Latest Rare Earth Minerals News

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has updated key dates for its non-renounceable entitlement offer aimed at raising $728,119 before costs, adjusting the ex-date and record date among other milestones.

Mount Ridley Mines’ first TIMA automated mineralogy study at Grass Patch reveals rare earth elements are locked in discrete phosphate minerals, supporting flotation as a key beneficiation step ahead of leaching and Phase 1 metallurgical testwork.

Astron Limited is progressing a $220 million senior debt facility for its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project, targeting a Final Investment Decision in Q3 2026. The company’s joint venture partner Energy Fuels Inc. is expanding its rare earth supply chain with a $1.9 billion acquisition, while a revised Phase 2 study boosts the project’s combined NPV to $2.3 billion.

Hastings Technology Metals has accelerated its downstream rare earths strategy by progressing a 49% stake in a Thai hydrometallurgical plant, securing feedstock and doubling planned capacity. An updated Yangibana DFS reveals robust economics, underpinning near-term production and cash flow.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) has expanded its Monte Alto District with a new +9 km rare earth corridor at Velhinhas, confirmed by high-grade drilling. Shareholders also backed the A$50 million IPO demerger of the Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project into Alurion Resources.

Cadoux Ltd and the SAFELOOP consortium have surpassed key performance and recycling targets in lithium-ion battery development, marking a world-first in commercial-scale use of recycled active materials enhanced by Cadoux's premiumHPA®. This breakthrough advances the pathway to gigafactory production and strengthens Cadoux's position in the EV battery supply chain.

Gold Mountain’s latest metallurgical tests from its Capivara Prospect in Brazil reveal promising ionic adsorption clay rare earth mineralisation, with extraction rates nearing 66%. New targets at Irajuba add to the project’s expanding footprint.

Dalaroo Metals' 2026 exploration at Blue Lagoon in Greenland reveals multiple fertile granite phases and heavy mineral concentrations, advancing the rare earth system's geological model and underpinning future drilling plans.

IperionX has bolstered its U.S. critical minerals footprint by acquiring the Camden assets adjacent to its Titan Project, unveiling surface stockpiles with up to 23% Total Heavy Minerals, up to 10 times Titan’s average grade, and established infrastructure that could accelerate domestic supply chains for titanium and rare earths.

Cadoux Ltd has secured a key qualification for its premiumHPA® high-purity alumina, reinforcing its role in the EU-backed SAFELOOP lithium-ion battery development consortium focused on next-generation EV batteries.

IperionX has acquired Covia’s Camden mineral assets adjacent to its Titan Project, consolidating a key U.S. critical minerals province and enhancing its supply chain for heavy rare earths and titanium.

Power Minerals has kicked off its first diamond drilling campaign at the Morro do Ferro Rare Earths Project in Brazil, aiming to expand high-grade rare earth mineralisation and underpin future resource estimates.