Latest Rare Earth Exploration News

Magnum Mining has advanced its auger drilling campaign at the Piracanjuba North Target, completing 161 holes over 7.4 km² and preparing for key Exploration Target and JORC Resource milestones later this year.

Basin Energy’s maiden drilling at Newmans has uncovered thick, shallow, and high-grade rare earth mineralisation, validating a new geological model focused on preserved weathering zones over fertile granites.

Godolphin Resources is spinning out its Narraburra Rare Earths Project into a new ASX-listed entity, Matrix Critical Minerals, with MST Financial appointed to spearhead the IPO expected in the second half of 2026.

European Resources Limited has closed a renounceable rights issue raising $2.57 million before costs, issuing 171.4 million new shares and options to fuel exploration and metallurgical programs in Finland and Slovakia.

Dalaroo Metals has secured A$1.75 million via a strategic placement to advance maiden drilling at its Bondoukou Gold Project and expand rare earth exploration at its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland.

Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) is set to acquire Frontier Group CRM, gaining control of an 80% interest in the Bailundo carbonatite project in Angola, boasting near-surface high-grade niobium and rare earth mineralisation. Backed by a $4.5 million capital raise, the company aims to fast-track exploration in this emerging critical minerals jurisdiction.

Kaili Resources has reported encouraging rare earth element assay results from its South Australian tenements, particularly within the Coodalya Mallee Project, while securing extended related-party financing to support ongoing exploration.

Dateline Resources is poised to release its Colosseum Gold Project Bankable Feasibility Study imminently, while expanding rare earth exploration at its new Music Valley project and bolstering its balance sheet with a $50 million placement.

Magnum Mining names Antonio Vitor Junior as Managing Director to spearhead major drilling campaigns at its Azimuth and Parker projects, aiming to convert promising early rare earth results into a formal resource.

Fortuna Metals Limited (ASX:FUN) has announced a conceptual exploration target of 180 to 240 million tonnes at 0.86 to 1.0% rutile grade for its Mkanda project in Malawi, with major drilling programs planned in 2026 to advance resource definition.

Bubalus Resources has streamlined its project portfolio and cut corporate costs, sharpening its focus on priority gold and critical minerals assets in Victoria and the Northern Territory.

Magnum Mining and Exploration is set to launch a substantial 10,000-metre auger drilling program at its Piracanjuba prospect in Brazil, aiming to define a maiden resource for its promising ionic adsorption clay rare earth element deposit.