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23 March 2026
WRITTEN BY Shae Russell

Lodestar Minerals: Why this Arizona project could unlock rare earth supply

Join us as we speak with Finn Hunter, Lodestar Minerals’ (ASX:LSR) lead consultant for the US, to explore the latest updates on the Virgin Mountain Rare Earths Project in Arizona and discuss the importance of mineralogy in unlocking economic rare earth deposits.

Key topics discussed:

  • Mineralogy results confirm xenotime-hosted rare earths
  • Importance of extraction pathways for economic viability
  • Plans to expand exploration across a 5km mineralised shear

About the guest and company:
Finn Hunter brings extensive expertise to Lodestar Minerals, an Australian exploration and development company focused on gold and copper discoveries. Lodestar’s core mission is to advance its Western Australia, Chile, and US exploration projects and unlock new resource potential.

Watch the full interview to gain insights into the potential of this rare earths project.

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Written By Shae Russell
Shae has been an equities analyst with a focus on investment writing for 15 years; the last eight of which has centred on the domestic and international mining sector. She’s now bringing this expertise to enhance and strengthen Mining.com.au‘s role as Australia’s leading source of mining news.

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