St George Mining Reports 75% Resource Increase at Araxa Rare Earths Project in Brazil

Published: Mar 4, 2026 17:55

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Australia’s St George Mining announced on Monday a resource update for its Araxa rare earths project in Brazil, representing an increase of up to 75%.

St George, which owned 100% of the project, said this was the result of work conducted since July 2025.

The company said the Araxa project’s ore resource had increased from 40 million mt to 70.91 million mt.

The total rare earth oxides (TREO) grade was 4.06%, and the niobium (Nb2O5) grade was 0.62%.

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