Latest Critical Minerals News

Prairie Lithium has secured a 10-year binding export agreement with South Korea’s Hydro Lithium and progressed key construction milestones at its Saskatchewan project, positioning itself as a rising player in North America’s lithium sector.

Ragusa Minerals has executed a binding agreement to acquire a majority interest in the Purple Pansy manganese-gold project in Arizona, expanding its landholding and raising $600,000 to fund exploration.

Temas Resources has confirmed its patented Regenerative Chloride Leach (RCL) technology can produce commercial-grade titanium dioxide with significant cost reductions, positioning the company for global licensing opportunities.

NGX Limited has progressed its natural graphite exploration in Malawi and uranium projects in Namibia, while maintaining a robust financial footing with $2.7 million cash and no debt. The company is actively pursuing strategic partnerships and development pathways aligned with the clean energy transition.

Osmond Resources has reported exceptional initial drilling results from its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project in Spain, advancing towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate and Scoping Study in 2026. A recent $6.6 million placement boosts the company’s cash position to over $8.5 million, underpinning further development.

Kali Metals has reported promising shallow gold intercepts from its maiden drilling at the Marble Bar Gold Project, confirming a 3km strike of mineralisation. The company is now planning an extensive Phase II program to expand and define this emerging gold system.

Pinnacle Minerals has advanced its strategic pivot to North American critical minerals exploration, initiating fieldwork across multiple US projects and securing a strong cash position of approximately A$2.8 million.

Great Divide Mining has resolved a key joint venture dispute to move towards 100% ownership of the Challenger Gold Mine, while progressing promising exploration results and joint ventures across its Queensland and New South Wales projects.

Nico Resources has progressed key development activities at its Wingellina nickel-cobalt project, preparing for an infill drilling campaign as nickel and cobalt prices rally on Indonesian supply policy shifts.

Asian Battery Metals has reported significant exploration progress at its Oval Cu-Ni-PGE project in Mongolia, including new high-grade drill intercepts and refined geophysical models that expand the known mineralised strike to 880 metres.

Krakatoa Resources has confirmed high-grade antimony and gold mineralisation at its Zopkhito Project in Georgia through its maiden drilling program, reinforcing historical estimates and setting the stage for a JORC-compliant resource.

Mandrake Resources advances its Utah Lithium Project with a significant 3.3Mt lithium carbonate equivalent inferred resource, alongside key agreements for lithium offtake and uranium recovery.