Latest Niobium And Rare Earths News

Connected Minerals Ltd has successfully raised $4.5 million through a placement, clearing the final hurdle to acquire an 80% stake in the Bailundo carbonatite project in Angola.

QEM Limited is moving forward with its acquisition of Freshwater Metals, securing past-producing tungsten and prospective fluorspar and niobium projects in Idaho, aligning with US efforts to bolster domestic critical mineral supplies.

St George Mining bolsters its Araxá niobium and rare earths project with a $60 million capital raise, appoints Worley as technical adviser, and reports strong metallurgical test results underpinning its dual commodity strategy.

Chilwa Minerals has more than doubled its Mpyupyu heavy mineral sands resource to 109.6 million tonnes, defined a maiden niobium-rare earths exploration target at Nakombe, and progressed its planned Nasdaq dual listing with the SEC.

Connected Minerals has secured shareholder and regulatory approvals to acquire Frontier Group, gaining an 80% stake in Angola’s Bailundo Carbonatite Project with expanded mineral rights including niobium and rare earths. Completion is imminent as exploration activities ramp up.

OzAurum Resources has locked in consistent high-grade gold mineralisation along its Mulgabbie North Paleochannel, driving a shift from study to construction with heap leach plant refurbishment near completion and civil works underway.

Dreadnought Resources is progressing its Star of Mangaroon open pit towards production while nearly doubling high-grade gold resources at Metzke’s Find. The company also extends critical metals potential with strong niobium and rare earth intercepts at Mangaroon.

Omnia Metals has delivered its first geochemical results from Montana projects, highlighting a standout 209 ppm niobium rock sample at Radix and antimony up to 16 ppm at Stibnite Ridge amid a reduced tenure position.

RareX Limited and Iluka Resources have progressed to the Request for Proposal stage for the Mrima Hill Niobium and Rare Earths Project in Kenya, backed by a A$1.65 billion Australian Government loan for downstream refining.

Australian Rare Earths (ASX: AR3) has uncovered a 10-kilometre magnetic anomaly at its Overland Project, significantly broadening its niobium-rare earth element drill targets beyond the initial OV167 discovery. Historic drill data supports the potential for a large-scale carbonatite system, prompting a new drilling campaign to test multiple priority targets.

Connected Minerals is set to acquire Frontier Group, gaining control of an 80% stake in the high-grade Bailundo carbonatite project in Angola, backed by a $4.5 million capital raise and planned drilling.

Australian Rare Earths (ASX: AR3) has discovered a promising niobium-rare earth carbonatite system at its Overland Project, marked by significant mineralisation in a single drill hole and linked to a large magnetic anomaly.