Latest Heavy Rare Earths News

Hastings Technology Metals has formalized a 60 – 40 unincorporated joint venture with Wyloo for the Yangibana Rare Earths and Niobium Project, significantly reducing capital costs and advancing development. The company also moves to diversify with a conditional acquisition of the Whiteheads Gold Project and appoints Vince Catania as CEO.

Northern Minerals reports strong progress on its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project with key regulatory approvals, promising exploration results, and near-completion of its Definitive Feasibility Study amid tightening global supply.

ABx Group Limited reports promising rare earth exploration results in Tasmania, steady progress on its ALCORE fluorine recycling pilot plant, and advancing bauxite mining projects in Queensland and Tasmania, while managing funding challenges.

Ionic Rare Earths advances its rare earths strategy with major UK government funding, Brazilian JV progress, and US expansion talks amid China export controls.

American Rare Earths Limited reports strong progress at its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project, highlighted by exceptional sampling results, key permitting milestones, and a $15 million equity raise to fund development.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited (ASX – HRE) reports significant uranium, scandium, and rare earth assays from its Radium Hill project, alongside strategic airborne surveys and advancing exploration across Australia.

European Lithium Limited reported strong Q2 2025 progress with significant share sales in Critical Metals Corp raising over A$12.8 million, alongside promising exploration and development updates across Greenland, Austria, Ireland, and Australia.

Critica Limited reports significant progress on its Jupiter Rare Earths Project, unveiling a 95% mass reduction in beneficiation testwork and appointing a new CEO to drive development.

Ionic Rare Earths’ Belfast plant is ramping up production of critical heavy rare earth oxides to meet soaring demand from Western markets following China’s export restrictions. This strategic move positions the company as a key supplier for defence, renewables, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Peak Minerals reports a significant expansion of heavy mineralisation at its Minta Rutile Project in Cameroon, alongside a $3.5 million strategic investment that fully funds its 2025 exploration plans.

New Frontier Minerals reports significant heavy rare earth discoveries at Harts Range and promising copper processing results at NWQ, backed by a $1.59 million capital raise.

Arafura Rare Earths pushes forward with equity funding for its Nolans Project, targeting a €100 million investment from Germany’s Raw Materials Fund amid rising geopolitical tensions reshaping the rare earths landscape.