Latest Rare Earth Mining News

Sovereign Metals says a simple add-on circuit at its Malawi project could generate US$722 million of pre-tax value from monazite by-product recovery. The opportunity is commercially striking, but remains a preliminary scoping result dependent on further testwork, approvals, funding and customer qualification.

ABx Group has kicked off a targeted rare earth drilling campaign in northern Tasmania, deploying a proprietary rapid testing technique to accelerate exploration and refine resource understanding.

Alvo Minerals has secured an earn-in agreement for a 656-hectare tenement adjacent to its Bluebush Heavy Rare Earth Element project in Brazil, extending its footprint over the prolific Northern Serra Dourada granite.

Dreadnought Resources has lodged a mining lease application for its Yin Rare Earth deposits in WA, underpinning its Gifford Creek Critical Metals Project with a substantial 30 million tonne resource and strong metallurgical credentials.

American Rare Earths has partnered with Novex to tackle the critical oxide-to-metal bottleneck in the US rare earth supply chain, aiming to establish a fully domestic mine-to-magnet value chain from its Halleck Creek Project.

Dateline Resources faces a US court injunction halting operations at its Colosseum Project, while ASX suspends and then reinstates trading over disclosure timing concerns.

Viridis Mining's Demonstration Plant for Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate production has outperformed Pre-Feasibility Study assumptions, achieving average magnetic rare earth oxide recoveries near 79% during steady operation in July 2026.

AuKing Mining has secured a full underwriting agreement with GBA Capital to guarantee raising approximately $9.14 million through the exercise of nearly 305 million unlisted options expiring in April 2027.

Critica Limited has achieved a roughly 30% reduction in sulphuric acid consumption in the hydrometallurgical circuit of its Jupiter Rare Earth Project, confirmed by independent labs. This milestone complements earlier gains in concentrate grade and rare earth recovery, underpinning a lower-cost processing route ahead of the Q3 2026 scoping study.

Dateline Resources has secured the right to intervene in a US federal lawsuit challenging its mining operations at the Colosseum Mine, positioning the company to defend its approved mining plan alongside the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Department of Justice has reinforced Dateline Resources' legal standing to continue mining at the Colosseum Project, opposing environmental group claims that challenge the existing Plan of Operations.

Hastings Technology Metals has secured a $1 million strategic placement from Malaco Mining to bolster its rare earth projects in Australia and Thailand, enhancing balance sheet flexibility and downstream processing ambitions.