Latest Emerging Technologies News

Terrain Minerals has made significant progress across its gold, lithium, and rare earth projects during the December 2025 quarter, including drilling milestones and a successful $2.76 million capital raise. The company targets a maiden resource at its Lightning gold prospect by mid-2026.

Powerhouse Ventures has entered a strategic partnership with GlobalDots to back its new Burleigh Ventures Critical Infrastructure Opportunities Fund, aiming to capitalize on emerging technologies in AI, quantum, and cloud infrastructure.

US1 Critical Minerals has raised $1.5 million in a strategic equity placement led by Nasdaq-listed Snow Lake Energy, bolstering its U.S.-focused critical minerals ambitions and appointing Avi Geller to its board.

Lithium Universe has achieved a major milestone with its JESE technology, recovering silver at near-commercial purity while enhancing material performance and sustainability. This innovation could reshape silver recycling and premium electronics supply chains.

Encounter Resources reports significant extensions of shallow, high-grade niobium mineralisation east of its Green Mineral Resource Estimate at the Aileron Project, with promising drill results and a major development program planned for 2026.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has completed a 23-hole air core drilling campaign at its Rabbit Trap Scandium Project in NSW, intersecting promising rock types at the Malamute Prospect. Assay results expected in January 2026 will clarify the discovery’s potential.

Voltaic Strategic Resources confirms a significant 1.2km surface rare earth element and gallium anomaly at its Soren prospect within the Paddys Well Project, setting the stage for an extensive 2026 drilling and geophysical campaign.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has reported significant assay results from its Radium Hill project, revealing high-grade scandium, yttrium, uranium, and rare earth elements along an 8km structural corridor. These findings bolster the company’s geological model and set the stage for accelerated exploration in 2026.

PWR Holdings has appointed Sharyn Williams as its new CEO and Managing Director, marking a strategic leadership transition while the search for a new CFO is underway.

EQ Resources Limited has locked in a €15 million three-year prepayment facility with Traxys Europe S.A., coupled with a five-year offtake agreement for tungsten concentrate from its Spanish mine, strengthening its financial footing and market position.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has confirmed significant polymetallic mineralisation at its Prospect Hill Project in South Australia, revealing high-grade silver, copper, zinc, and lead alongside tin. The company plans a maiden drilling program to upgrade South Ridge to a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate.

Bubalus Resources has raised $1.5 million through a discounted share placement to fund exploration across its Victorian gold and Northern Territory critical minerals projects, with drilling programs set to commence imminently.