Latest Critical Minerals News

Renascor Resources has completed construction of its Purified Spherical Graphite demonstration facility in Adelaide, marking a pivotal step towards commercialising its innovative HF-free purification process for battery anode materials.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd has reported record-breaking high-grade gold and antimony intersections from its Sunday Creek project in Victoria, revealing a consistent and expanding mineral system at shallow depths.

OD6 Metals has significantly expanded its claim holdings around the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, securing promising new exploration targets including the large Dresser epithermal alteration zone. This move strengthens its position in a critical mineral district vital to US supply chains.

Calix Limited has successfully completed the first milestone of its ARENA grant for the Zesty Green Iron Demonstration Project, unlocking a $2 million payment and marking a key step forward in its industrial decarbonisation efforts.

Tali Resources is ramping up exploration at its West Arunta Project with a 10,000m drilling campaign and extensive geophysical surveys targeting copper, gold, and critical minerals.

Fortuna Metals has appointed two seasoned technical consultants to fast-track resource development and metallurgical planning at its Mkanda rutile and graphite project in Malawi, signalling a move towards resource estimation and potential commercialisation.

Tungsten Mining NL is set to begin a substantial drilling campaign at its Mt Mulgine Trench deposit in May 2026, aiming to test and potentially expand its tungsten resource amid soaring global prices.

Caspin Resources has raised $6 million through an oversubscribed equity placement to fast-track exploration at its Bygoo Tin Project, focusing on expanding resources at the Kelpie Deposit and regional targets.

Enterprise Metals has reported promising high-grade rare earth element assay results from its maiden drilling program at the Cuddingwarra North Prospect in Western Australia, highlighting significant potential for critical magnet rare earths.

The US International Trade Commission has overturned preliminary findings and declined to impose steep tariffs on Chinese graphite anode materials, complicating Syrah Resources’ plans to scale up its US-based production facility.

Felix Gold’s 2025 drilling program at Treasure Creek in Alaska has revealed further high-grade antimony and gold mineralisation, extending the NW Array system west and south and reinforcing its potential as a strategic US antimony source.

Terrain Minerals has launched a targeted air-core drilling campaign at its Lort River Project in Western Australia, aiming to expand on previously identified high-grade rare earth element mineralisation within a large regolith clay basin.