January 25, 2021 Pensana Rare Earths shares surge on UK facility application Company has submitted a planning application to establish rare earth processing facility at Saltend Chemicals Park, Yorkshire.
January 22, 2021 CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.
January 22, 2021 Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant Deal takes the Australian miner a step closer to becoming a key supplier to the US defence industry.
January 19, 2021 Miners now saviours in green transition The whole system has to be rebuilt, and that is the onset of the revenge of the miners, says Robert Friedland.
January 18, 2021 Researchers use niobium, molybdenum to find heat-tolerant alloys for aircraft Japanese researchers are testing materials that can stand high temperatures and improve the efficiency of gas turbines in power plants and aircraft.
January 14, 2021 Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June Modular plant could initially supply 20% of global market for the critical mineral.
January 14, 2021 Defense Metals to investigate Wicheeda REE mineralization upgrade The miner wants to use XRT sorting to increase head-grade, flotation concentrate and hydrometallurgical feed streams.
January 13, 2021 Visualizing China’s dominance in rare earth metals Graphic from CSIS China Power Project tracks China’s exports in 2019, providing a glimpse of the country’s dominating presence in the global supply chain.
January 8, 2021 USA Rare Earth outlines mine-to-magnet strategy The vision is to create a secure supply of rare earth elements in the United States.
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm