Latest Export Controls News

Cobalt Blue Holdings attributes its recent share price jump to a surge in cobalt prices driven by new export controls in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while confirming no undisclosed company information is influencing trading.

Stellar Resources has reported strong tin mineralisation results from wedge hole ZS187W1B at its Severn deposit, underpinning resource upgrades and advancing its prefeasibility study at the Heemskirk Tin Project.

Ionic Rare Earths has raised $15.6 million through a heavily oversubscribed rights issue and placement, anchored by a $3 million strategic investment from U.S.-based Argentem Creek Partners. The capital will fund the company’s global expansion in magnet recycling and rare earth supply chain development amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Australian Mines Limited has secured key approvals to begin a ~1,000m drilling program at its high-grade Flemington scandium project, positioning itself strategically amid tightening Chinese rare earth export controls.

Eclipse Metals has raised $4 million to accelerate drilling and resource upgrades at its Greenland rare earths project, while preparing for a potential NASDAQ dual listing.

St George Mining has secured A$72.5 million in institutional and strategic funding to advance its Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil towards a final investment decision. The capital raise underscores the project's strategic importance amid tightening global critical minerals supply chains.

Metallium Limited is set to commission its first Flash Joule Heating processing line in Texas by December 2025, expanding capacity fivefold and adding a second rare earth demonstration line. This move positions the company as a key player in non-Chinese critical metals refining amid tightening Chinese export controls.

Flynn Gold’s re-sampling of historical drill core at its Firetower Project in northwest Tasmania confirms significant polymetallic gold-cobalt-tungsten mineralisation, highlighting critical metals essential for the energy transition.

KGL Resources updates on its Jervois Copper Project optimisations and financing progress, welcoming Resource Capital Fund as a new significant shareholder. The company is capitalising on higher metal prices and exploring critical mineral opportunities.

Sunrise Energy Metals has attracted a significant financing interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, potentially securing half the capital needed for its Syerston Scandium Project amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Sunrise Energy Metals has nearly doubled the scandium content at its Syerston Project, confirming it as the world’s largest and highest-grade scandium deposit. This comes as global supply tightens due to new Chinese export restrictions.

Locksley Resources has partnered with Rice University to pioneer domestic antimony processing in the US, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign supply and support critical defense and energy sectors.