Latest Critical Minerals Supply Chains News

Siren Gold Limited advances its Langdons Antimony-Gold Project with promising high-grade surface samples and a key exploration permit application, positioning itself amid rising demand for critical minerals.

American West Metals is ramping up exploration and development at its West Desert Project in Utah, targeting critical metals like indium, molybdenum, and gallium amid supportive US government policies and tightening Chinese export controls.

Everest Metals Corporation has completed a breakthrough engineering study demonstrating 97% rubidium recovery at its Mt Edon project, advancing Australia’s entry into the global rubidium market with a patented extraction process.

RareX Limited has partnered with Gega Elements to develop Australia’s inaugural integrated gallium supply chain, aiming to reduce reliance on Chinese supply and boost national critical mineral resilience.

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a pivotal three-year contract with Glencore to supply up to 50% of feedstock for its upcoming Kwinana Cobalt Refinery, marking a major step in advancing Australia's critical minerals ambitions.

Trigg Minerals has launched its maiden exploration program at the Antimony Canyon Project in Utah, aiming to unlock the potential of historically productive antimony mines with modern techniques.

European Lithium Ltd and Critical Metals Corp have updated the Tanbreez Rare Earth Project scoping study, incorporating feldspar and arfvedsonite alongside eudialyte, underpinning a robust $2.4–3.0 billion NPV and a 162% IRR over a 19-year mine life.

European Lithium has announced a significant addendum to its Tanbreez Project Mineral Resource Estimate, adding 180 million tonnes of feldspar and arfvedsonite to the existing rare earth elements resource base. This broadens the project's economic scope and underlines its potential as a world-class rare earth development.

American Rare Earths has installed groundwater monitoring wells at its Cowboy State Mine, advancing environmental permitting and keeping its rare earth project on track for 2029 production.

NoviqTech and Livium have partnered to digitise and tokenise the environmental benefits of battery recycling, aiming to enhance transparency and compliance in the critical minerals supply chain.

Viridis Mining and Minerals, through its joint venture Viridion, has delivered the first batch of high-purity rare earth oxides recycled from Brazilian magnets to Latin America’s only magnet manufacturer, marking a key step in establishing a domestic rare earth supply chain.

New World Resources’ Antler Copper Project in Arizona has been designated a FAST-41 Transparency Project, promising a streamlined federal permitting process and reinforcing its strategic role in US critical minerals supply.