West Cobar Metals has advanced the Salazar Critical Minerals Project in Western Australia, with metallurgical testwork supporting a potential low-cost heap leach development pathway.
Power Minerals has appointed rare earths executive Alistair Stephens as CEO to lead development of its South American critical minerals portfolio.
Mount Ridley Mines has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of David Wall as Non Executive Chairman and the promotion of Allister Caird to Managing Director and CEO as the company advances its critical minerals strategy at the Mount Ridley Project in Western Australia.
Power Minerals (ASX:PNN) has reported multiple high grade niobium and rare earth intercepts from shallow auger drilling at the Santa Anna Project in Goiás State, Brazil, while launching a 10,000m deeper RC drilling campaign.
OD6 Metals has commenced advanced ANSTO metallurgical testwork at its Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project in Western Australia to optimise its processing flowsheet and produce mixed rare earth products for offtake evaluation.
Power Minerals has reported further consistent high-grade niobium and rare earth intercepts from shallow auger drilling at its Santa Anna Alkaline Carbonatite Complex in Brazil, strengthening the geological foundation for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate targeted for Q1 2026.
Eclipse Metals has commenced preliminary metallurgical test work at its Grønnedal Rare Earths Project in Greenland, with historic composites and new 2025 drill core now at ALS in Perth for staged WHIMS assessment.
Brazilian Critical Minerals has demonstrated that rare earths from its Ema Ionic Adsorbed Clay project can be upgraded 200× and separated into individual high purity oxides using commercially proven, environmentally safe technology.
West Cobar Metals (ASX:WC1) has outlined progressing metallurgical, resource and drilling workstreams across its Salazar, Bulla Park and Mystique projects as it advances multiple critical minerals and gold assets.
Locksley Resources has secured A$17,000,000 in an oversubscribed placement led by U.S institutional investors to accelerate its Mojave Project in California.