Latest Mineral Acquisition News

Pantera Lithium has completed the sale of its Smackover Lithium Project to EnergyX for A$40 million, securing cash and stock that bolster its balance sheet and strategic focus on US critical minerals.

Solis Minerals has entered a binding agreement to acquire up to 75% of the Cucho Copper Project in Peru, a large-scale porphyry system with promising historical drilling results and significant untested exploration targets. The company plans a 5,000-metre drilling program in 2026 aiming for a maiden resource estimate and economic assessment.

Great Dirt Resources reports promising lithium soil anomalies in Western Australia's Pilbara region and progresses manganese exploration in New South Wales, supported by a solid cash position of $2.4 million.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited (ASX – HRE) has struck a binding agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the Prospect Hill tin project, South Australia’s largest and most advanced tin deposit, expanding its footprint in critical minerals.

Lightning Minerals has secured A$2 million to fuel exploration and a strategic acquisition of Lotus Minerals, unlocking promising gold and copper projects in Australia. The company also advances lithium exploration in Brazil, setting the stage for near-term drilling at Mt Turner.

EV Resources has secured a 70% stake in the Los Lirios Antimony Project, unveiling high-grade mineralisation and plans for a pilot plant to accelerate production. Leadership enhancements and portfolio rationalisation underscore its strategic pivot to critical minerals.

Legacy Minerals has acquired exploration rights to the Nico Young nickel-cobalt deposit in NSW, boasting one of Australia’s largest contained resources with significant strategic potential amid current market lows.

Power Minerals has completed a 2,272-metre drilling program at its Santa Anna niobium-REE-gallium project in Brazil, advancing its due diligence ahead of a potential acquisition. Results expected in July could pave the way for a maiden resource estimate.

Firetail Resources has identified an 800-metre strike of high-grade copper-only mineralisation at the Earl’s Target within its Skyline Copper Project in Newfoundland, bolstering the case for Cyprus-style VMS deposits in the region.

IDM International shareholders have overwhelmingly approved Blackstone Minerals’ acquisition via a scheme of arrangement, setting the stage for a transformative merger in the copper-gold mining sector.

Midas Minerals has locked in $6.5 million through a two-tranche placement to fund its strategic acquisition and exploration of the Otavi Copper Project in Namibia, alongside advancing its broader project portfolio.

Legacy Minerals has lodged an exploration licence application over the Nico Young nickel-cobalt deposit in NSW, securing a nationally significant resource with no acquisition cost. This strategic move positions the company to capitalize on future nickel and cobalt market recoveries.