Mining

Niobium is one of several critical minerals attracting renewed interest as governments, industries andCapitalallocators emphasise the importance of diversifiedSupplychains. Used primarily as an alloying element in high-strength steels, niobium also features in superalloys for aerospace, electronics applications and emerging energy storage technologies. Its strategic …

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) has reported visible copper sulphide mineralisation in the second diamond drill hole at its Three Saints copper project in northern Chile, building on a similarly encouraging maiden hole earlier in the program. The results add early geological weight to the company’s …

Legacy Minerals (ASX:LGM) has formalised a research collaboration with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to support the next phase of work at its Mt Carrington gold-silver project in New South Wales. The agreement is structured around a CSIRO Kick-Start voucher and …

Core Energy Minerals (ASX:CR3) has positioned itself as one of the more closely watched ASX small-cap rare earths plays of 2026, advancing its 100 per cent owned Itambe rare earths project in Bahia State, Brazil. The asset was acquired from Rio Tinto in December …

QMines (ASX: QML) has secured one of the more notable ASX small-capMiningendorsements of 2026, entering binding agreements for a A$15 million strategicInvestmentfrom the QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund managed by QueenslandInvestmentCorporation. The deal was announced on 20 April 2026 and provides QMines …

Chariot Resources (ASX:CC9) has continued to advance its district-scale Nigerian lithium portfolio in 2026, moving the project past several key administrative and commercial hurdles. The NigerianMiningCadastre Office has now endorsed and reissued five of the tenMiningtitles required to finalise theAcquisitioninto the name of C&Amp;C …

South32 (ASX: S32) shares fell sharply after the diversified miner disclosed thatCapitalcosts for its Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project in Arizona had increased materially, with the latest estimate pointing to approximately US$3.3 billion. The update sparked an immediate negative reaction from investors, who repriced the stock …