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Building Australian magnet rare-earth supply

 

Delivering minerals vital for decarbonisation

 

Australia’s largest clay-hosted rare earth resource

 

Breakthrough beneficiation technology

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From Mine to Magnet: Australia’s Largest Clay-Hosted Rare Earth Resource

Critica (ASX: CRI) is rapidly advancing the Jupiter Project in Western Australia with a mine-to-magnet plan to meet surging AI, EV, renewables and defence demand.

Jupiter Project Page

Critica’s Jupiter Project

Scale

Australia’s largest and highest-grade clay-hosted resource. Magnet REEs (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb) making up a significant proportion of the reported grade distribution1

Simplicity

Preliminary testwork on selected samples indicates ~95% mass rejection and >800% upgrade prior to leach

Speed

Current programs with ANSTO, Minutech and GAVAQ are now live, with results intended to inform pilot-scale work and future studies

1 Refer to Jupiter resource announcements dated 11 Feb 2025 and 13 Aug 2025

Rare Earth Elements (REEs) include: