Latest Critical Minerals News

Arafura Rare Earths has successfully raised A$475 million through a two-tranche institutional placement, backed by major investors including Hancock Prospecting, to fund the development of its Nolans Project.

Mont Royal Resources has completed a transformative merger with Commerce Resources, securing A$10 million to advance the Ashram Rare Earths Project, positioning itself as a key player in North America’s critical minerals sector.

Skylark Minerals has completed initial fieldwork at its Simon Copper Project in Mt Isa and launched a new rare-earths desktop study in Brazil, while actively pursuing new gold assets and re-engaging on its Greenland zinc project.

CuFe Ltd has announced a dramatic 400% increase in contained copper at its Gecko project, alongside an upgraded Orlando resource and a $5.4 million capital raise to advance its Tennant Creek development plans.

InVert Graphite reports impressive high-grade graphite trench results up to 31.4% TGC at its Morogoro Project in Tanzania and has commenced its maiden drilling program to further explore these promising deposits.

Ionic Rare Earths advances its global rare earths strategy with significant UK government funding, increased heavy rare earth oxide production, and a $15.6 million capital raise backed by a strategic US investor.

Lion Rock Minerals reports outstanding first-pass exploration results from its Minta Monazite and Rutile Project, revealing insitu rutile grades up to 2.2% and high-value mineral assemblages. These findings position Minta as a potentially world-class rutile deposit amid shifting global titanium markets.

Power Minerals Limited has advanced its critical minerals portfolio with the acquisition of the Gamma Heavy Rare Earths and Uranium Project in California and completed the Santa Anna Niobium-REE-Gallium Project acquisition in Brazil, supported by a combined $6.7 million capital raise.

IRIS Metals’ Phase II drilling at the Tin Mountain Project confirms exceptional lithium grades and unveils critical minerals like rubidium, positioning the company as a key player in the US critical minerals landscape.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX, AR3) reported strong progress in its Koppamurra Rare Earths Project with high recovery rates and production milestones, while also expanding and resuming drilling at its Overland Uranium Project. The company bolstered its financial position through government grants and option exercises.

Latrobe Magnesium successfully commissioned its Demonstration Plant producing magnesium oxide and secured $10 million in funding, while receiving a $200 million financing interest from the U.S. Export Import Bank for its next-stage commercial plant.

Lindian Resources secures official government confirmation that its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project is exempt from Malawi’s new raw mineral export ban, ensuring uninterrupted progress toward production.