Evion Taps Australia’s Former US Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos to Accelerate Critical Minerals Strategy
Evion Group has named former Australian ambassador to the United States, Arthur Sinodinos, as a strategic advisor to accelerate its U.S. critical‑minerals strategy. The hire follows Evion’s May acquisition of the Carp fluorspar mine in Nevada, adding a high‑grade fluorite asset to its portfolio. Sinodinos will leverage his diplomatic network to deepen government engagement, secure funding pathways and forge downstream partnerships across the Quad nations. The move aligns with the United States, Japan, Australia and India’s $20 bn pledge to diversify Western‑aligned critical‑minerals supply chains.
Resources Top 5: Venus to Reward Shareholders After $46m Royalty Sale, Syrah’s Tesla Offtake Back on Track
Venus Metals sold its 1% net smelter royalty on the Youanmi gold project to Franco‑Nevada for $46 million, triggering a $35 million special dividend and an in‑specie distribution of roughly 25 million RXL shares worth about $10.6 million. Syrah Resources secured Tesla’s decision to...
Flynn Gold Goes Big for Gold and Tungsten Diamond Drilling at Firetower
Flynn Gold has launched a second‑phase diamond drilling campaign at its Firetower gold‑tungsten‑cobalt project in northern Tasmania, expanding from three to ten holes and targeting 1,600 metres of core. The program combines extensional and infill drilling to test down‑dip extensions of...
Regener8 Secures Foothold in European Polymetallic Hotspot with Srebrenica North Acquisition
Regener8 Resources has completed the acquisition of the Srebrenica North project, gaining 100 percent ownership of an 80 km² land package in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Tethyan Belt. The district is known for polymetallic potential, hosting silver, copper, antimony, zinc and lead mineralisation...
Adavale Locks in Belt-Scale Position and Grows Gold Resource to 166,000oz
Adavale Resources has secured a belt‑scale foothold along the gold‑rich Parkes Thrust by acquiring three exploration licences and the Calarie mining licence, expanding its landholdings to 610 km² across 70 km of contiguous strike. The deal adds 165,796 oz of gold to the...
This Forgotten Mineral Field in Queensland Has All the Metals AI Data Centres Need
Green & Gold Minerals (ASX:GG1) is reviving Queensland's historic Herberton mineral field by drilling for copper, silver, tin and indium, metals essential to AI‑driven data centres. The company plans a focused program at Copper Hills, Mt Gossan and Siberia to...
Monsters of Rock: Miners Take Leap to Add Supply in Latest Lithium Renaissance
Lithium prices have rebounded sharply, with spodumene concentrate peaking at US$2,870/tonne before easing toward US$2,500/tonne. The rally follows a year‑long “lithium winter” and is driven by booming EV battery builds, AI‑fuelled data‑center expansion and renewable‑grid storage needs. Benchmark Minerals projects...
Resources Top 5: Far East Gold Glitters on Takeover; Invictus Readies for Rapid Spud
Far East Gold surged 44% after Hong Kong‑based Xingye Gold tabled an unsolicited 13‑cent‑per‑share takeover bid for the company, targeting its expanded 780,000‑ounce Idenburg gold resource in Indonesia. Invictus Energy announced a production‑sharing agreement with the Zimbabwe government, clearing the...
Atomic Eagle Sharpens Muntanga North Uranium Drill Targets
Atomic Eagle completed 53km of a 100‑meter spaced ground radiometric survey at its Muntanga North uranium project in Zambia, confirming and refining airborne anomalies across five priority zones. The survey recorded 424 out of 854 readings above natural background, with...
Red Mountain Exercises Option to Secure US Tungsten Play
Red Mountain Mining has completed due‑diligence and exercised its option to acquire 100% of the Pioneer tungsten project in Montana, securing full ownership of the historic claim. The 2.09‑hectare property sits adjacent to Almonty Industries’ 6.83 Mt Gentung deposit, which grades...
The Companies Behind Australia’s Top End Mining Renaissance
The Northern Territory’s mining sector is accelerating, with three major projects moving forward in a single week: Arafura Rare Earths secured a US$1.9 billion final investment decision for the Nolans rare‑earths mine, projected to contribute about US$16.6 billion to the Territory’s gross...
Resources Top 5: Minbos Rockets on Phosphate Funding; West Cobar Lifts Scandium Potential
Minbos Resources secured a $4.8 million drawdown from a $16 million IDC debt facility, fully funding the $13.8 million phase‑2 construction of its Cabinda phosphate project in Angola. The 8 Mt, 30% P₂O₅ deposit is modeled for a 20‑year mine life with an average annual...
Critica Unlocks 14x TREO Concentrate Uplift at Jupiter, Reinforces Low-Cost Beneficiation
Critica’s Jupiter pilot plant achieved a 14‑fold increase in rare‑earth oxide (TREO) concentration, delivering a ~3% TREO intermediate concentrate from a 2,137 ppm feed. The process rejected 95% of the feed mass, concentrating the valuable rare earths into just 5% of...
Minrex Has Path to Gold-Silver Growth Run at Tlamino
Minrex Resources is centering its 2026 growth plan on the Tlamino gold‑silver project in Serbia, launching a fully funded 7,000‑metre drilling campaign to upgrade the Barje resource and explore the adjacent Barje‑Liska corridor. The current NI 43‑101 estimate lists 570,000...
Silver Mines Expands Footprint, Acquires Extra Land Buffer Next to Bowdens
Silver Mines Limited announced the acquisition of additional freehold land and water entitlements adjacent to its 100% owned Bowdens Silver Project, expanding its footprint to roughly 3,345 hectares. The $12.5 million transaction (≈ $8.3 million USD) was funded from cash reserves and adds...