Rare Earth Top Stories

US backs Australian lithium, rare earths projects for up to $786 million

Anson Resources and American Rare Earths received interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 4:26 pm

Metals producer backed by Canada province vows to compete with China in rare earths

China controls 95% of the global production and supply of…

Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 1:40 pm

CHART: Global mining and metals – a quick reality check

Demand for energy transition metals has injected optimism into mining,…

Frik Els | September 19, 2024 | 1:15 pm

Saskatchewan processing plant first to produce rare earth metals in North America

Facility is ready to produce 10 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium metals…

Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 1:24 pm

Aclara advances on environmental permitting for Chilean rare earth project

The company said it is aiming to file a response…

Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:32 am

Critical Metals ups stake in world’s largest rare earths project to 42%

The Tanbreez project in Greenland has been ranked the largest rare earth deposit in the world, hosting 28.2 million tonnes of total rare earth oxides.

Staff Writer | July 23, 2024 | 2:11 pm

Vietnam arrests former deputy environment minister over rare earth mining violations

Four other senior officials in environment ministry also accused.

Reuters | July 23, 2024 | 9:29 am

Lynas Q4 revenue falls on output slump, lower prices

The world's largest producer of rare earths outside of China posted sales revenue of A$136.6 million for the quarter.

Reuters | July 22, 2024 | 3:22 pm

Lynas Rare Earths signs contracts for Mt Weld power station

The hybrid power station is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 60,000 tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Reuters | July 22, 2024 | 6:57 am

Resouro touts rare earths resources at Tiros project in Brazil

The mineral resource estimate for the project positions it as one of the world's largest undeveloped resources of its kind.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 7:28 am

Microsoft invests in Ontario-based rare earths recycling company

Cyclic has developed a patent-pending technology called CC360 to address the challenge of recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life hard drives.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2024 | 12:36 pm

AEMA, coalition launch legal challenge to BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

The American Exploration & Mining Association was joined by a coalition in filing a challenge last Friday in the Wyoming district court.

Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 4:19 pm

Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says

Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.

Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 6:55 am

Weak market for critical minerals seen dampening Western efforts to counter China

Lithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the beginning of 2023.

Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 7:15 am

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