Latest Scandium News

Temas Resources has completed a detailed airborne LiDAR survey at its Quebec projects, enhancing geological and engineering insights while progressing its proprietary Regenerative Chloride Leach technology aimed at slashing processing costs.

MRG Metals has completed the acquisition of the Garies Rare Earth Project, a high-grade, magnet-rich rare earth asset in South Africa, significantly boosting its critical minerals portfolio. The deal positions MRG for rapid development with a clear pathway to early cashflow and complements its existing projects in Mozambique and the Adriano–Fotinho corridor.

Mount Ridley Mines has entered a Material Transfer Agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to explore rare earth element processing, marking a strategic move in critical minerals downstream development.

Mount Ridley Mines has locked in nearly $1.8 million through a fully underwritten exercise of expiring unlisted options, ensuring financial backing for its Mount Ridley Project exploration and metallurgical programs.

West Cobar Metals is making significant progress across its Salazar, Bulla Park, and Mystique projects, initiating metallurgical testwork and planning drilling programs that could reshape resource estimates and project economics.

Sunrise Energy Metals has raised A$32.5 million through a follow-on placement, advancing its flagship Syerston Scandium Project toward mid-2026 construction. This latest capital injection builds on a total of A$105 million raised since June 2025, underscoring strong investor confidence amid growing scandium demand.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has completed a 23-hole air core drilling campaign at its Rabbit Trap Scandium Project in NSW, intersecting promising rock types at the Malamute Prospect. Assay results expected in January 2026 will clarify the discovery’s potential.

Metallium Ltd has secured a strategic partnership with ElementUSA to deploy its Flash Joule Heating technology for recovering gallium and scandium from red mud in Louisiana, backed by US$10.1 million in non-dilutive funding. This collaboration positions Metallium at the forefront of the US critical minerals supply chain expansion.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has reported significant assay results from its Radium Hill project, revealing high-grade scandium, yttrium, uranium, and rare earth elements along an 8km structural corridor. These findings bolster the company’s geological model and set the stage for accelerated exploration in 2026.

Dreadnought Resources has reported impressive high-grade results from recent drilling at its Stinger target, part of the Mangaroon Project in Western Australia, highlighting significant rare earths, niobium, titanium, scandium, and phosphate mineralisation.

Ardea Resources updates its Definitive Feasibility Study for the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project, confirming a streamlined processing approach and a new sale product that could enhance project economics and market reach.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has confirmed significant polymetallic mineralisation at its Prospect Hill Project in South Australia, revealing high-grade silver, copper, zinc, and lead alongside tin. The company plans a maiden drilling program to upgrade South Ridge to a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate.