Latest Critical Minerals Supply Chains News

Bayan Mining and Minerals has secured a strategic rare earth tenement in California's renowned Mountain Pass district and raised $250,000 to fund early exploration activities.

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.

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.

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.

Ionic Rare Earths is advancing plans for multiple magnet recycling plants in the US, leveraging patented technology to produce high-purity rare earth oxides amid growing demand for sovereign supply chains.

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.