Latest South America News

Power Minerals has completed a 2,272-metre drilling program at its Santa Anna niobium-REE-gallium project in Brazil, advancing its due diligence ahead of a potential acquisition. Results expected in July could pave the way for a maiden resource estimate.

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.

Perpetual Resources has commenced its first-ever drilling program at the Igrejinha Lithium Project in Brazil’s renowned Lithium Valley, targeting high-grade spodumene mineralisation. Results from this initial phase are expected from July 2025.

Power Minerals has initiated a 2,000m drilling campaign at its Santa Anna project in Brazil, aiming to validate and expand on historic high-grade niobium, rare earth elements, and gallium mineralisation ahead of a potential acquisition.

Pacific Edge has successfully raised NZ$16 million through an upsized equity placement, surpassing its initial target and setting the stage for a planned NZ$5 million Share Purchase Plan. The funds aim to accelerate clinical and commercial milestones, including regaining Medicare coverage for its cancer diagnostic tests.

Eden Innovations Ltd reports a striking 86% year-on-year sales increase for its EdenCrete® Pz7 concrete admixture, driven by expanding installations in the US, Ecuador, Mexico, and Canada. The company’s innovative product is gaining traction for its cost-saving and environmental benefits in the construction sector.

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.

TruScreen Group Limited reported a 19% revenue decline in FY2025 due to delayed rollouts in key emerging markets but anticipates a strong rebound with FY2026 sales forecast to exceed NZ$2.8 million.

Nufarm reported a mixed 1H25 result with a strong rebound in crop protection profits contrasting a steep decline in seed technologies earnings, prompting a strategic review of the latter business.

Nufarm Limited posted a 3% revenue increase to $1.81 billion for the half-year ending March 2025, driven by Crop Protection growth, yet profits fell sharply due to omega-3 inventory write-downs and higher costs. The company withheld its interim dividend amid ongoing operational challenges.

Arizona Lithium has achieved a landmark regulatory approval for Phase 1 production at its Prairie Lithium Project, marking the first lithium brine operation sanctioned in Saskatchewan. Updated drilling and modeling have significantly expanded the project's resource base and production potential.

Power Minerals Limited has initiated a 2,000-metre drilling program at its Santa Anna niobium and rare earth elements project in Brazil, aiming to confirm and expand on promising earlier results as part of its due diligence for acquisition.