Latest Rare Earth Elements News

Sovereign Metals' March 2026 update reveals a robust DFS for its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project, a substantial resource upgrade, strategic offtake MOUs, and a high-value heavy rare earth by-product discovery.

New Frontier Minerals has secured technical approval for its Big One Copper Deposit Mining Lease Application, updated exploration targets across multiple copper prospects, and expanded its rare earths footprint in Australia and Canada.

Oceana Metals is set to transform its portfolio with the acquisition of the Serra Negra rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, backed by a $20 million placement to fund aggressive exploration.

Osmond Resources has released final assays from its Phase 1 drilling at the Orión EU Critical Minerals Project in Spain, revealing significant enrichment of titanium, zirconium, and rare earth elements over a 10km strike. The discovery of a new basal mineralised seam adds to the project's scale, with Phase 2 drilling imminent and a Scoping Study targeted for late 2026.

Red Metal Limited is progressing key rare earth and base metal projects across Australia, securing government grants and proposing a major Maronan Metals share distribution to shareholders.

Chilwa Minerals confirmed a significant niobium discovery at its Nakombe target, progressing with dual diamond rig drilling and advancing a NASDAQ listing application. Heavy mineral sands resource work continues alongside a new ionic clay rare earth program.

AusQuest has confirmed a vast copper-gold system at its Cangallo project in Peru, revealing broad mineralisation and multiple higher-grade zones. Meanwhile, exploration momentum continues in Australia under a South32 alliance, with key drilling programs poised to start.

Victory Metals has unlocked a rare metallurgical feat at North Stanmore, achieving a globally top-tier 72% heavy rare earth ratio and unveiling a second revenue stream from zircon-hafnium concentrate using a low-cost gravity separation process.

Power Minerals confirms exceptionally high-grade rare earth oxide assays at its newly acquired Morro do Ferro Project in Brazil, validating historical data and setting the stage for aggressive drilling and resource definition.

St George Mining has expanded its Araxá rare earths-niobium resource by 75% to 70.91Mt at 4.06% TREO, positioning the project among the world’s largest carbonatite deposits. The company also acquired land for processing facilities and forged new downstream partnerships, supported by Minas Gerais state tax incentives.

European Resources has more than doubled its Korsnäs rare earth resource following a successful drilling program and metallurgical advances, underpinning a $3.4 million capital raise to fund further development.

Lion Rock Minerals reported strong high-grade rutile and heavy mineral results at its Minta Project in Cameroon, expanding infill drilling and commissioning an in-country lab ahead of a maiden resource estimate targeted for H2 2026.