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Sunrise Energy Metals has raised A$32.5 million through a follow-on placement, advancing its flagship Syerston Scandium Project toward mid-2026 construction. This latest capital injection builds on a total of A$105 million raised since June 2025, underscoring strong investor confidence amid growing scandium demand.

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited’s scoping study confirms the Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project as a large-scale, capital-efficient direct-ship bauxite operation with robust economic returns and strategic market positioning.

Sun Silver Limited has announced a substantial increase in its Maverick Springs Silver-Gold Project resource, adding 59 million ounces silver equivalent to reach 539 million ounces at a higher grade of 71g/t AgEq. This marks the third resource upgrade in under two years, underscoring the project's growing strategic importance amid shifting global silver supply dynamics.

Lithium Energy Limited has launched an extensive infill drilling campaign to merge its adjacent Burke and Mt Dromedary graphite deposits into a single high-grade resource, aiming to strengthen its position amid tightening Chinese export controls on graphite materials.

Lodestar Minerals has kicked off its first-ever exploration program at the Virgin Mountain Rare Earth Project in Arizona, targeting historically promising heavy and light rare earth elements amid shifting global supply dynamics.

BPM Minerals reports outstanding high-grade rare earth element assays from its Durack Project in Western Australia, highlighting the potential for a major monazite-hosted REE deposit. The discovery aligns with growing global demand and Australian government support for critical minerals.

DroneShield Limited reaffirms strong business fundamentals with record revenues in 2025, while addressing recent media reports and initiating an independent governance review.

Lake Resources has announced a significant upgrade to its Kachi Lithium Brine Project, boosting resources and cutting costs amid a strengthening lithium market and supportive Argentine policies.

Sun Silver Limited’s latest drilling results at the Maverick Springs Project in Nevada confirm thick, consistent silver-gold mineralisation, reinforcing its status as a world-class precious metals system.

Livium Ltd has locked in exclusive worldwide rights to a cutting-edge microwave technology from the University of Melbourne, promising high recovery rates and energy savings in rare earth and platinum group metals extraction.

AnteoTech has achieved a breakthrough with its Ultranode™ X anode surpassing 1,000 charge cycles at 80% capacity retention, meeting key benchmarks for electric vehicle and eVTOL batteries. This milestone leverages cost-effective silicon materials, promising to reshape supply chains and accelerate market adoption.

Lion Rock Minerals has pinpointed a unique monazite-enriched granite source rich in heavy rare earths at its Minta Est Project in Cameroon, triggering an infill drilling campaign to define this promising mineralisation.