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West Cobar Metals has identified significant gallium mineralisation across its Salazar Critical Minerals Project in Western Australia, highlighting potential co-product recovery alongside rare earth elements and scandium. This discovery comes amid tightening global gallium supply due to Chinese export restrictions.

Ionic Rare Earths has signed a landmark MOU with US Strategic Metals to develop rare earth magnet recycling in Missouri, advancing the US-Australia critical minerals partnership and aiming to reduce reliance on Chinese supply.

Elementos Limited reports significant tungsten grade and recovery improvements at its Cleveland Project in Tasmania, driven by successful XRT ore sorting tests amid soaring tungsten prices.

EcoGraf Limited advances key milestones in its vertically integrated battery anode materials business, including nearing completion of debt financing for the Epanko Graphite Project and securing a pivotal HFfree purification patent.

Cadoux Limited has made significant progress in its High Purity Alumina (HPA) front-end engineering design and advanced the Minhub rare earths feasibility study, positioning itself strongly in the evolving critical minerals market.

NGX Limited progresses its Malingunde graphite project with key technical studies and downstream qualification, while advancing uranium exploration in Namibia. Market dynamics and regulatory shifts position NGX favorably in the clean energy minerals sector.

Jindalee Lithium is progressing its McDermitt Lithium Project with a proposed US SPAC listing, government backing, and an $8 million capital raise, positioning it as a key player in the US critical minerals landscape.

ACDC Metals reports promising mineralogy results from its Goschen Central Project, highlighting valuable rare earth elements and heavy minerals. The company maintains a solid cash balance and advances its retention licence application, positioning itself well in the evolving rare earth sector.

Castile Resources has reported substantial increases in gold, copper, and bismuth resources at its Rover 1 Project, while advancing plans for refined bismuth production amid tightening global supply due to Chinese export controls.

Battery Age Minerals has secured a significant germanium-gallium asset in Utah, marking its strategic entry into the US market and complementing its European portfolio. The move aligns with growing Western efforts to secure critical semiconductor metals.

GreenX Metals has revealed a substantial historical copper estimate at its Tannenberg project in Germany, alongside promising antimony-gold findings in Greenland and a major arbitration award against Poland.

Talga Group has made significant strides in Q1 FY2026 with key partnerships in the US and Germany, new patents, and a substantial Swedish government grant to advance its battery anode production.