Lynas Rare Earths will acquire Meteoric Resources in an all-scrip deal valuing Meteoric at about A$1.45 billion, securing the Caldeira ionic clay rare earths project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Caldeira is described as the largest known ionic clay rare earth oxide resource outside China, with a definitive feasibility study due in the March 2026 quarter and first production targeted for 2028. The move gives Lynas a major non-Chinese, non-hard-rock feed source for its existing cracking and separation plants in Australia and Malaysia.

TAKRAF Group is upgrading flotation performance with its DELKOR BQR MAXGen cells, using optimised hydrodynamics and improved bubble–particle interaction to boost recovery from increasingly complex ore bodies while cutting energy use. The MAXGen design focuses on controlled air dispersion, high shear zones and stable froth conditions to improve fine particle attachment and reduce reagent consumption. For brownfield concentrators, retrofitting these cells into existing circuits offers a relatively low-footprint route to higher metallurgical performance without major layout changes.

Texas startup Supra Elemental Recovery has secured a Phase I SBIR contract from the US Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency to advance scandium recovery from North American industrial byproducts using its proprietary chemical separation platform. Spun out of the University of Texas at Austin, Supra applies peer-reviewed separation technologies directly at mining and industrial sites to selectively recover rare earth elements and other critical minerals from existing feedstocks. The project will test feasibility and scalability for high‑purity scandium production, targeting onshore resources to reduce total US reliance on imported scandium.