Figure 1: A calcite-carbonatite from Oka complex, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada. (source: mindat.org) | Samso Insights

The Splinter Rock clay-hosted REE prospect, located northeast of Esperance within the east Albany–Fraser Orogen in Western Australia, has emerged as one of the most scientifically compelling regolith-hosted REE systems in the country (Figure 1). A multidisciplinary study led by CSIRO has produced the first integrated geological, geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical characterisation of this emerging clay-hosted REE district.

Race Oncology Limited (ASX: RAC) has announced the expansion of its clinical strategy with two new programs centred on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and EGFR-mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). These programs build directly on the newly characterised mechanism of action of (E,E)-bisantrene and position RC220 for accelerated clinical validation across major oncology markets.