Latest Rare Earth Elements News

Bayan Mining and Minerals has locked in a reverse circulation drill rig with Alaska Midnight Sun Drilling for its first-ever drilling at the Desert Star rare earth project in California, targeting up to 1,000 metres from June 2026. The fully permitted program aims to test high-grade surface mineralisation and geophysical targets near the Mountain Pass mine.

European Resources Limited (ASX: ERE) has repriced and relaunched a renounceable rights issue to raise up to $3.4 million, partially underwritten by Mahe Capital for $1.5 million, to fund metallurgical and exploration work at its Korsnäs rare earth project in Finland and Slovakian tenements.

Axel REE has selected its Woolrich ISR Deposit in Brazil for its first in situ recovery (ISR) rare earth elements field trial, aiming to validate low-cost extraction and downstream processing of mixed rare earth carbonate products.

Power Minerals has completed due diligence on the Morro do Ferro rare earths project in Brazil, revealing exceptional magnetic rare earth oxide grades that underpin plans to finalise acquisition and ramp up exploration.

Eclipse Metals’ 2025 drilling at Grønnedal reveals broad rare earth mineralisation from surface, with multiple zones exceeding 1% TREO and a strong Nd-Pr magnet rare earth profile, reinforcing the project’s strategic importance.

Dalaroo Metals has launched trading on the US OTCQB market, broadening its investor reach without diluting shares, while progressing its Greenland rare earth project with promising exploration results.

Pure Resources has appointed Rocco Tassone as interim CEO for six months, tasking him with steering the company through a leadership transition and advancing its Garnet Hills Project and thermal management technologies.

European Resources Limited has withdrawn its March 2026 renounceable rights issue following shareholder feedback and market conditions, replacing it with a repriced April offer to raise approximately $3.4 million, underwritten for $1.5 million by Mahe Capital.

MRG Metals Limited has reported high-grade Total Heavy Mineral (THM) assay results from the fifth alluvial target at its Adriano Rare Earth Project in Mozambique, reinforcing district-scale mineralisation across five targets. Mineralogical studies and assays from adjacent licences are pending, supporting the broader Adriano-Fotinho critical mineral corridor potential.

Magnum Mining and Exploration Limited has initiated a large-scale auger drilling program at its Piracanjuba prospect within the Azimuth Rare Earth Element Project in Brazil, aiming to define an Exploration Target and a JORC Mineral Resource Estimate by late 2026.

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) is progressing its U.S.-focused critical minerals strategy by formally engaging with U.S. government funding programs and partnering with Washington D.C.-based advisor GreenMet. The company’s Australian projects contain key minerals aligned with U.S. supply chain priorities, while it evaluates potential U.S. acquisitions to expand its footprint.

Marquee Resources has entered a 24-month patent license and option agreement with UT-Battelle LLC, granting access to advanced rare earth element separation technologies from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This positions Marquee to explore downstream processing opportunities for its Redlings REE Project in Western Australia.