Latest Heavy Rare Earths News

Dateline Resources has pinpointed three priority zones for heavy rare earth exploration at its Music Valley project in California, following a detailed helicopter-borne geophysical survey that revealed structurally complex areas with elevated thorium signatures.

Iondrive Limited’s proprietary IONSolv™ process has independently achieved a 93.5% recovery rate for dysprosium from US commercial e-waste, vastly outperforming previous techno-economic assumptions and extending its rare earth extraction capabilities into heavy rare earths.

IperionX has acquired Covia’s Camden mineral assets adjacent to its Titan Project, consolidating a key U.S. critical minerals province and enhancing its supply chain for heavy rare earths and titanium.

Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) has identified ten new rare earth mineralised zones at Kvanefjeld, including a significant 1.8km trend with uranium levels below Greenland’s legal threshold, but faces regulatory uncertainty as licence renewal is recommended for denial.

St George Mining’s initial beneficiation testwork at its Araxá Project in Brazil has delivered high-grade niobium concentrates and a promising rare earth concentrate, validating its dual commodity approach and underpinning next-stage pilot plant plans.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) has identified a sprawling rare earth corridor extending over 9 km south of its Monte Alto Deposit, with surface samples hitting up to 39.6% TREO and drilling confirming high-grade mineralisation from surface to bedrock.

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.

Magnum Mining’s initial 24 auger holes at Piracanjuba North all intersected near-surface rare earth mineralisation, showing promising grades and high desorption rates that suggest efficient extraction potential under mild conditions.

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.

Cadoux Limited has inked a joint venture to earn up to 80% of the Wimmera Mineral Sands Project in Victoria, revealing promising high-grade drilling results at its Danube prospect. The project aims to feed Cadoux’s Minhub processing hub, targeting critical heavy rare earths supply.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has appointed Jason Barnett as Managing Director and CEO, aiming to leverage his extensive mining experience as the company advances its critical minerals projects and prepares for a maiden drilling campaign.

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.