Latest Critical Minerals News

Invictus Energy is gearing up for a pivotal drilling campaign in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin, targeting a multi-Tcf gas and condensate resource that could reshape Southern Africa's energy landscape.

Octava Minerals has delivered its first drilling results in nearly 50 years at the Federation Project in Tasmania, revealing significant copper, indium, tin, antimony, lead, and zinc mineralisation across multiple styles.

Ardea Resources is progressing its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project’s Definitive Feasibility Study with strong financial and strategic support from a Japanese Consortium and government export banks, aiming to secure a major nickel-cobalt supply chain.

Arafura Rare Earths has locked in binding cornerstone equity agreements worth approximately A$230 million, bolstering its path to a final investment decision for the Nolans Project. The company also acquired critical camp infrastructure and is progressing technology development and offtake negotiations amid supportive government frameworks.

Sovereign Metals' March 2026 update reveals a robust DFS for its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project, a substantial resource upgrade, strategic offtake MOUs, and a high-value heavy rare earth by-product discovery.

New Frontier Minerals has secured technical approval for its Big One Copper Deposit Mining Lease Application, updated exploration targets across multiple copper prospects, and expanded its rare earths footprint in Australia and Canada.

Argosy Minerals pushes forward its 12ktpa Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina, nearing DFS completion and securing a key 40MW energy infrastructure agreement amid robust lithium market demand.

Ragusa Minerals has taken a major step in its US expansion by acquiring a controlling stake in Pegasus Tel Inc. and its Purple Pansy Manganese-Gold Project, backed by high-grade assay results and fresh capital.

Lord Resources has deepened its geological understanding of the Ilgarari Copper Project through integrated data analysis, while maintaining a cautious stance on its lithium and gold assets during the March quarter.

Lake Resources made solid progress on the Exploitation Environmental Impact Assessment for its Kachi Lithium Brine Project, targeting approval in Q3 2026, while maintaining strong liquidity and strategic partnerships.

Oceana Metals is set to transform its portfolio with the acquisition of the Serra Negra rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, backed by a $20 million placement to fund aggressive exploration.

IRIS Metals has revealed a 3.03Mt lithium resource at its fully permitted Beecher Project in South Dakota, featuring a notable rubidium component with a high-grade zone containing around 2,100 tonnes of Rb2O. This positions Beecher as a rare multi-commodity critical minerals asset in a top US mining jurisdiction.