Latest Critical Minerals News

Lightning Minerals has inked a binding deal to acquire Lotus Minerals, gaining advanced gold and copper projects in Queensland and New South Wales, with drilling set to commence within eight weeks. This strategic move diversifies its portfolio and taps into buoyant commodity markets.

Chilwa Minerals has announced a significant 85% increase in its Heavy Mineral Sands resource, now totaling 110 million tonnes at 4.03% total heavy minerals, with 71% classified as Indicated. This upgrade sets the stage for upcoming feasibility studies and further resource enhancements.

Sunrise Energy Metals has successfully completed a scaled-back Share Purchase Plan, raising $1.5 million and bringing total capital raised to $7.5 million to advance its flagship Syerston Scandium Project.

Green Critical Minerals’ McIntosh Graphite Project Pre-Feasibility Study confirms robust economics with a post-tax NPV of A$235 million and a 32.5-year mine life, underpinning plans for staged development and market entry.

Battery Age Minerals has secured its first drilling permit for the Bleiberg Zinc-Germanium Project in Austria, setting the stage for exploration at one of Europe’s richest germanium sources amid tightening global supply.

WA1 Resources has announced a substantial upgrade to its Luni niobium deposit with a significant Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate and successful ferroniobium production testwork, positioning the West Arunta Project as a key player in the critical minerals sector.

WA1 Resources has announced a significant update to its Luni niobium deposit, increasing total tonnage by 10% and adding a substantial Indicated resource component, reinforcing its status as a world-class discovery.

Iltani Resources has successfully closed a Share Purchase Plan raising $965,000 and secured an additional $200,000 via a private placement, bringing total recent capital raised to nearly $3 million. These funds will fuel exploration at its promising Orient Silver-Indium Project and other ventures.

Critical Resources Limited has unveiled final assay results from its 2024 drilling campaign at the Mavis Lake Lithium Project, revealing high-grade spodumene mineralisation beyond its current resource estimate and highlighting significant expansion potential.

Chilwa Minerals has reported strong assay results from its Bimbi deposit, reinforcing the quality of its heavy mineral sands and setting the stage for an updated Mineral Resource Estimate by the end of June 2025.

Red Mountain Mining reports exceptional antimony assay results up to 28.34% Sb from its Armidale project, highlighting a promising orogenic mineral system with further exploration underway.

Iron Road Ltd has entered a staged Farm-In and Joint Venture agreement with Red Tiger Resources to explore the promising EL6580 tenement in South Australia, targeting heavy mineral sands and other critical minerals. The deal includes a phased investment approach with potential to increase Iron Road’s stake to 70%.