Latest Rare Earths News

Victory Metals Limited has raised $4 million in a placement supported by top shareholders and company leadership, aiming to fast-track the Pre-Feasibility Study and development of its flagship North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earth Project in Western Australia.

Locksley Resources has secured $1.47 million through a heavily subscribed placement to fund a critical minerals exploration campaign at its Mojave Project in California, targeting rare earth elements and antimony.

Critica Limited has initiated bulk metallurgical testwork on a 400 kg sample from its Jupiter Deposit, aiming to refine rare earth element beneficiation and explore by-product opportunities. The project holds over 280,000 tonnes of heavy rare earth elements and faces new geopolitical dynamics following China’s export restrictions.

Terrain Minerals is progressing metallurgical studies on its Larin’s Lane Gallium and Rare Earth Elements project, aiming to develop sustainable extraction methods and expand resource potential. Concurrently, the company has launched a $1.8 million rights issue to fund ongoing exploration and development.

Indiana Resources is making steady progress at its Minos gold deposit in South Australia, with over half of its planned drilling completed and a scoping study underway to support a maiden resource estimate.

Hastings Technology Metals has struck a deal to acquire the Whiteheads Gold Project, adding a substantial gold asset near Kalgoorlie to its portfolio and targeting a maiden resource by year-end.

Viridis Mining and Minerals, through its joint venture Viridion, has delivered the first batch of high-purity rare earth oxides recycled from Brazilian magnets to Latin America’s only magnet manufacturer, marking a key step in establishing a domestic rare earth supply chain.

Ionic Rare Earths, through its Viridion joint venture, has delivered the first recycled rare earth oxides to Brazil’s CIT SENAI ITR, marking a key step toward a domestic magnet supply chain in South America.

Dateline Resources reports promising geochemical anomalies at its Colosseum Gold-REE Project in California, hinting at extensions to the known gold mineralisation and reinforcing rare earth element prospects.

Aruma Resources is set to begin drilling at its Saltwater Project in Western Australia, targeting promising gold and gallium anomalies. Expanded soil sampling at the Talmine Prospect aims to build on previously reported high-grade gallium results.

Bubalus Resources has secured heritage clearance for a key 40-hectare area at its Yinnietharra Lithium Project, paving the way for exploration drilling at the promising Malinda East target adjacent to a major lithium deposit.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has achieved a significant breakthrough in its Ema rare earths project by demonstrating rapid hydraulic permeability using in-situ recovery techniques, a crucial step towards commercial mining.