Latest Critical Minerals News

Lincoln Minerals has entered a collaboration with SCN Canada to explore the use of its high-purity graphite in small modular nuclear reactors, aiming to tap into emerging clean energy markets.

Metals Australia has successfully expanded its Manindi West Vanadium-Titanium-Magnetite (VTM) discovery, confirming mineralisation over a strike length exceeding 1,000 metres and intersecting significant mineralisation in 13 of 14 drill holes. Early metallurgical results show promise for commercially attractive concentrate products, with further assay results pending.

Lindian Resources has optimised its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project, increasing ore processing capacity by 25% and appointing Obsideo as the design and construction contractor for its processing plant. This upgrade significantly enhances the project's financial outlook while keeping capital costs within budget.

Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd has produced a high-grade mixed rare earth carbonate with 52.5% total rare earth oxides and 41.5% magnet rare earth oxides from its Ema Project field trials, validating a low-capital in-situ recovery process.

Encounter Resources reports significant extensions of shallow, high-grade niobium mineralisation east of its Green Mineral Resource Estimate at the Aileron Project, with promising drill results and a major development program planned for 2026.

Havilah Resources has struck a landmark agreement with Sandfire Resources to advance its Kalkaroo copper-gold project, backed by a $210 million staged investment and a strategic exploration alliance in South Australia’s Curnamona Province.

EV Resources reports exceptional antimony recovery at its Los Lirios project using a simplified gravity process, paving the way for a lower-cost, accelerated development timeline.

Viking Mines Ltd is set to acquire six tungsten projects in Nevada, including the historically productive Linka Project, supported by a $750,000 investment from American Tungsten Corp. This move positions Viking to tap into critical mineral demand amid soaring tungsten prices and geopolitical supply risks.

American Rare Earths has successfully produced mixed rare earth oxides from Halleck Creek ore, marking a pivotal technical breakthrough in its mineral processing program. This achievement advances the project closer to commercial viability amid growing demand for critical minerals.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has completed a 23-hole air core drilling campaign at its Rabbit Trap Scandium Project in NSW, intersecting promising rock types at the Malamute Prospect. Assay results expected in January 2026 will clarify the discovery’s potential.

Zeus Resources has secured Forestry Department approval to begin trenching at its Casablanca Antimony Project in Morocco, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for exploration. The program aims to refine geological understanding and target high-grade antimony mineralization.

Western Yilgarn NL has secured critical access rights for its Cardea 2 Bauxite Project, enabling immediate fieldwork, while simultaneously initiating ground exploration at the Ida Holmes Junction Project targeting key critical minerals.