Latest Critical Minerals Supply News

OD6 Metals consolidates progress across its rare earths, copper, and fluorspar assets with strong resource bases and ongoing development activities in Nevada, Western Australia, and New South Wales.

Jindalee Lithium has taken another regulatory step by filing an amended Form S-4 with the US SEC, progressing its plan to spin out US lithium assets via US Elemental and list on NASDAQ.

OD6 Metals has delivered compelling metallurgical and ore sorting results from its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, confirming exceptional fluorspar grades and effective waste rejection using TOMRA technology. These findings underpin a low-cost processing pathway for Metspar and Acidspar products, advancing the project's development prospects.

Venari Minerals has kicked off a 12-hole diamond drilling campaign at its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada to elevate a significant portion of its resource from Inferred to Indicated status, setting the stage for a maiden Scoping Study in early 2027.

Mount Ridley Mines’ first TIMA automated mineralogy study at Grass Patch reveals rare earth elements are locked in discrete phosphate minerals, supporting flotation as a key beneficiation step ahead of leaching and Phase 1 metallurgical testwork.

Anson Resources has secured a conditional US$357.7 million incentive package proposal from Utah authorities, potentially easing capital and tax burdens for its Green River Lithium Project and enhancing its financial outlook.

Dart Mining has revealed substantial historic tungsten drill results and a sizeable non-JORC resource estimate at its McHargs Tungsten Prospect in Northeast Victoria, spotlighting promising tin-tungsten mineralisation within the Langi Dorn Fault zone.

Stelar Metals has raised A$2.6 million through a discounted placement to fund its maiden bedrock drilling at the Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project, aiming to test a historically unexplored system amid tight global tungsten supply.

QEM Limited is moving forward with its acquisition of Freshwater Metals, securing past-producing tungsten and prospective fluorspar and niobium projects in Idaho, aligning with US efforts to bolster domestic critical mineral supplies.

Elementos Limited has cleared all conditions to acquire up to 50% of Iberian Smelting, advancing its integrated European tin mine-to-metal strategy by linking its Oropesa project with downstream smelting capacity in Spain.

Ardea Resources has reinforced the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project's Goongarrie Hub as a critical global nickel-cobalt source with a 6.1 million tonne contained nickel resource and a fully funded $98.5 million Definitive Feasibility Study backed by Japanese partners and multi-jurisdictional government support.

Northern Minerals propels its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project forward with a planned Final Investment Decision in Q3 2026 and a significant 40% increase in the Dazzler Deposit resource.