Latest Rare Earth Supply Chain News

Northern Minerals has released its Definitive Feasibility Study for the Browns Range Heavy Rare Earth Project, confirming an 11-year production plan targeting 181,000 tonnes of rare earth concentrate. The project aims to establish a critical Australian supply chain for heavy rare earths in partnership with Iluka Resources.

Northern Minerals has completed a Definitive Feasibility Study for its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project, confirming its technical and financial viability as a critical new source of dysprosium and terbium outside China.

St George Mining has formed a strategic alliance with US-based REAlloys Inc to advance the commercialisation of rare earths from the Araxá Project in Brazil, positioning itself within the growing US rare earths supply chain.

Victory Metals has identified multiple ultra-high heavy rare earth oxide zones at its North Stanmore project, positioning it as a key future supplier amid soaring global prices. The company plans a major drilling campaign to expand these valuable zones while reducing processing volumes and costs.

Bayan Mining and Minerals has identified four compelling rare earth element targets at its Desert Star Projects in California, leveraging advanced geophysical data near the Mountain Pass Mine. The findings set the stage for detailed ground surveys and potential drilling.

ABx Group’s latest ANSTO leach tests confirm over 70% extraction of critical heavy rare earths dysprosium and terbium from its Deep Leads project, reinforcing its path to producing a mixed rare earth carbonate sample by year-end.

St George Mining’s latest drilling assays at the Araxá Project in Brazil reveal exceptional grades of rare earth elements and niobium, signaling a potential major resource upgrade.

Prospech Limited has announced a pro-rata renounceable entitlement offer aiming to raise up to $1.62 million to fund metallurgical testing and exploration at its Korsnäs rare earth elements project in Finland. The offer is partially underwritten and includes attaching options, reflecting the company’s ongoing development efforts and funding needs.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has reported exceptional in-situ recovery results at its Ema project, achieving rare earth leaching grades over 14 times higher than the natural mineralised levels. These breakthrough findings mark a significant step towards commercial production.

Lynas Rare Earths has successfully completed a A$750 million institutional placement, strengthening its balance sheet to fund ambitious growth plans under its Towards 2030 strategy.

Lynas Rare Earths reported FY25 results featuring record NdPr output and the first commercial heavy rare earths production outside China, alongside a $750 million equity raise to fund its ambitious Towards 2030 growth strategy.

Critical Metals Corp has signed a multi-year letter of intent to supply rare earth concentrate from its Greenland project to Ucore Rare Metals’ US Department of Defense-backed processing facility, aiming to build a China-independent supply chain.