October 25, 2025 Trump to sign mineral deals in Asia to raise pressure on Xi The trip will feature stops in Malaysia, Japan and then South Korea.
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 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.
October 23, 2025 Column: Critical minerals, decarbonization and government de-risking dominate mining wish list Those are the key takeaways from this week's IMARC event in Sydney.
October 23, 2025 US, Orion partner on $5B critical minerals fund The partners have made initial capital commitments totaling $1.8 billion.
October 22, 2025 Cyclic Materials, VAC sign 10-year rare earth magnet recycling deal Companies have exclusive agreement for recycling magnet byproducts that will be produced at VAC's new manufacturing facility in South Carolina.
October 22, 2025 Column: US-Australia critical minerals deal underscores the gap to China Even if more money is committed to developing mining projects and the mid and downstream processing of ores, it would take years to wean Western buyers off Chinese suppliers.
October 21, 2025 Fall in China’s exports of rare earth magnets stokes supply chain fears China's shipments of rare earth magnets fell 6.1% in September from August, customs data showed.
October 21, 2025 Goldman Sachs flags risk of disruption in supply of rare earths, key minerals In a note on Monday, the bank said China controls 69% of global rare earth mining, 92% of refining and 98% of magnet manufacturing.
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