Our curiosity about Scandium was piqued by the Samso Insight we released on April 6, 2026. As I delved deeper into the industry, my fascination with the metal and its obscure market grew. This is another essential critical metal that every ASX investor should be considering right now. For those who have read the Samso Insight, as shown below, the pressing question is: how can I gain exposure to this sector?

In this episode of Coffee with Samso, Noel Ong sits down with OD6 Metals Limited Managing Director Brett Hazelden and Chief Technical Officer Darren Holden to unpack the company’s acquisition of the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, USA. The discussion centres on why OD6 has expanded beyond its rare earths and copper portfolio into fluorite (fluorspar), a critical mineral increasingly tied to global supply chain security.

It is beyound doubt now that OD6 Metals Limited (ASX: OD6) is positioning itself within the global critical minerals narrative, focusing on rare earth elements and fluorspar across Australia and the United States. The Company’s flagship Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project in Western Australia and the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada place it directly in jurisdictions that are increasingly central to supply chain security discussions.

OD6 Metals Limited (ASX: OD6) has announced the staking of additional exploration claims surrounding the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, USA, expanding its position within a historically productive fluorite district. The newly secured ground captures interpreted strike extensions of several historical high-grade deposits including Mammoth, Spar, Big Jim, Rocket, Jumbo and Horseshoe, along with key structural corridors and extensive epithermal alteration zones for fluorite

The acquisition of the Quinn Fluorspar Project introduces OD6 Metals Limited to the fluorspar market, a mineral classified as critical across multiple jurisdictions including the United States, Australia, the European Union, Canada, and Japan. Fluorspar is the primary source of fluorine, an element used across semiconductor manufacturing, advanced batteries, nuclear fuel processing, and defence technologies. The project is located in Nevada, a globally recognised mining juris

OD6 Metals Limited (ASX: OD6) is advancing the Gulf Creek Copper Project in northern New South Wales, a historically mined, high-grade copper system. The Company has completed a Downhole Electromagnetic (DHEM) survey to support its recent diamond drilling program and improve targeting beneath historic workings.

Samso continues to follow OD6 Metals Ltd (ASX: OD6) as it advances Splinter Rock from resource definition into processing optimisation and commercial readiness. This update is relevant as it focuses on metallurgical de-risking, product qualification, and offtake preparation rather than exploration upside alone, which is a key transition phase for clay-hosted rare earth projects.