October 27, 2025

Albemarle to raise $660 million in catalyst sales

The firm agreed to sell a controlling stake in Ketjen Corp.’s refining catalyst solutions business to private equity firm KPS Capital.

October 27, 2025

Ramaco eyes REE stockpile at Wyoming mine

Brook could be the second new REE mine to open in America in 70 years.

October 25, 2025

Ivanhoe Atlantic’s Guinea iron ore project moves closer to construction

The US miner aims to begin construction of the Kon Kweni project in the first quarter of 2026.

October 24, 2025

Trump reverses Biden-era rules on copper smelters

The rule had required smelters to curb pollutants including lead, arsenic, mercury, benzene and dioxins under updated federal air standards.

October 24, 2025

Napoleon’s diamond brooch heads to auction for the first time

The brooch was reportedly abandoned by Napoleon himself as he fled the battlefield after his crushing defeat in 1815.

October 24, 2025

Australian rare earth firm to select US plant site by year-end

Australian Strategic Materials said it has been in discussions with the Pentagon about funding to support a plant in America producing metal for magnets.

October 24, 2025

Aclara jumps on US heavy REE plant plan

The plant is to process feed from Aclara’s ionic-clay projects in Brazil and Chile and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

October 24, 2025

Trilogy Metals jumps as US reinstates Alaska road permits

The Ambler road is seen as vital infrastructure to unlock one of the richest undeveloped copper regions in the world.

October 23, 2025

Friedland-backed scandium miner enters supply deal with Lockheed Martin

The partnership would cover the first 15 tonnes per annum of scandium oxide produced at Syerston over an initial five-year term.

October 23, 2025

Insight: China strikes at West’s softest rare earths spot

The world will have to cope with disruption risks from China's rare earths dominance for longer, writes Reuters columnist Robyn Mak.