July 28, 2020 US finds its Chinese rare earth dependency hard to break China's control of global processing capacity is almost total, with the exception of Lynas' separation plant in Malaysia.
July 27, 2020 Lynas signs contract for US rare earths facility Company signed a contract with the US Department of Defense to begin initial design work for its heavy rare earth separation facility in Texas.
July 24, 2020 US moves to boost domestic production of strategic minerals The Pentagon and U.S. tech companies have grown concerned that China could cut off exports of the minerals to the US.
July 23, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more...
July 22, 2020 Pentagon resumes rare earths funding program In April, the Pentagon awarded Lynas Corp and MP Materials funding for rare earths separation facilities in Texas and California.
July 22, 2020 Lynas output nearly halves on virus-linked plant halts Production of NdPr fell to 775 tonnes in Q4 from 1,505 tonnes a year earlier.
July 20, 2020 Pensana seeks funding for Angola rare earth project The miner planned to raise between $30-$50 million of working capital.
July 16, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Barrick Q2 output, covid disrupts $8.8 billion in mining, Pebble EIS and more...
July 16, 2020 USA Rare Earth, Geomega to partner on waste recycling LOI follows an agreement with Arafura Resources to process work at USA Rare Earth's Colorado pilot plant, which opened in June.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
