Supply Chain News

Kali Metals has secured up to $700,000 in exploration funding from Japan’s JX Advanced Metals for its 1,413 square kilometre Southern Lachlan project. The agreement creates a pathway to a potential farm-in or joint venture, but no formal deal has yet been agreed.

Mount Ridley Mines has secured an oversubscribed $2 million placement at $0.033 per share to fast-track technical work at its Grass Patch Project and advance the Selectro™ Process. Directors plan to add $100,000 more, pending shareholder approval.

Everest Metals has appointed Hall Chadwick as exclusive strategic adviser to explore funding and commercial pathways for its Mt Edon rubidium project, focusing on US and allied market opportunities.

Eclipse Metals' latest testwork confirms that up to 94% of neodymium and praseodymium are locked in identifiable REE minerals at Grønnedal, underpinning a promising beneficiation strategy ahead of flotation trials.

Vanadium Resources (ASX: VR8) has locked in a right of first refusal and exclusivity option over a prime brownfield site in South Africa’s Highveld Industrial Park for its planned V-Iron Plant, reinforcing its path towards feasibility and financing.

EcoGraf Limited (ASX:EGR) is raising approximately AUD 2 million through an underwritten Share Purchase Plan (SPP) offering new shares at a 20% discount. The funds will support key project financing and expansion activities at its Epanko Graphite Project and related operations.

Nova Minerals has kicked off geotechnical drilling for the West Susitna Access Road after AIDEA approved up to US$25 million in additional funding, aiming to unlock critical mineral development and improve logistics for its Estelle Project and antimony refinery.

Viking Mines has reported high-grade tungsten mineralisation up to 2.7% WO3 at its Long and Terrell Projects in Nevada, expanding the potential of its tungsten portfolio beyond the flagship Linka Project.

American Tungsten & Antimony has commissioned Metso Finland to conduct a concept-level study for expanding ammonium paratungstate production at its Nevada Del Sol Refinery, aiming to bolster US domestic tungsten supply amid national security concerns.

Diablo Resources has delivered exceptional first-pass rock sampling results at its Horn Silver Project in Utah, revealing a district-scale polymetallic system rich in silver, gold, copper, lead, and zinc. These findings reinforce historical structural models and set the stage for imminent drilling campaigns.

Lindian Resources has secured exclusive rights to over 13,000 tonnes of heavy rare earth feedstock in Kazakhstan, aiming to boost output at its wholly owned SARECO processing facility with dysprosium, terbium, and yttrium-rich material.

Mont Royal Resources has partnered with Alta Resource Technologies to investigate a novel protein-based method for producing high-purity rare earth oxides from the Ashram Project, aiming to deepen its processing capabilities within North America’s critical minerals supply chain.