Latest Heavy Minerals News

MRG Metals has reported strong initial assay results from 32 auger holes at its Fotinho Rare Earth Project in Mozambique, confirming a significant alluvial heavy mineral presence that complements prior findings at the adjacent Adriano project.

Lion Rock Minerals has reported robust drilling results from its expansive Minta Project in Cameroon, reinforcing its ambition to become a major global producer of rutile and monazite. The company targets a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate later this year amid promising assay outcomes from key tenements.

Ark Mines has produced high-grade monazite and titanium dioxide products from its Sandy Mitchell heavy mineral concentrate, marking a key step toward commercialising its North Queensland rare earths project.

IperionX’s Titan Definitive Feasibility Study outlines a shovel-ready Tennessee project targeting heavy rare earths, titanium, zirconium, and hafnium with robust economics and strategic US supply chain implications.

Fortuna Metals has produced 66kg of high-grade rutile concentrate from its Mkanda project bulk sample and is progressing drilling programs ahead of a maiden inferred resource estimate expected by early July 2026.

Astron Limited’s updated economic study for Phase 2 of its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project reveals a $1.5 billion incremental pre-tax NPV8 and a mine life extended to 52 years, doubling ore throughput and reinforcing the project’s long-term strategic value.

Chilwa Minerals has confirmed significant niobium mineralisation in its southernmost drillhole at Nakombe, extending the known strike length to 270 metres and reinforcing the scale of its critical minerals project in Malawi.

McLaren Minerals has reported robust initial assay results from its 13,000m drilling campaign at the McLaren Titanium Project, confirming extensive heavy mineralisation and continuity of mineralised strands that underpin resource upgrades.

Chilwa Minerals has identified a substantial new heavy mineral sands target at Mpyupyu West in Southern Malawi, resuming drilling with two sonic rigs and preparing an updated resource estimate for its Mpyupyu deposits.

Dome Gold Mines (ASX:DME) is raising up to AUD 2 million through unsecured convertible notes to fast-track its Sigatoka feasibility study, mining lease application, and copper-gold exploration amid rising metal prices.

Osmond Resources has unveiled new channel sample assays from Spain’s Orión project, revealing outstanding heavy mineral grades that strengthen the case for its maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. Phase 2 drilling is poised to start pending final approvals, while a Scoping Study advances towards completion in late 2026.

Dalaroo Metals gears up for its largest and most integrated exploration program at Blue Lagoon, combining onshore and offshore techniques to probe critical minerals in southern Greenland.