Vital Metals (AU:VML) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Vital Metals is Canada's first rare earths miner, focused on producing commercial quantities of light and heavy rare earths.

Vital Metals
Vital Metals (ASX:VML) is Canada's first and North America's second rare earths miner, commencing mining at its Nechalacho Project in 2021. It aims to become the world's first producer of commercial quantities of light and heavy rare earths. The company's objectives are to become the lowest cost producer of mixed rare earth oxide outside of China and to develop one of the largest and longest life rare earth projects in the world. Vital Metals is also committed to developing its rare earth resources in a sustainable and ethical manner.
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Operations
Products and/or services of Vital Metals
- Nechalacho Project (Canada): One of the highest grade rare earth deposits in the world and the only rare earth project capable of beneficiation solely by ore sorting.
- Wigu Hill Project (Tanzania): A high-grade rare earth resource with significant potential to expand. The company is undertaking a feasibility study to assess the development of a mine and processing facility at Wigu Hill.
Vital Metals executive team
- Ms. Lisa K. Riley BACEO, MD & Interim Chair
- Ms. Lara Iacusso B.Bus (Acctg), Ca, Snrf FinsiaChief Financial Officer
- Ms. Louisa Anne Martino B.Com., C.A., SA FinCompany Secretary