August 18, 2025

Flash Metals USA advances critical minerals recovery plant in Texas

The company is pursuing commercial opportunities across a range of critical metal feedstocks, including antimony and rare earth element magnets.

August 18, 2025

Vulcan Elements signs rare earths supply deal with ReElement Technologies

ReElement, which licenses its technology from Purdue University, will supply Vulcan with "thousands of metric tons" of rare earth oxides annually for five years.

August 18, 2025

Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence

The landmark Kiruna Church will begin a two-day trip to a new home to save its walls from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore…

August 16, 2025

India’s IREL seeks Japan, South Korea partnerships for rare earth magnet production

India currently lacks commercial-scale facilities to refine and separate the full range of rare earth elements to high-purity levels.

August 15, 2025

US startup makes thorium breakthrough at Department of Energy’s Idaho National Lab

Clean Core Thorium Energy CEO said the burnup milestone is a transformative moment for the future of nuclear energy.

August 15, 2025

Cleveland-Cliffs inks multiyear steel pacts with US automakers in tariff aftershock

US automakers face billions of dollars in tariff exposure from Trump’s duties on imported cars and parts.

August 15, 2025

Caterpillar, Deere count the costs of tariffs as soft demand limits pricing power

Caterpillar said tariffs on imported components and materials would weigh on margins, while Deere warned of higher costs for steel and other inputs.

August 15, 2025

Dubai investor offers $10M lifeline to Lucapa Diamond

The deal ensures creditors are fully paid, while shareholders get up to 1.8 AUD cents per share, up from 1.4 cents.

August 14, 2025

Hybrid navigation system successfully deployed in Europe’s deepest mine

System entered a completely new environment - no GPS, no fixed infrastructure, no maps - and returned with precise positioning data, the company said.

August 13, 2025

Talga turns battery waste into high-purity graphite anodes

The innovation enhances the battery supply chain by reclaiming graphite from gigafactory scrap and old EV batteries.