Latest Critical Minerals Supply Chain News

Magnum Mining & Exploration has secured permits and land access to launch a targeted drilling campaign on its Brazilian rare earth projects, aiming to validate high-grade mineralisation and advance its exploration footprint.

Felix Gold Limited confirmed the materiality of a senior US federal officials' visit to its Treasure Creek Antimony Project, explaining the delayed disclosure was due to legal restrictions imposed by US authorities. The company affirmed compliance with ASX continuous disclosure rules following the announcement.

EV Resources is rapidly progressing its Los Lirios Antimony Project in Mexico, defining drill-ready targets ahead of a maiden drilling campaign amid growing global demand for critical minerals.

Critical Resources Limited has successfully completed the first tranche of its capital raising, issuing over 190 million shares and accompanying options to bolster its exploration projects. The company now awaits shareholder approval for director share issuance as it prepares for the second tranche.

OD6 Metals has selected an innovative process flowsheet for its Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project, achieving approximately 75% recovery of key rare earths with superior product purity and optimized costs. This milestone sets the stage for advanced testing and mining studies as the company advances toward production.

Red Mountain Mining has secured the Yellow Pine Antimony Project in Idaho’s historic Stibnite Mining District, positioning itself near Perpetua Resources’ major gold-antimony reserve. The company’s recent $1.5 million capital raise will fund exploration efforts across this and its Utah project.

Lithium Energy has acquired the Mt Dromedary Graphite Project, merging it with its Burke deposit to form a world-class high-grade graphite inventory, setting the stage for a vertically integrated battery anode material business in Queensland.

Morella Corporation has expanded its critical minerals portfolio by acquiring the Dixon Well Project in Western Australia, confirming significant titanium mineralisation with assays up to 17.0% TiO2. This move diversifies Morella’s assets beyond lithium and rubidium into a mineral critical for aerospace and defence industries.

Hastings Technology Metals and Wyloo have formalised their joint venture for the Yangibana Rare Earths Project, with Wyloo taking a 60% stake and cancelling A$123 million in exchangeable notes, significantly de-risking the project and reducing Hastings’ funding burden.

Locksley Resources reports robust metallurgical testwork from its Mojave Project, confirming high antimony recoveries and concentrate grades that support a domestic US supply chain. The results align with US strategic priorities for critical mineral independence.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has reported sustained high-grade rare earth element recovery from its in-situ recovery trials at the Ema Project, with pregnant leach solution grades exceeding 5,700 ppm TREO and strong magnet rare earth oxide content.

Iondrive Limited has inked a binding Term Sheet with Livium Limited to commercialise its innovative Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) technology for recycling critical materials from batteries, solar panels, and e-waste in Australia, with a pilot plant set to begin commissioning by the end of 2025.