A recent airborne magnetic survey by Dreadnought Resources at the Mangaroon Project in the Gascoyne area of Western Australia identified five potential rare earth element (REE)-bearing carbonate intrusions. The survey identified multiple ovoid magnetic anomalies that are located south of the crustal-scale Lyon River Fault and have a similar appearance to the textbook examples of an igneous carbonate intrusion.

Vancouver-based mining company Starcore International Mines has expanded its exploration for molybdenum and other precious metals in Mexico. The company's holdings include a producing mine and exploration and development projects in Mexico.

Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) says it has discovered the highest-grade rare earth element, neodymium, in its Deep Leads discovery. It told the Australian Securities Exchange it was awaiting the results of 20 recent drill holes that could "materially expand" the known extent of the mineralization.

Ferro-Alloy Resources, a developer of the large Balasausqandiq vanadium mine in southern Kazakhstan, recently announced that it has achieved its first commercial sale of ferro-molybdenum and has completed production testing of ferro-vanadium.