Latest Downstream Processing News

Brazilian Critical Minerals has reported sustained high-grade rare earth element recovery from its in-situ recovery trials at the Ema Project, with pregnant leach solution grades exceeding 5,700 ppm TREO and strong magnet rare earth oxide content.

Resolution Minerals Ltd has successfully raised $25.1 million through a heavily supported placement, positioning itself to advance its Horse Heaven Project in Idaho and prepare for a NASDAQ listing.

Renascor Resources has begun construction of its Purified Spherical Graphite demonstration facility in Adelaide, aiming to showcase an innovative HF-free purification process and disrupt China’s near-monopoly on PSG supply.

Meteoric Resources has confirmed exceptional rare earth recoveries from continuous piloting at ANSTO, producing high-quality Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate and demonstrating effective waste handling. This milestone advances the Caldeira Project towards commercial development and offtake agreements.

Northern Minerals has completed a Definitive Feasibility Study for its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project, confirming its technical and financial viability as a critical new source of dysprosium and terbium outside China.

Lindian Resources appoints Zekai Komur as Executive Director to spearhead delivery and expansion of its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project, with Stage 1 fully funded and construction progressing ahead of schedule.

EV Resources announces a $1 million follow-on placement to Tribeca Capital, reinforcing its strategic partnerships and advancing its critical antimony projects aligned with U.S. supply chain ambitions.

Locksley Resources has significantly expanded its footprint in California's Mojave Critical Minerals Hub by staking 249 new claims adjacent to the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine, positioning itself strongly within the U.S. critical minerals supply chain.

Locksley Resources has entered a non-binding agreement with EV Resources to purchase antimony ore, advancing its proprietary DeepSolv™ processing and supporting U.S. domestic supply for defense and energy sectors.

St George Mining’s latest drilling assays at the Araxá Project in Brazil reveal exceptional grades of rare earth elements and niobium, signaling a potential major resource upgrade.

Prospech Limited has announced a pro-rata renounceable entitlement offer aiming to raise up to $1.62 million to fund metallurgical testing and exploration at its Korsnäs rare earth elements project in Finland. The offer is partially underwritten and includes attaching options, reflecting the company’s ongoing development efforts and funding needs.

Critica Limited has greenlit a pilot beneficiation plant in Hanoi to upscale its rare earth concentrate production, aiming to validate significant mass rejection and grade uplift ahead of its Scoping Study.