Latest Rare Earth Elements News

Trek Metals has raised $15 million through a strongly supported share placement to fund a major drilling campaign at its promising Kuro manganese discovery in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

Viridis Mining and Minerals reports strong infill and exploration drilling results at its Colossus Rare Earth Element Project, underpinning a resource upgrade and enhanced project economics. The company advances feasibility, permitting, and financing towards a Final Investment Decision in Q3 2026.

Terrain Minerals is progressing key drilling campaigns across its Western Australian and Queensland projects, aiming for a maiden JORC resource at its Lightning gold-silver prospect by mid-2026. The company’s diversified portfolio also includes critical metals like gallium, lithium, copper, and rare earth elements.

Temas Resources has inked a Letter of Intent to validate its patented Regenerative Chloride Leach technology on a major refractory gold deposit, paving the way for a joint venture to commercialise the platform in Western North America.

Magnetite Mines has secured all necessary permits to commence drilling at its Ironback Hill Rare Earth Element Project, aiming to expand on promising mineralisation discovered last year.

Critica Limited has produced its first commercial-quality Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate from the Jupiter Rare Earth Project, marking a key milestone in advancing its development and processing pathway. The high-grade product validates scalable hydrometallurgical processing and supports the upcoming Scoping Study.

European Resources Limited has reported encouraging preliminary metallurgical test results for its Korsnäs Rare Earth Element Project in Finland, highlighting significant grade uplift and recovery improvements. These findings mark a key step in advancing the project’s processing flowsheet and strategic positioning within the EU rare earth supply chain.

Victory Metals has partnered with Curtin University and the Australian Government to accelerate development of the North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earth Project, positioning Australia as a key player in critical minerals supply.

Power Minerals has reported strong final results from shallow auger drilling at its Santa Anna Project in Brazil, confirming high-grade niobium and rare earth mineralisation from surface to end of hole. The company has now commenced a 10,000-metre deep drilling campaign to explore and extend this promising mineral footprint.

Caprice Resources has launched a significant 5,000-metre reverse circulation drilling program at its Vadrians gold deposit, aiming to extend known high-grade zones and prepare for deeper drilling campaigns.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX, AR3) reports breakthrough metallurgical testwork at its Koppamurra project, doubling heap leach irrigation rates and achieving around 70% recovery of key magnet rare earth elements. These advances promise faster production timelines and lower costs ahead of the Pre-Feasibility Study.

Osmond Resources is advancing downstream processing opportunities for rare earths, rutile, and silicon at its Orión project in Spain, aiming to leverage strong grades and scale to capture additional value and funding.