Latest Critical Minerals Supply Chain News

Battery Age Minerals has initiated its first diamond drilling campaign at the Bleiberg Zinc-Lead-Germanium Project in Austria, aiming to unlock high-grade critical minerals essential for advanced technologies and European supply security.

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension to its Major Project Status for the Broken Hill Cobalt Project, reinforcing its strategic importance to Australia’s critical minerals sector and enhancing development prospects.

Trigg Minerals has raised A$12.5 million from institutional and strategic investors to accelerate development of its Antimony Canyon Project in Utah, positioning itself as a key supplier in the US critical minerals market amid soaring antimony prices.

IRIS Metals has expanded its lithium exploration footprint in South Dakota by acquiring the 752-hectare Tin Mountain Extension, advancing its position as a leading US lithium explorer. Phase II drilling is underway, with assay results and a maiden resource estimate expected by late 2025.

MTM Critical Metals has raised A$50 million through a well-supported institutional placement to accelerate the rollout of its proprietary Flash Joule Heating technology in the U.S. This capital injection marks a pivotal step in MTM’s transformation into a U.S.-focused clean technology company.

Australian Rare Earths Limited has achieved over 60% recovery of magnet rare earths in a bulk heap leach test at its Koppamurra project, demonstrating rapid leach times and scalability that underpin its low-cost development strategy.

Patriot Battery Metals has initiated work programs to unlock tantalum as a high-value by-product at its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec, which ranks among the world’s top five tantalum pegmatite resources. Initial testwork shows promising recovery potential using conventional methods without impacting lithium extraction.

Evion Group’s joint venture in India has secured a significant first shipment of expandable graphite to a leading US company, marking a strategic foothold in the critical minerals supply chain outside China.

St George Mining secures robust local and state government support for its Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, launching community programs and accelerating exploration activities.

Osmond Resources has reported strong assay results from Zone 2 of its Orion EU Critical Minerals Project in Southern Spain, revealing high-grade rutile and zircon mineralisation. The company is now prioritising a maiden drilling program to validate these findings and advance project development.

Eclipse Metals confirms a significant inferred resource of rare earth elements at its Grønnedal Project in Greenland, highlighting coarse-grained mineralogy and efficient processing potential that could position it as a key Western supplier.

Critical Metals Corp has landed a conditional US$120 million funding letter from the US Export-Import Bank to advance its Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland, a move that could reshape Western critical minerals supply chains.