Latest Government Support News

Ardea Resources is progressing its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project with a fully funded Definitive Feasibility Study by Sumitomo Metal Mining and Mitsubishi Corporation, aiming to deliver a long-life, low-cost nickel-cobalt supply from Australia’s largest resource.

IperionX has successfully commissioned its Virginia titanium manufacturing campus, secured a substantial U.S. Department of Defense contract, and raised $46 million to fast-track production expansion through 2030.

Norwest Minerals has reported a substantial 33% increase in its Bulgera Gold Project resource to 288,400 ounces and secured $4.85 million to advance exploration, including a new drilling campaign targeting deeper gold zones.

Strata Minerals Limited is set to recommence diamond drilling at its Penny South Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to build on promising initial results. The program, co-funded by the WA government, marks a critical step in advancing exploration with new structural insights expected.

Core Energy Minerals has made promising progress in its maiden drilling campaign at the Cummins Uranium Project in South Australia, identifying uranium mineralisation in both weathered basement and palaeochannel sediments. Initial gamma and scintillometer readings support a developing roll-front uranium model, with assay results pending.

Meteoric Resources has released a robust Pre-Feasibility Study for its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil, highlighting a low-cost, long-life deposit with strong government backing and a targeted production start in 2028.

Meteoric Resources’ Pre-Feasibility Study confirms the Caldeira Project in Brazil as a globally significant rare earths deposit, boasting robust economics, low operating costs, and strong sustainability credentials. The study underpins a 20-year mine life with substantial growth potential amid rising global demand for critical minerals.

Locksley Resources has confirmed multiple new mineralised trends at its Mojave Critical Minerals Project in California, setting the stage for an expanded drilling campaign in Q3 2025. The company’s detailed structural mapping and 3D geological modelling have refined exploration targets for antimony and rare earth elements, aligning with growing US strategic interests in domestic critical minerals.

Osmond Resources has verified monazite as the dominant rare earth mineral at its Orión Project in Spain, highlighting elevated levels of critical magnetic rare earth elements. A maiden drilling program and ongoing metallurgical testing aim to advance the project as a strategic EU supply source.

Ionic Rare Earths’ Brazilian joint venture Viridion has secured land and government backing to build South America’s inaugural rare earth refining and recycling centre, aiming to start operations by late 2026.

Viridis Mining and Minerals, through its Brazilian JV Viridion, has secured municipal land in Poços de Caldas to build Latin America’s first rare earth refining and recycling centre, backed by strong government support and aligned with Brazil’s critical minerals strategy.

Hazer Group has signed a non-binding MOU with UK’s EnergyPathways to explore a large-scale clean hydrogen facility integrated with the Marram Energy Storage Hub in northwest England.