Mining

Critica Limited (ASX:CRI) has announced that it secured AUD 300,000 in combined research funding from the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) and the Curtin University-led Resources Technology and Critical Minerals (RTCM) Trailblazer program to support metallurgical studies and mineral processing research at …

Leeuwin Metals has launched a 5,000-metre reverse-circulation (RC) drilling program at its Marda gold project in Western Australia, with Small Caps reporting on 19 May 2026 that the campaign is targeting resource extension and high-grade trends.

Ballymore Resources is intensifying its exploration program at Ruddygore through new high-resolution gravity surveys, according to Small Caps coverage on 19 May 2026. The work covers a 32-kilometre corridor and is intended to refine drill targets for silver-lead-zinc mineralisation.

ASX critical minerals stocks remain firmly in focus as globalSupplychain risks, geopolitical considerations and rising end-market demand reshape investor interest. Recent updates highlighted by Small Caps span rare earths, indium, antimony and related strategic minerals.

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For Australian shares investors watching ASX critical minerals news flow, this is meaningful. According to the company's ASX announcement, historic testwork conducted in 1957 indicates that Quinn mineralisation may be capable of producing Acidspar (high-purity acid-grade fluorspar) using conventional grinding and flotation methods, subject …

While trading halt announcements are typically procedural in nature, they are also one of the most closely watched ASX announcements today for ASX small-cap stocks investors. They often precede materially important news - in this case, the prospect of a capital raising that may …