Rare earths developer Pensana (LSE:PRE) has received approvals for the full financing totalling US$268 million ($424 million) for its Longonjo rare earth project in Angola. The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved its US$81.2 million participation in an US$160 million syndicated loan facility alongside major South African bank Absa Bank. The funding is subject to […]
Meteoric Resources has updated the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Caldeira ionic clay rare earths project in Brazil by …
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) has completed a peer review of a product carbon footprint study on its subsidiary Ionic Technologies’ magnet recycling process. The final life cycle assessment (LCA) results highlight the made-in-Belfast technology’s potential to lower scope three emissions for the original equipment manufacturer supply chain compared to existing rare earth oxide sourced from […]
A scoping study for Victory Metals’ North Stanmore rare earths project in Western Australia has identified “significant economic and environmental …
American Rare Earths (ASX:ARR) is advancing key milestones to further de-risk and develop its Halleck Creek rare earths project in Wyoming, US following the release of an updated Scoping Study. With a staged development approach, the $142 million market capitalisation company says first production could be as early as 2029, subject to ongoing technical and […]
MTM Critical Metals (ASX:MTM) is advancing commercialisation of the Flash Joule Heating (FJH) demonstration plant, following completion of the process design for the group’s one-tonne-per-day plant. The process design and associated criteria for the plant represents, according to MTM, the most critical engineering milestone so as to establish a operational framework for scale around metal […]
Summit Minerals (ASX:SUM) has terminated a binding letter of intent to acquire the Mundo Novo Niobium-Rare Earth-Phosphate Carbonatite Project in central Brazil. The Mundo Novo Alkaline Complex sits adjacent to Highway 156, some 6km east of Mundo Novo. The project covers 17.2km2, with the circular Mundo Novo intrusion prominently located at its centre. On 6 […]
Lynas Rare Earths recently upgraded its Mt Weld mineral resource and ore reserve, supporting a 20-plus year mine life and …
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) has updated the mineral resource estimate for the Ema Project in Brazil, which represents a 97% increase from the previous estimate. In January 2025, the company updated the resource estimate to 350 million tonnes @ 778 parts per million (ppm) total rare earth oxide (TREO). The Starter Zone’s resource also contained […]
Hastings Technology Metals (ASX:HAS) has signed a non-binding term sheet to enter into an unincorporated joint venture with Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo for the Yangibana Rare Earths and Niobium Project in Western Australia. Yangibana, which is estimated to have an initial 17-year mine life, has a current resource of 29.93 million tonnes @ 0.93% total rare […]