Latest Downstreaming News

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.

ACDC Metals has lodged a retention licence application for its Goschen Central project in Victoria, marking a pivotal step in developing a critical minerals supply hub with strong economic prospects.

Victory Metals has landed a US$10 million unsecured loan from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, marking a strategic boost for its North Stanmore rare earths project in Western Australia.

Podium Minerals has successfully raised approximately A$2.6 million through an oversubscribed entitlement offer, securing strong shareholder support to advance key metallurgical work and maintain strategic tenements at its Parks Reef Project.

Trigg Minerals advances its Antimony Canyon Project with near-term pilot extraction plans and a strategic land expansion linking new mineralised zones in Utah, positioning itself to address critical US antimony supply needs.

Viridis Mining and Minerals is expanding its Viridion joint venture to develop a rare earth refinery in the U.S., leveraging Brazilian feedstock and proprietary technology to meet growing demand for secure, non-Chinese rare earths.

Ark Mines has launched a detailed metallurgical improvement program at its Sandy Mitchell Rare Earth and Heavy Minerals project, aiming to refine processing techniques and expand its resource base. The work supports a Pre-Feasibility Study due early next year.

Avenira Limited has secured Northern Territory Government approval for its Wonarah Direct Shipping Ore Mine Management Plan, paving the way for first ore shipment by Q4 2025. The project includes infrastructure development and exploration drilling to support future beneficiation.

Element 25 has locked in a $50 million senior debt facility from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to expand its Butcherbird manganese project, underpinning supply for its US battery materials plant.

Meteoric Resources has partnered with MTM Critical Metals to apply innovative Flash Joule Heating technology, significantly upgrading the value of rare earth elements from its Brazilian Caldeira Project. This collaboration aims to create a scalable supply of critical magnetic rare earths for Western industries.

MTM Critical Metals and Meteoric Resources have signed a non-binding MOU to develop a breakthrough Flash Joule Heating process that upgrades rare earth elements from Meteoric’s Caldeira project, promising a faster, cleaner alternative to traditional refining.

Volt Resources has completed a scoping study for its Alabama Graphite Refinery, revealing robust project economics and a patented purification process that could reshape US graphite supply chains.