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Critical Metals

Critical Metals is a mining and exploration company focused on the development of critical mineral projects. The company operates in the rare earth elements and strategic minerals sector, targeting resources that are essential for modern technologies, renewable energy systems and defence applications. Critical Metals holds interests in projects across multiple jurisdictions, including Greenland, where it is involved in rare earth element development. The company's portfolio is designed to address growing global demand for minerals classified as critical by major economies, including the United States, Europe and Australia. These minerals are considered vital for supply chain security in sectors such as electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics and advanced manufacturing. Critical Metals positions itself within the broader movement to diversify supply chains away from dominant producing regions and to establish alternative sources of critical minerals. The company's strategy reflects the increasing geopolitical and economic importance of securing access to rare earth elements and other materials deemed essential for the energy transition and technological advancement. Critical Metals operates in a sector characterised by long development timelines, significant capital requirements and heightened investor and government interest in resource sovereignty.

Critical Metals News


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Critical Metals agrees to new convertible loan note facility
6th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mining and exploration company Critical Metals has reached an agreement with its largest shareholder European investment company NIU Invest to subscribe for £2.5-million of convertible loan notes... 


Critical Metals drilling on Tanbreez project
Critical Metals starts drilling on Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having secured full ownership of the Tanbreez rare earths project in recent weeks, Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started with a 10 000 m diamond drilling campaign on the... 


Tanbreez project, in Greenland
Critical Metals signs 15-year landmark Western rare earths offtake deal with REalloys
22nd May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After increasing its stake in the Tanbreez project to 92.5% earlier this month, Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has secured a 15-year binding offtake agreement with fellow-listed... 


Tanbreez project area, in Greenland
Critical Metals signs binding docs for European Lithium merger
19th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having announced its intention to acquire all of the issued shares and listed options of ASX-listed European Lithium on April 27, Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has now executed a... 


Tanbreez rare earths project area in Greenland
Critical Metals seeks full control of heavy rare earths Tanbreez project in $835m deal
28th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has signed a letter of intent to acquire all the outstanding shares of ASX-listed European Lithium in a deal valued at $835-million. The deal will afford... 


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Saudi Arabia rare earth processing facility, Saudi Arabia
3rd April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project JV aims to develop, finance, build and operate a large-scale rare earth processing facility. 


Critical Metals puts $30m behind Greenland REE acceleration
Critical Metals puts $30m behind Greenland REE acceleration
11th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based Critical Metals has approved a $30-million strategic programme to accelerate development of the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland, one of the world’s largest known deposits of heavy... 


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Wolfsberg lithium project, Austria – update
6th February 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The Austrian government has renewed Critical Metals' Wolfsberg lithium mining licence for a another two years. 


Critical Metals appoints Tanbreez delivery team to fast-track development
Critical Metals appoints Tanbreez delivery team to fast-track development
2nd February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has appointed new members to the project management and technical team of its flagship Tanbreez rare-earths project in southern Greenland. The expanded project... 


Austria extends Wolfsberg lithium licence for two years
Austria extends Wolfsberg lithium licence for two years
2nd February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Austrian government has renewed Critical Metals' Wolfsberg lithium mining licence for a further two years, despite recent media reports suggesting otherwise. US-listed Critical Metals said the... 


European Lithium raises A$124m from further CRML share sale
21st January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed European Lithium has further strengthened its balance sheet after selling an additional five-million shares in US-listed Critical Metals (CRML), generating net proceeds of about... 


Critical Metals plans $1.5bn rare earths JV in Saudi
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp has executed a nonbinding term sheet with Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Brothers Company (TQB) to establish a 50:50... 


FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday after President Donald Trump recently stepped up threats to take... 


Greenland landscape
Critical Metals building pilot plant in Greenland
8th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started construction on a multi-use storage and pilot plant facility in Qaqortoq, Greenland, which is a key enabling infrastructure project for the... 


CRML 'dismantling China’s stranglehold on rare earth', says CEO
CRML 'dismantling China’s stranglehold on rare earth', says CEO
10th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp (CRML) has executed a term sheet to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with Romanian State-owned processor FPCU, paving the way for what the company says will be the... 


Rare earth miners fall as US-China truce to pause tariffs, export curbs
Rare earth miners fall as US-China truce to pause tariffs, export curbs
27th October 2025 By: Reuters

Shares of US-listed rare earth miners slumped before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade deal that could pause planned US tariffs and Chinese export... 


Tanbreez in Greenland is being positioned to strengthen Western supply chains for rare earth elements.
European Lithium sells another $50m in CRML shares
17th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed European Lithium has further monetised its stake in Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp (CRML), selling a block of shares worth $50-million in an off-market deal to a single US... 


European Lithium raises $50m from sale of Critical Metals shares
European Lithium raises $50m from sale of Critical Metals shares
13th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed European Lithium has realised a further $50-million (A$76-million) through the sale of 3.85-million shares in Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals (CRML) to a single US institutional investor.... 


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