Latest Zircon News

Sheffield Resources reported a 20% rise in ore mined and an 11% increase in concentrate production at its Thunderbird Mine, alongside an 8% jump in zircon prices amid improving market conditions.

Iluka Resources reported a rebound in zircon sales and prices in Q2 2026, while advancing its Eneabba rare earths refinery to nearly 60% completion and securing a key rare earths offtake deal.

Bayan Mining has launched its first-ever drilling program at the Desert Star Rare Earth Project, confirming key mineralisation and signing a strategic MoU with US Critical Materials to develop processing technologies.

Lion Rock Minerals has launched a significant drilling campaign targeting a large monazite-rich rare earth system at its Minta Est tenement, complementing its expanding rutile discoveries. The 118-hole program aims to validate high-grade shallow mineralisation with assay results expected in August 2026.

Osmond Resources has confirmed a significant extension of high-grade critical mineralisation at its Orión project in Spain, with drill hole SOR-08A delivering standout assay results that expand the Southern Block resource target by over 4 square kilometres.

Tāiko Critical Minerals has raised $7 million through an oversubscribed placement, exceeding its $5 million target, to fund development of its Barrytown Critical Minerals Project. A share purchase plan will soon offer existing shareholders the chance to buy shares at the same price.

Tusker Minerals has outlined a multi-billion-tonne JORC Exploration Target at its Douala Basin Project in Cameroon, highlighting a globally significant rutile-rich mineral sands system with strong infrastructure advantages.

Cadoux has wrapped up its first drilling program at the Wimmera Mineral Sands project in Victoria, setting the stage for downstream rare earth processing with Minhub’s Darwin plant feasibility study progressing.

Taiko Critical Minerals has secured $7 million through a wholesale placement and launched a $3 million Share Purchase Plan to fund key development stages of its Barrytown Minerals Project, including feasibility studies and regulatory approvals.

Taiko Critical Minerals secures a conditional NZ$20 million government funding offer to co-finance a NZ$40 million wet separation plant at Barrytown, boosting project credibility and accelerating development plans.

Osmond Resources is advancing its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project with imminent assay results, upcoming resource estimates, and a secondary listing on the Madrid Stock Exchange, aiming to become the EU's first producer of rare earth-bearing minerals.

IperionX has bolstered its U.S. critical minerals footprint by acquiring the Camden assets adjacent to its Titan Project, unveiling surface stockpiles with up to 23% Total Heavy Minerals, up to 10 times Titan’s average grade, and established infrastructure that could accelerate domestic supply chains for titanium and rare earths.