Rare earths take centre stage in new era of resource security
Concerns over rare earth supply are back in the spotlight....
12 September 2026
High Court climate ruling sparks ‘lawfare’ warning for resources projects•Miners look to tailings and brownfield discoveries for copper supply•Torque banks $25 million for Ritz expansion•Elevra signs spodumene supply deal with LG Energy•Sentinel suits up for first aircore drilling at Menzies West•Wolfspeed DoW loan shines light on critical minerals for defense•ASX juniors targeting critical minerals beyond rare earths and lithium•Ark Mines hits up to 99% LRE extraction at Sandy Mitchell•‘Major’ molybdenum porphyry target emerges at Lightning’s Mt Turner•PC Gold gains control of Spring Hill development footprint•Copper and zinc supply pipeline gains momentum as projects advance•Maiden drilling at Corazon’s Chalice returns ‘high-grade’ gold•Sandvik raises mining expertise with new education program•Scandium Canada hits 150m interval north of TG resource•Western Star samples up to 0.55% tungsten oxide at Eagle Point•Skyharbour kicks off Getty East drilling under Denison JV•Transition Metals soil survey extends Gowganda gold system•Arafura Rare Earths breaks ground at Nolans•Commodities hit as Iranian uncertainty weighs on metal traders•Q2 Metals pushes Cisco lithium 100m north
High Court climate ruling sparks ‘lawfare’ warning for resources projects•Miners look to tailings and brownfield discoveries for copper supply•Torque banks $25 million for Ritz expansion•Elevra signs spodumene supply deal with LG Energy•Sentinel suits up for first aircore drilling at Menzies West•Wolfspeed DoW loan shines light on critical minerals for defense•ASX juniors targeting critical minerals beyond rare earths and lithium•Ark Mines hits up to 99% LRE extraction at Sandy Mitchell•‘Major’ molybdenum porphyry target emerges at Lightning’s Mt Turner•PC Gold gains control of Spring Hill development footprint•Copper and zinc supply pipeline gains momentum as projects advance•Maiden drilling at Corazon’s Chalice returns ‘high-grade’ gold•Sandvik raises mining expertise with new education program•Scandium Canada hits 150m interval north of TG resource•Western Star samples up to 0.55% tungsten oxide at Eagle Point•Skyharbour kicks off Getty East drilling under Denison JV•Transition Metals soil survey extends Gowganda gold system•Arafura Rare Earths breaks ground at Nolans•Commodities hit as Iranian uncertainty weighs on metal traders•Q2 Metals pushes Cisco lithium 100m north
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