Latest Critical Minerals Supply News

Iluka Resources has met its full-year zircon-in-concentrate production guidance by mid-2025 while progressing key projects like Balranald and Eneabba amid ongoing global trade uncertainties.

Pivotal Metals has enhanced its Midrim Field exploration announcement by adding detailed assay data and launching an AI-driven program targeting high-grade copper-nickel-PGM deposits in Canada’s Belleterre-Angliers Greenstone Belt. The company aims to leverage historic drilling successes and modern geophysics to unlock new discoveries.

Locksley Resources has confirmed multiple new mineralised trends at its Mojave Critical Minerals Project in California, setting the stage for an expanded drilling campaign in Q3 2025. The company’s detailed structural mapping and 3D geological modelling have refined exploration targets for antimony and rare earth elements, aligning with growing US strategic interests in domestic critical minerals.

American Rare Earths reports strong metallurgical leach recoveries and significantly reduced impurities at its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project, marking a key step toward economic production of critical rare earth elements in the US.

Bryah Resources has exercised its option to acquire the Golden Pike Project in New Brunswick, revealing significant high-grade antimony and gold mineralisation potential supported by historical data and recent drilling.

Pure Resources advances its Reedy Creek project by exploring graphite potential and forging US partnerships to tap into thermal management and rare earth element technologies.

Castile Resources has integrated bismuth as a by-product into its Rover 1 Bankable Feasibility Study following China’s export restrictions, positioning itself as a key supplier amid global supply shocks. The company also advances exploration with innovative technology and secures strategic partnerships in critical mineral supply chains.

Osmond Resources has significantly expanded its Orion EU Critical Minerals Project by 160%, with promising assay results and a planned drilling program to confirm mineral continuity. The company is positioning itself to benefit from strong EU demand for rare earths, titanium, and silicon metals.

MTM Critical Metals has appointed Gregory L. Bowman, a seasoned U.S. defense and industrial strategy expert, to the advisory board of its U.S. subsidiary Flash Metals USA, aiming to accelerate its critical metals refining technology and deepen ties with U.S. government stakeholders.

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.