Latest Heavy Rare Earths News

Brazilian Critical Minerals has successfully demonstrated a 200-fold upgrade in rare earth concentration and produced high-purity oxides using Rare Earth Technologies' proprietary process, marking a major step forward for its Ema project.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured a pivotal US$50 million Letter of Support from Export Finance Australia, finalising the export credit agency-led debt package for its Colossus Rare Earths Project. This milestone positions the project to advance towards full funding and a Final Investment Decision in the second half of 2026.

New Frontier Minerals has moved its Mining Lease Application for the Big One Copper Deposit into the technical assessment phase, marking a key step toward near-term development amid a strong copper market.

Tusker Minerals has significantly expanded the known high-grade gallium mineralisation at its Tundulu and Machinga projects in Malawi, revealing a robust multi-commodity critical minerals system with promising exploration upside.

ABx Group’s preliminary column leach tests reveal exceptional extraction rates of heavy rare earths from its Deep Leads project, underscoring the potential for cost-effective heap leaching and accelerated commercial production.

Havilah Resources has struck a landmark agreement with Sandfire Resources to advance its Kalkaroo copper-gold project, backed by a $210 million staged investment and a strategic exploration alliance in South Australia’s Curnamona Province.

Critical Metals Corp has released final results from its 2024 drilling program at the Fjord area of the Tanbreez Rare Earth Project in Greenland, confirming stable rare earth element grades and highlighting strategic metals that reinforce the project’s global significance.

New Frontier Minerals is wrapping up its first reverse circulation drilling at Harts Range, with samples now en route for assay analysis. Meanwhile, progress at the Big One Deposit mining lease signals advancing copper ambitions.

ABx Group has secured a new five-year exploration licence in northern Tasmania, expanding its rare earths tenure between key deposits and advancing its high-value rare earth product development.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has reported significant assay results from its Radium Hill project, revealing high-grade scandium, yttrium, uranium, and rare earth elements along an 8km structural corridor. These findings bolster the company’s geological model and set the stage for accelerated exploration in 2026.

Magnum Mining has entered a binding agreement to acquire the Wet Mountains Rare Earth Element Project in Colorado, featuring exceptional historic surface assays up to 7.99% total rare earth elements. The acquisition marks a strategic step into the US critical minerals sector with significant exploration upside.

Prospech Limited has significantly increased its Jokikangas project tenure in northern Finland, targeting critical minerals like yttrium and niobium amid soaring European prices. The expansion positions the company strongly within a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction as it plans initial exploration activities.