Latest European Critical Minerals News

Eclipse Metals has engaged BGR Group, a leading U.S. government relations firm, to strengthen its strategic positioning and funding prospects for its Greenland rare earth projects, advancing its role in Western critical minerals supply chains.

Energy Transition Minerals secures a pivotal court ruling enabling progress on its Greenland rare earths project licence claim, challenging retrospective uranium legislation.

Energy Transition Minerals has won court approval to acquire the Penouta tin-tantalum-niobium mine in Spain, marking a strategic expansion into Europe’s critical minerals sector.

Latitude 66 has inked a binding deal with Iondrive to test innovative Deep Eutectic Solvent technology on cobalt concentrates from its Finnish KSB Project, aiming to boost cost-efficiency and sustainability in critical minerals refining.

Krakatoa Resources is rapidly advancing exploration at its Zopkhito Gold and Antimony Project in Georgia, with underground core sampling and a two-rig diamond drilling program targeting a maiden JORC-compliant resource. The project’s strategic location offers a rare European source of critical minerals amid global supply concerns.

Energy Transition Minerals Ltd has successfully raised $8 million through a heavily oversubscribed Share Purchase Plan, closing early due to strong shareholder demand. The funds will support the company’s critical minerals development strategy in Europe.

Prospech Limited has reported a 90% increase in its Korsnäs rare earth element resource in Finland, alongside progressing key metallurgical test work and exploring promising copper-gold targets in Slovakia.

Energy Transition Minerals has submitted a binding offer to acquire the Penouta Mine in Spain, a critical asset for Europe’s supply of tantalum and niobium. The outcome hinges on regulatory approvals and competitive bidding.

Prospech Limited has secured a 500 kg bulk sample from the historic Korsnäs rare earth element stockpile in Finland, initiating metallurgical test work in Finland and Australia to unlock strategic REEs. These exploratory tests aim to establish a viable processing flowsheet for neodymium, praseodymium, and samarium extraction.

The Finnish Government’s proposed amendments to the Mining Act could resolve licensing uncertainties for Latitude 66’s KSB Project, even as key mining rights expire following a court decision.

Battery Age Minerals reports exceptional germanium grades at its Bleiberg project, confirms critical isotope Ge76, and secures a high-grade gold-silver project in Argentina, while delivering record lithium drilling results at Falcon Lake.