3 ASX Critical Minerals Stocks Slipped Today: Details Here

Sonal Goyal

27 October 2026 04:27 PM AEDT

3 ASX Critical Minerals Stocks Slipped Today: Details Here

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Key Highlights

Alvo Minerals (ASX:ALV) traded at $0.068, down 20.93%. Alvo reported an EM survey mapping thick clays at the Boa Vista prospect on 27 October 2026.
Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) traded at $0.32, down 11.11%. Historical drilling includes 205.5 m at 1.0% Nb₂O₅ from surface in hole SB02.
Pinnacle Minerals (ASX:PIM) traded at $0.042, down 12.50%. Pinnacle agreed to acquire APT Tungsten, which holds an option over five Utah tungsten projects.

Shares in Alvo Minerals Ltd (ASX:ALV), Connected Minerals Ltd (ASX:CML) and Pinnacle Minerals Ltd (ASX:PIM) were trading lower during the 27 October 2026 trading session: Alvo Minerals at $0.068, down 20.93%; Connected Minerals at $0.32, down 11.11%; Pinnacle Minerals at $0.042, down 12.50%. At the same time, the S&P/ASX 200 index was at 8,852.80, up 0.49% (42.90 points), at 3:40 pm GMT+11. Three companies with rare earth, niobium and tungsten projects traded lower together.

Alvo Minerals Ltd (ASX:ALV)

Alvo Minerals shares traded at $0.068, down 20.93%, during the session. Alvo reported an EM survey mapping thick clays at Boa Vista in Brazil, with assays from 188 auger holes due from late October and a maiden resource targeted for early 2027. The announcement is dated 27 October 2026.

Connected Minerals Ltd (ASX:CML)

Connected Minerals shares traded at $0.32, down 11.11%, during the session. Connected Minerals released historical Bailundo data including 205.5 m at 1.0% Nb₂O₅ and 227.3 m at 2.0% TREO from surface, with about 1,534 m of core unassayed. The announcement is dated 27 October 2026.

Pinnacle Minerals Ltd (ASX:PIM)

Pinnacle Minerals shares traded at $0.042, down 12.50%, during the session. Pinnacle agreed to acquire APT Tungsten, holder of an option over five Utah tungsten projects, for shares and performance shares, alongside a Placement of up to $1.3 million.

Sector Context

The broader market was higher during the session, with the S&P/ASX 200 index was at 8,852.80, up 0.49% (42.90 points), at 3:40 pm GMT+11. Critical minerals developers advance exploration, process work and funding in parallel, and often report acquisitions and government support programs.

Risks

Items noted in the companies’ materials include the EM survey measures electrical response and not rare earth grade, and the company noted several auger holes ended in mineralisation; the results are historical data generated by previous parties, and only six of ten holes were assayed; Completion depends on Shareholder approval, and the rock-chip results cited are selective and not representative.

What Lies Ahead

The documents point to the following next steps: for Alvo Minerals, assays and leach results from late October, the move of the EM survey to Florence and the maiden resource estimate targeted for early 2027; for Connected Minerals, assaying of the unassayed core, geological and mineralogical studies and drill targeting at Bailundo; for Pinnacle Minerals, the 30 November 2026 AGM, completion of the Acquisition and on-ground exploration at Hero from January 2027.

Final Takeaway

ALV, CML and PIM fell during the session. Their latest updates cover survey results, historical data and an acquisition.

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