Latest Critical Minerals Supply News

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Sovereign Metals' March 2026 update reveals a robust DFS for its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project, a substantial resource upgrade, strategic offtake MOUs, and a high-value heavy rare earth by-product discovery.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
29 Apr 2026
IRIS Metals has revealed a 3.03Mt lithium resource at its fully permitted Beecher Project in South Dakota, featuring a notable rubidium component with a high-grade zone containing around 2,100 tonnes of Rb2O. This positions Beecher as a rare multi-commodity critical minerals asset in a top US mining jurisdiction.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Osmond Resources has released final assays from its Phase 1 drilling at the Orión EU Critical Minerals Project in Spain, revealing significant enrichment of titanium, zirconium, and rare earth elements over a 10km strike. The discovery of a new basal mineralised seam adds to the project's scale, with Phase 2 drilling imminent and a Scoping Study targeted for late 2026.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Venari Minerals has achieved a key metallurgical milestone by producing 99.5% pure battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Red Mountain Project in Nevada, highlighting its potential as a domestic US lithium chemical source alongside valuable by-products.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Resolution Minerals has successfully produced high-grade tungsten concentrates from historical stockpiles at its Golden Gate mine, achieving a 19-fold upgrade and strong recovery rates using simple gravity separation techniques.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Vanadium Resources (ASX: VR8) has signed a non-binding offtake term sheet with U.S. Vanadium for 100% of vanadium slag from its Steelpoortdrift V-Iron Plant, while appointing Rand Merchant Bank to secure project financing.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
28 Apr 2026
Castile Resources has kicked off pilot plant bench scale testing for its Rover 1 project, integrating a 41% resource upgrade and higher metal prices into its Bankable Feasibility Study. The company also secured $8.4 million in funding and is preparing for exploration drilling amid regional consolidation.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
27 Apr 2026
Alliance Nickel is pursuing capital cost savings at its NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project through vat leaching trials while reporting promising gold assay results from initial drilling at Australia United. A $4.15 million entitlement offer aims to fund these efforts amid ongoing offtake renegotiations with Stellantis.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
27 Apr 2026
Mandrake Resources has identified overlapping placer claims staked by Utah Brine Corporation, linked to Neometals Ltd, on its Utah Lithium Project tenure. Legal demands have been issued to resolve the dispute, which affects a small portion of Mandrake’s 3.3Mt LCE resource.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) has secured a £12 million UK government grant offer for its Belfast rare earth magnet recycling facility and is progressing its Brazilian JV and Ugandan heavy rare earths project, reinforcing its role in ex-China supply chains.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026
American Rare Earths is fast-tracking its Wyoming Halleck Creek rare earths project, defining a pilot plant pathway, advancing oxide to metal studies, and targeting a NASDAQ listing by year-end 2026.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026
KGL Resources delivers a robust Baseline Economic Model for its Jervois Copper-Silver-Gold Project, highlighting a pre-tax NPV8 of A$1.226 billion and a 37% IRR, underpinning imminent project financing and construction plans.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026