Latest Rare Earths 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.

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.

Lindian Resources has acquired 100% ownership of the SARECO rare earths processing plant in Kazakhstan, accelerating its downstream ambitions, while also clarifying regulatory compliance and licence validity at its Kangankunde project in Malawi.

Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) has secured $8 million through a placement to back its Belfast Plant commercialisation and US growth plans, supported by a mix of domestic and international investors including a strategic US partner.

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.

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.

Viridis Mining has hit major milestones at its Colossus Rare Earth Project, including submitting a key environmental licence, exceeding recovery targets at its Demonstration Plant, and securing a strategic partnership with Solvay.

RareX Limited and Iluka Resources have progressed to the Request for Proposal stage for the Mrima Hill Niobium and Rare Earths Project in Kenya, backed by a A$1.65 billion Australian Government loan for downstream refining.

Lynas Rare Earths posted a record A$288.9 million in quarterly sales for Q4 FY26, driven by higher prices and heavy rare earth sales. The company advanced its Malaysia heavy rare earth facility despite a cost surge and appointed Pol Le Roux as interim CEO.

The Federal Treasurer has barred three foreign shareholders from exercising voting rights in Northern Minerals due to non-compliance with mandated share divestments, intensifying regulatory oversight amid ongoing FIRB investigations.