Latest Critical Minerals News

Lithium Energy is selling its Queensland graphite projects for $20 million to M Battery Materials, which plans an ASX listing focused on battery minerals. Shareholders may receive MBM shares in-specie, gaining direct exposure to a growing battery materials platform.

Metal Bank has taken a significant step toward production at its Seven Leaders gold deposit by signing a non-binding MOU with Terra Mining for contract mining and crushing services, targeting a Q4 2026 start.

Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) has appointed Alexander B. Gray, a former senior US national security official, to its Strategic Advisory Board, enhancing its geopolitical clout and US engagement as it pushes forward with its Greenland rare earths project.

American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd has confirmed a large tungsten soil anomaly and high-grade surface mineralisation at its Tennessee Mountain project in Nevada, setting the stage for a maiden drill program to test extensions of a fertile tungsten-molybdenum skarn system.

Independent analysis by the University of Tasmania’s CODES endorses Right Resources’ Pilot Project as a Reduced Intrusion-Related Gold System, highlighting significant gold and tungsten prospectivity in Tumbarumba, NSW.

Mont Royal Resources has identified significant high-grade fluorspar mineralisation up to 39.8% CaF2 at its Mallard Prospect, located just 1.4km from the flagship Ashram Deposit in Québec. The discovery highlights expanding fluorspar potential amid tightening global markets and China's shift to net importer status.

Zimplats acknowledges Zimbabwe’s classification of platinum group metals as critical minerals and commits to working with the government to navigate the new policy framework while supporting local value addition.

Pioneer Minerals has begun restoring the Springfield Mine access road at its North Pine Project in Idaho, unlocking critical site access that will slash exploration costs and speed up fieldwork for tungsten, gold, and gallium targets.

Perpetual Resources has verified a continuous pegmatite system across four trenches at its Mauricio Target within Brazil’s Igrejinha Lithium and Caesium Project, tracing a 167-metre strike open in multiple directions. Assay results are awaited ahead of planned drilling.

Arafura Rare Earths has secured A$350 million through a two-tranche placement, backed by major shareholder Hancock Prospecting, to fund the construction of its Nolans Rare Earths Project.

Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) has secured binding agreements to supply critical rare earth oxides to US-based Advanced Magnet Lab, supporting domestic production of permanent magnets for defence applications under a US Defense Logistics Agency contract.

Dalaroo Metals gears up for its largest and most integrated exploration program at Blue Lagoon, combining onshore and offshore techniques to probe critical minerals in southern Greenland.