Latest Downstreaming News

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.

White Cliff Minerals has landed a CAD$250,000 exploration grant from Nunavut’s government to fund a 6,000m drilling campaign at the Danvers deposit, reinforcing the Rae Copper Project’s potential in a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction.

Nova Minerals CEO Christopher Gerteisen highlighted progress on the Estelle Project at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, emphasizing the company’s role in establishing a US domestic antimony supply chain backed by US$43.4 million in government funding.

PMET Resources has secured crucial non-binding letters of support from Export Development Canada and Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank, marking a key step toward financing its Shaakichiuwaanaan critical minerals project in Quebec ahead of an updated feasibility study.

Parkway Corporate has teamed up with Hitachi to develop modular ultra-high brine concentration systems, crucial for its flagship Queensland Brine Management Complex project aimed at transforming industrial waste brine into green chemicals.

TMK Energy has inked a MoU with Dashvaanjil Group to develop a 1MW gas-to-power plant at its Gurvantes XXXV project, aiming to secure reliable onsite power and open commercial gas sales by Q3 2026.

Critica Limited has achieved a major leap in rare earth product quality at its Jupiter Project, producing a Mixed Rare Earth Oxide with approximately 97% Total Rare Earth Oxide and strong recovery rates that bolster its mine-to-magnet ambitions.

Prairie Lithium has begun factory acceptance testing on North America's largest commercial-scale Direct Lithium Extraction unit, aiming for Q4 2026 commissioning and first revenue under a binding Hydro Lithium offtake.

Encounter Resources has achieved strong metallurgical recoveries of 51-53% niobium and up to 57% Nb2O5 concentrate grade from the Green deposit at its Aileron Project, validating conventional processing methods and supporting multi-decade mining potential.

Pioneer Minerals has appointed Alaska Midnight Sun Drilling for its first reverse circulation drill campaign at the Springfield Tungsten, Gold and Gallium Project in Idaho, targeting high-grade multi-commodity mineralisation in Q3 2026.

Bayan Mining and US Critical Materials have signed a non-binding MoU to develop rare-earth processing technologies licensed from the Colorado School of Mines, targeting high-grade mineralisation at the Sheep Creek Project in Montana. The collaboration aims to support a US-based rare earth supply chain with potential strategic investment on the horizon.