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Highlights
- Resolution Minerals has been accepted into the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC).
- Through DIBC, the company gains access to defense-related funding programs and supply chain initiatives.
- The company is advancing its U.S.-focused antimony and tungsten strategy, targeting minerals classified as critical by the U.S. Government.
- Resolution has submitted a funding application for its tungsten development plans and is evaluating further opportunities linked to antimony supply chain initiatives.
- Drilling at the Horse Heaven Project is progressing according to the plan.
Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX:RML) (OTCQB:RLMLF) has been accepted as a member of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a Department of Defense-supported consortium focused on strengthening the US defense industrial base. The membership provides access to funding opportunities and a range of US defense supply chain initiatives.
Resolution Joins Defense-Focused Consortium
The admission marks a new step in Resolution’s efforts to advance its U.S.-based antimony and tungsten strategy. Through DIBC membership, the company can participate in initiatives focused on the US defense supply chains while engaging with industry and government stakeholders involved in domestic critical minerals supply chains.
The consortium operates under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) framework and is managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI). It serves as a platform for accelerating research, development, prototyping, and production activities that support U.S. defense priorities.
DIBC Supports Critical Supply Chain Development
The DIBC was established to help strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base through collaboration between government, industry, academia, and emerging suppliers. The consortium currently includes approximately 1,500 member organisations spanning multiple strategic sectors.
Its key objectives include enhancing supply chain resilience, supporting Defense Production Act, accelerating technology commercialisation, expanding workforce capabilities, encouraging participation from non-traditional suppliers, promoting innovation and collaboration within the defense ecosystem.
The initiative also forms part of broader U.S. efforts to develop secure and scalable domestic supply chains for materials and technologies considered essential to national security.
Focus on Antimony and Tungsten Opportunities
Resolution Minerals is advancing projects targeting antimony and tungsten, two minerals identified by the U.S. Government as critical for applications across defense, aerospace, energy, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
The company’s Horse Heaven Project in Idaho is positioned as a potential domestic source of these materials. In parallel, the company has lodged a funding application connected to its tungsten development plans and is assessing additional opportunities that may support its antimony-related initiatives.
Drilling Program Continues at Horse Heaven
Drilling activities at the Horse Heaven Project are progressing according to the plan. The program is intended to enhance understanding of the project’s antimony and tungsten potential and support future development planning activities.
Alongside exploration work, the company intends to increase engagement with members of Congress, government agencies, industry stakeholders, and defense-related organisations to highlight the role of domestic critical mineral supply chains.
RML shares were trading at AUD 0.042 per share at the time of writing on 22 June 2026.
