Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
1 Oct 2026business combination▲ GoodMajor
Lynas Rare Earths agrees a binding scheme to buy 100% of Meteoric, at 0.0207 Lynas shares per Meteoric share, about A$0.286 each (68.4% premium) and A$968M in total. The board unanimously recommends it, subject to no superior proposal and an independent expert's view. Shareholder and court approval are still required.
Joint Lynas-Meteoric presentation on the proposed scheme, repeating the 1 October announcement. Text shown is mostly disclaimers and contains no new terms.
Half-year to 30 June 2026: net loss A$27.1M (A$20.2M a year earlier). Cash A$37.8M and net assets A$66.4M. Largely confirms known activity; the text shown states the LI application began in May 2026.
Existing ordinary shares begin trading on the US OTCQB market from 10 August under ticker METOF, alongside the ASX listing. No new shares were issued. Aimed at improving access for US and Brazilian investors.
Investor presentation accompanying the 31 July DFS release, which it repeats. Notes a share price of A$0.18, about 2,906M shares and a A$523M market value. No new results.
Definitive Feasibility Study released: initial capex US$498M (PFS US$443M); at forecast prices pre-tax NPV8 US$4,249M and IRR 61%, at spot US$1,416M and 32%. Reserve revised to 151Mt at 3,524ppm TREO. Installation licence still expected Q4 2026; final investment decision follows licence and financing.
Non-binding memorandum with POSCO International (Korea) for up to 30% of Caldeira output for up to seven years. POSCO would explore equity investment and help access Korean export credit financing. Adds to the Neo and Ucore offtake MOUs; nothing binding yet.
June quarter report largely repeats the resource, reserve and pilot plant results, and says the DFS is due shortly. Cash at 30 June was A$37.8M, up from A$18M at March after the A$40M placement. Pilot plant May TREO recovery was 74%.
Updated Probable Ore Reserve for the DFS is 146Mt at 3,546ppm TREO, up 42% in tonnes from the July 2025 PFS's 103Mt, with grade down 13%. Contained TREO rises 24% to 517kt, covering a 20-year mine life at 6Mtpa.
Updated global resource is 1.6Bt at 2,317ppm TREO, up from 1.5Bt at 2,359ppm. Measured resources rise 246% to 128Mt at 2,815ppm after infill drilling at the southern licences feeding the DFS. Measured plus Indicated is 703Mt at 2,617ppm.
Following shareholder approval on 25 June, Meteoric changes from a No Liability company to a company limited by shares, renamed Meteoric Resources Limited from 2 July. A new constitution is adopted.
Revised governance checklist and statement adds a board skills matrix and corrects several answers, including now stating one recommendation (2.4) is not satisfied. Administrative correction with no business impact.
State agency FEAM completed its site inspection in late May; its field report is pending. Federal agencies confirmed no radiological risk. Installation licence is now expected early in the December quarter 2026, later than the June 2026 estimate, with a final investment decision after.
Five months of pilot plant data show magnet rare earth recovery averaging 71%, with 80% in May after optimisation. Over 200kg of carbonate has gone to offtake partners, Magbras and separation studies. Impurities are below 2%, and costs are on budget.
March quarter report: pilot plant at or above 2kg a day with 70% magnet rare earth recovery; installation licence lodged. Quarter-end cash was A$18M, or A$58M pro forma with the April placement. Largely repeats known results.
Togni, Caldeira joint venture partner since December 2022, assigns the main production tenements (Capao do Mel, Soberbo, Figueira) to Meteoric. In return Togni gets a board nomination right and an option over up to 30% of MREC output on five years' notice.
The A$40M placement announced 22 April is completed, with 235M new shares issued at A$0.17. Proceeds go toward advancing Caldeira to a final investment decision in 2026.
What it means for a shareholder
235m new shares at A$0.170 to raise about A$40.0m. Shares on issue before the raise aren't in the record, so the dilution can't be worked out.
Firm commitments for a A$40M placement of about 235M shares at A$0.17, nil discount to last close, to fund the DFS, licensing, pilot plant and infill drilling. Pro-forma cash is about A$58M, versus A$32.4M at December. Not underwritten.
What it means for a shareholder
235m new shares at A$0.170 to raise about A$40.0m. Shares on issue before the raise aren't in the record, so the dilution can't be worked out.
Corporate governance checklist for the six-month transition period to 31 December 2025, pointing to the website statement. Administrative filing with no new information on the business.
Transition annual report for the six months to 31 December 2025, after the year-end change from June. Chairman calls 2026 decisive: priorities are the installation licence, DFS, binding offtake and project financing. Financial figures not shown in the text.
Minas Gerais Governor Zema and local mayors tour the pilot plant and express support for the project. Pilot plant is stated to be running at or above nameplate capacity. Repeats known results and adds no new figures or approvals.
Installation (construction) licence application lodged with state agency FEAM, the second of three licensing stages. It follows the December preliminary licence and includes the environmental control plan. This meets the early-2026 lodging target; approval is still pending.
A 10kg bulk sample of pilot plant carbonate goes to MagBras, a Brazilian magnet supply chain initiative financed by BNDES, to make magnets. Executive Director also gave samples to Brazil's Vice-President. No binding commitment or sale is stated.
RIU Explorers Conference presentation on Caldeira. Snapshot shows A$0.185 share price (17 February), 2,646M shares and A$490M market value. Text shown contains no new results.
Pilot plant reaches nameplate output of about 2kg a day of mixed rare earth carbonate, with 70% magnet rare earth recovery matching ANSTO's piloting. Dysprosium and terbium recoveries beat ANSTO's. Samples now go to offtake partners for qualification.
December quarter report recaps the licence approval, pilot plant MREC and Varginha licence deal. Cash is A$32.4M at quarter-end, down from A$44.4M in September. Company states first production is on schedule for 2028. No new results.