Latest Critical Minerals News

Chilwa Minerals has confirmed significant niobium mineralisation in its southernmost drillhole at Nakombe, extending the known strike length to 270 metres and reinforcing the scale of its critical minerals project in Malawi.

Aldoro Resources has achieved a major metallurgical milestone at its Kameelburg project, with direct acid leach tests recovering up to 72% of rare earth elements and over 99% of strontium without prior beneficiation, suggesting a potentially lower-cost development pathway.

Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX: BCM) reports robust magnesium sulphate leach results from its 2025 drilling at the Ema project, validating key assumptions for a long-life, low-cost rare earth operation.

Civmec Limited has expanded its order book to a record $1.5 billion, driven by new contracts including a major installation package at Iluka's Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery and a key construction role in Perth Park, Western Australia's flagship entertainment precinct.

Tungsten Mining NL has kicked off a large-scale drilling campaign at its Mt Mulgine Project, aiming to test a substantial exploration target that could significantly boost its tungsten resources.

Ardea Resources' Kalgoorlie Nickel Project – Goongarrie Hub has been awarded Lead Agency Status by the Western Australian Government, marking a key regulatory milestone that underscores its strategic importance in the critical minerals sector.

Lightning Minerals has revealed exceptional tungsten assay results from its Warby Project in North Queensland, confirming widespread high-grade mineralisation across multiple vein systems within a 2km corridor.

American West Metals has reported exceptional assay results from resampling historical drill core at its West Desert Project in Utah, revealing high-grade indium, copper, zinc, silver, and lead. The new data expands known mineralised intervals and supports ongoing drilling and government engagement.

Locksley Resources’ maiden diamond drilling at El Campo reveals significant NdPr-enriched rare earth mineralisation akin to Mountain Pass, while Desert Antimony Mine drilling extends high-grade stibnite zones beneath historic workings.

IperionX’s Definitive Feasibility Study for its Titan Project in Tennessee reveals a robust 14-year mine plan producing critical heavy rare earths, titanium minerals, and zircon with strong financial returns and US government backing.

Felix Gold has kicked off extraction and stockpiling of high-grade antimony ore at its Treasure Creek project in Alaska, marking a critical step towards establishing a domestic US supply chain amid growing strategic demand.

PMET Resources has received a non-binding Letter of Interest from Société Générale to act as Mandated Lead Arranger for debt financing of the Phase 1 development of its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec, advancing its syndicate-building strategy ahead of an updated feasibility study.