Latest Strategic Metals News

ABx Group has discovered a new rare earth element province 52 km east of its Deep Leads resource in northern Tasmania, revealing exceptionally high grades of terbium and dysprosium critical for advanced technologies. This discovery aligns with shifting global supply dynamics amid US incentives and Chinese export restrictions.

Tartana Minerals has made significant strides towards boosting copper output by signing a key agreement to process ore at the Mungana facility, securing a $10 million financing package, and winning a government grant for exploration drilling.

Arcadia Minerals is gearing up for a significant drilling campaign at its Karibib Copper Gold Project while navigating a competitive funding process for the Swanson Tantalum Mine. Strategic partnerships remain central to the company’s growth plans amid cautious lithium market conditions.

Mount Burgess Mining reports encouraging hydrometallurgical test results from its Nxuu polymetallic deposit, achieving high recoveries for zinc, vanadium, and rare earth elements. The company also completed a modest capital raise to support ongoing project development.

Perpetual Resources has completed a transformational acquisition of three lithium projects in Brazil’s Lithium Valley, confirming high-grade spodumene mineralisation and advancing drilling plans for Q2 2025. Metallurgical tests at its Raptor Rare Earth Project show strong recoveries of critical magnet rare earth elements.

Aldoro Resources has reported significant assay results from its Kameelburg project in Namibia, confirming a large polymetallic deposit rich in rare earth elements, niobium, and molybdenum. The discovery, characterized by extensive mineralization and strategic metal zonation, is shaping up as a potential Tier 1 resource with strong commercial appeal.

Rapid Lithium Ltd completed a $2 million entitlement capital raising and progressed key US and Canadian projects targeting lithium and strategic metals amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Dalaroo Metals has taken a strategic step into Greenland’s critical metals scene with an option to acquire the Blue Lagoon Zr-Nb-REE Project, while advancing promising base and copper metal prospects at its Lyons River Project in Western Australia.

Castile Resources has added critical mineral bismuth as a by-product to its Rover 1 Bankable Feasibility Study, leveraging a dramatic price surge driven by Chinese export restrictions.

Mount Burgess Mining NL reports promising interim hydrometallurgical test results from its Nxuu Deposit, with zinc recovery exceeding 96% and strong extraction of vanadium, germanium, and gallium. These findings set the stage for a scoping study later this year.

Adriatic Metals has announced a A$80 million equity raising aimed at fast-tracking the expansion of its Vares Silver Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, supporting increased production capacity and strengthening its balance sheet.

Perpetual Resources has reported outstanding high-grade tin, tantalum, titanium, and niobium mineralisation from reconnaissance sampling at its Itinga Project in Brazil, revealing significant exploration upside in a historically underexplored region.