Latest Strategic Minerals News

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has dramatically increased its Subron Rare Earths Project footprint, capturing significant extensions to high-grade heavy rare earth oxide zones with minimal upfront costs.

Japan Australia Fluorite Associates has received a $3 million funding tranche under the $7.4 million IPCM grant, supporting the ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study for the Speewah Fluorite Project in Western Australia.

Pioneer Minerals has identified a high-priority bedrock electromagnetic conductor adjacent to the historic Springfield Tungsten Mine in Idaho, refining drill targets ahead of its maiden drilling campaign.

GreenX Metals has expanded its Eleonore North Project with two new licences covering about 1,600 km² in East Greenland, targeting intrusion-related gold and critical minerals like tungsten. Historical data shows high gold grades up to 50 g/t, with fieldwork results due this quarter.

Ragusa Minerals has secured a controlling stake in Pegasus Tel Inc., gaining the Purple Pansy manganese-gold project in Arizona. Recent surveys and assays highlight promising high-grade manganese and gold mineralisation, positioning the company in a strategically important US critical minerals sector.

Viridis Mining has hit major milestones at its Colossus Rare Earth Project, including submitting a key environmental licence, exceeding recovery targets at its Demonstration Plant, and securing a strategic partnership with Solvay.

Megado Minerals has unveiled compelling magnetic survey results at its Alpartir Silver-Copper-Antimony Project in northern Spain, setting the stage for systematic exploration and drilling pending shareholder approval.

Venari Minerals has raised an oversubscribed $6.1 million to fund key development stages at its Red Mountain Lithium and Strategic Minerals Project in Nevada, including resource upgrades and a scoping study targeted for early 2027.

EQ Resources reported FY26 tungsten production of 1,189 tonnes WO3 and is advancing major expansion projects at its Mt Carbine and Barruecopardo mines to more than triple output amid tightening global supply.

Olympio Metals has secured two historically rich silver and antimony projects in the US, unlocking significant exploration potential with no modern drilling recorded. The acquisition aligns with US strategic mineral priorities and sets the stage for renewed exploration activity.

ABx Group’s ALCORE subsidiary has begun civil construction at its Bell Bay pilot plant, advancing a novel process to produce hydrogen fluoride from aluminium smelter by-products, addressing Australia’s dependence on imports.

Rio Tinto has opted out of operating Sovereign Metals' Kasiya project, ending its exclusive marketing rights and allowing Sovereign to pursue a US-focused critical minerals approach. Sovereign aims to secure binding offtake deals with US and allied partners, leveraging Kasiya's strategic minerals for Western supply chains.