December 10, 2025 Perpetua partners with Idaho National Lab to build antimony processing plant The initiative is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing military specification antimony trisulfide from using material the Stibnite project.
December 10, 2025 Ford suppliers receive China’s new streamlined rare earth licences Ford appears to be the first foreign customer to acknowledge that suppliers have received approvals under the streamlined system.
December 10, 2025 USA Rare Earth brings forward commercial production plans by two years First production could begin late 2028, company said.
December 9, 2025 GE Vernova working with US government to boost stocks of yttrium The company is also investing in alternatives to replace certain rare earths used in production if it became necessary.
December 9, 2025 Critical Metals inks another offtake deal for Tanbreez rare earth concentrate The Tanbreez project in Greenland is one of the world’s largest heavy and medium rare earth deposits.
December 9, 2025 BHP strikes $2 billion funding deal with GIP for iron ore power network BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Fund would receive a minority stake.
December 8, 2025 REalloys reaches rare earths tie-up with Canada-backed council REalloys will invest about $21 million in the facility to expand production of heavy rare earths.
December 8, 2025 Vale to boost autonomous truck fleet in deal with Caterpillar Vale's fleet would reach 90 units, up from 18 at the end of this year.
December 5, 2025 Sandvik breaks ground on new $61M plant in Ontario Construction is expected to begin in December, with the new facility scheduled to officially open in Q3 2027.
December 5, 2025 Battery electric trucks hit Pilbara in joint BHP, Rio Tinto test The Caterpillar partnership will help miners assess charging needs, power management, and scale-up potential.
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