Latest Rare Earths News

New Frontier Minerals has completed a $1.59 million share placement, issuing over 142 million new shares to fund its key exploration projects in rare earths and copper.

Astron Corporation is set to redomicile from Hong Kong to Australia, establishing a new Australian parent company and simplifying shareholder engagement. This move aims to align governance with local standards and boost investor confidence.

Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) has announced an underwritten share purchase plan to raise up to A$3 million, supporting its advancing Dubbo Project and ramp-up of the Korean Metals Plant. The company also outlines ambitions for a US metals facility amid strong government backing and strategic partnerships.

Australian Strategic Materials has initiated a $3 million underwritten Share Purchase Plan to accelerate its US metallisation expansion and boost capabilities at its Korean Metals Plant, signaling a strategic push amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Verity Resources has commenced an auger drilling program at its Pimenta Project in Brazil, targeting a 20km mineralised zone rich in rare earth elements, gallium, and titanium. Early surface sampling suggests the potential for a significant critical metals discovery.

Chilwa Minerals has reported strong assay results from its Mpyupyu Dune deposit in Malawi, revealing high Total Heavy Mineral grades that underpin an upcoming resource update. The company is advancing multiple resource estimates and rare earth exploration with improved assay turnaround.

Octava Minerals reports encouraging early-stage bioleaching results from CSIRO on its Byro REE and lithium project, signaling potential for cost-effective and environmentally friendly metal extraction.

Resouro Strategic Metals’ Tiros Project in Brazil has been selected for a major Brazilian government funding initiative aimed at advancing critical mineral production. This endorsement could accelerate the project’s development and bolster its role in the clean energy transition.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has achieved a significant milestone in its Ema project by successfully demonstrating magnesium sulphate migration and pH reduction in field trials, validating its in-situ recovery method for rare earth elements.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has been selected for a major Brazilian government funding package to accelerate its Colossus rare earth elements project, marking a pivotal step in diversifying global critical mineral supply chains.

Meteoric Resources has secured inclusion in Brazil’s major Strategic Minerals funding program, aiming to advance its Caldeira Rare Earths Project and downstream magnet production.

Ionic Rare Earths’ Brazilian joint venture, Viridion, has been selected for significant government funding to accelerate rare earth refining and magnet recycling, marking a major step in Brazil’s strategic push for a secure, sustainable supply chain.