Latest Strategic Minerals Supply News

Sarytogan Graphite Limited has received $1.4 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, boosting funds for its Definitive Feasibility Study and advancing its strategic graphite project in Kazakhstan.

Australian Strategic Materials reports a 70% surge in NdFeB alloy production, installs pilot heavy rare earth furnace, and progresses its acquisition by Energy Fuels with regulatory approvals underway.

Sovereign Metals has delivered a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi, revealing robust economics, a 25-year mine life, and the potential to become the world’s largest producer of natural rutile and flake graphite, both critical minerals for Western supply chains.

Locksley Resources has made significant strides at its Mojave Project, advancing drilling, securing major US institutional funding, and forging key partnerships to establish a domestic supply chain for critical antimony and rare earth elements.

Eagle Mountain Mining has received a non-binding indicative offer from Japan’s Nittetsu Mining to form a joint venture, injecting up to US$20 million to advance the Oracle Ridge copper project towards production by 2030.

EV Resources reports strong metallurgical results from its Los Lirios Antimony Project, confirming high antimony grades alongside gold and silver by-products, paving the way for fast-track production and strategic alignment with U.S. critical minerals supply chains.

Livium Ltd has entered a binding term sheet with Iondrive Limited to collaborate on recycling end-of-life solar panels, lithium-ion battery black mass, and rare earth magnets using Iondrive’s innovative Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) technology. This partnership aims to position both companies at the forefront of Australia’s emerging clean energy waste recycling market.

ABx Group has sent a 100 kg bulk sample from its Deep Leads rare earths project to ANSTO for production of a high-purity mixed rare earth carbonate, confirming exceptional grades and extraction potential. The milestone underscores ABx’s progress toward low-cost, environmentally friendly rare earth supply.