Rare Earth Mining News in Western Australia

Pure Resources Limited
Pure Resources Limited
PR1
Western Australia

PR1: Annual Report to Shareholders

Pure Resources Limited has transitioned to a defence-aligned advanced materials platform, securing research partnerships with Rice University for graphite-based thermal management and Oak Ridge National Laboratory for heavy rare earth element (HREE) recovery from its Garnet Hills Project. Initial metallurgical testwork confirmed HREE recovery to solution and the garnet product meets international abrasive specifications. The company also completed capital raises totalling $4.7 million and divested non-core assets.

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Mount Ridley Mines Limited
Mount Ridley Mines Limited
MRD
Western Australia

MRD: Annual Report to shareholders

Mount Ridley Mines Limited reported significant progress in FY2026, primarily driven by the flagship Grass Patch Project in Western Australia. The company announced substantial Mineral Resource Estimates for gallium, scandium, and heavy rare earth elements, including a significant upgrade to the Inferred Scandium MRE to 946Mt at 50.1 ppm Sc. Metallurgical testwork on its proprietary Selectro™ process yielded encouraging recoveries for scandium (up to 92%), HREE (up to 86%), and gallium, with improved reagent efficiency. The co-location of these critical minerals and successful post-year-end capital raise position the company for further development.

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Pure Resources Limited
Pure Resources Limited
PR1
Western Australia

PR1: PR1 Targets Quantum REE as ORNL Work Advances to Next Phase

Pure Resources Limited has announced that its rare earth recovery programme with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has advanced to the phase characterisation of reaction products. The programme scope has been expanded to include heavy and minor rare earths used in quantum computing and defence applications, though no quantified recovery figures or grades were disclosed.

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Mount Ridley Mines
Mount Ridley Mines
MRD
Western Australia

Mount Ridley lifts rare earth, scandium recoveries as trademarked Selectro cuts reagent dose

Mount Ridley Mines reported improved scandium and rare earth recoveries using its proprietary Selectro leach process on Grass Patch material. Notably, these improvements were achieved while halving the reagent dose compared to previous tests, although gallium recoveries decreased.

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