Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
Li-FT Reports 56 Meters at 1.43% Li₂O at Adina-Galinée
Li-FT Power Ltd. (TSXV: LIFT; ASX: LFT; OTCQX: LIFFF) reported initial assay results from its 2026 summer drilling program at the Adina-Galinée lithium project in Quebec. Hole ALP0002 intersected 56 meters grading 1.43% lithium oxide from 187 meters downhole within the Galinée Zone. The result represents the widest lithium intersection among the first five holes…
Rock Tech Launches First Field Program at Victory Lithium Project
Highlights Historical grab samples returned up to 5.11% Li2O, but they are selective, not fully verified, and not a mineral resource; neither pegmatite has ever been drilled. Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV: RCK; OTCQX: RCKTF; FWB: RJIB) has sent its first field crews to the Victory Project, a 9,875-hectare lithium property about 45 kilometers east…
SAGA Metals Finishes Wolverine Drill Program as Rare Earth Assays Await
Highlights No assay results have been received, so the presence and grade of rare earths in this drilling remain unconfirmed. SAGA Metals Corp. (TSXV: SAGA; OTCQX: SAGMF; FSE: 20H) reported on October 21, 2026, in a release distributed via PRNewswire, that it has wrapped up its first diamond drill program at the Wolverine Heavy Rare…
PMET’s Shaakichiuwaanaan Drill Program Sets Up Year-End Lithium Studies
Highlights PMET Resources Inc. (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT; OTCQX: PMETF; FSE: R9GA) has drilled more than 30,000 meters across over 250 holes at its Shaakichiuwaanaan Project since June, according to a release distributed via PRNewswire on October 20, 2026. Seven rigs are still turning. The company expects to finish in mid-November. The project sits in…
Aclara’s Updated Penco PEA Sets US$344 Million After-Tax NPV
Aclara Resources Inc. (TSX: ARA) has reported an updated preliminary economic assessment for the Penco heavy rare earths project in Chile’s Biobío region. The study estimates an after-tax net present value of US$343.9 million at an 8% discount rate, an after-tax internal rate of return of 26.1% and a 3.2-year payback period. Penco is being…
Buffalo Potash Secures Approval to Construct and Operate Disley Module
Buffalo Potash Corporation (TSXV: BUFF; OTCQB: BLPTF) has received approval from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment to construct and operate the Initial Production Module at its Disley potash project. Buffalo described the permit as the final key regulatory approval required to complete construction and begin operating the module. The company continues to target first production during…
Kangankunde Rare Earths Project Stays on Track for December Production
Lindian Resources Limited (ASX: LIN) says its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi is still on schedule to deliver first monazite concentrate in December 2026. The update came in an October 15, 2026, release distributed via PRNewswire, backed by a longer filing with the Australian Securities Exchange. Highlights December is the month Lindian hopes to…
Western Star Lines Up Six Drill Holes at Nevada’s Rowland Tungsten Property
Highlights No new assay results were reported, drilling has not started, and the program still needs U.S. Forest Service and Nevada permits. Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR; OTC: WSRIF; FRA: 4K2) has picked where it wants to drill at Rowland, a past-producing tungsten property it owns outright in Elko County, Nevada. The company laid…
Cornish Metals Advances South Crofty Tin Project as Drilling Finds Tungsten Zone
Cornish Metals plc (AIM: TIN) reported further construction and underground progress at its South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, United Kingdom, alongside drilling that identified a new tungsten zone. Dewatering has now reached more than 400 meters below surface, while work continues on the New Cook’s Kitchen shaft and planned processing facilities. South Crofty remains…
EnergyX Signs 10-Year Lithium Offtake With Trafigura, Estimated at $2 Billion
Energy Exploration Technologies, commonly known as EnergyX, has signed a binding 10-year agreement to supply commodities trader Trafigura with 100,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium products from planned projects in Chile and Texas. Reuters estimated the EnergyX lithium offtake at approximately $2 billion using lithium prices near $20,000 per tonne. The figure does not represent an…
