Latest Rare Earths Market News

Peak Rare Earths has officially been acquired by Shenghe Resources, with shareholders paid $0.443 per share and delisting from the ASX imminent. This marks a significant consolidation in the rare earths sector.

Hastings Technology Metals has signed a binding agreement to sell its gold assets to Metal Bank Limited in a share-and-cash deal, marking a strategic pivot towards rare earths and niobium development.

Critica Limited reports strong preliminary beneficiation results from its Jupiter rare earths project, achieving consistent ~95% mass rejection and a 6–10x uplift in rare earth grades. A closed-circuit pilot plant is now under construction to optimise recovery and advance product development.

RareX has locked in a A$50 million equity funding facility with GEM Global Yield to back its Mrima Hill rare earths project in Kenya, contingent on project approval. This deal strengthens RareX’s international partnerships and provides flexible capital to advance its development plans.

Lindian Resources has appointed DRA Pacific to lead the Kangankunde Stage 2 Expansion Study, aiming to scale rare earths production amid strong market demand. This move follows the recent Final Investment Decision for Stage 1, targeting first production in 2026.

Peak Rare Earths Limited held a pivotal scheme meeting on 16 September 2025 to approve Shenghe Resources’ $195 million acquisition offer, which includes a 23% premium on the original proposal. Despite a higher unsolicited bid, the board recommends shareholders back Shenghe’s cash deal.

Gladiator Resources is in talks with multiple parties to sell its Tanzanian uranium assets, aiming to strengthen its balance sheet and pivot towards U.S.-based rare earth projects.

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.

Peak Rare Earths has secured an increased cash offer from Shenghe Resources, valuing the company at A$195 million. An independent expert confirms the revised scheme remains fair and reasonable for shareholders.

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.

Eclipse Metals is set to launch a diamond drilling program at its Grønnedal Rare Earth Project in Greenland, aiming to expand a substantial rare earth resource. Concurrently, assays reveal promising concentrations of critical minerals rubidium and gallium at Ivigtut, positioning the company strategically within evolving global supply chains.

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.