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.

July 15, 2020

First rare earth firm in decade to go public in $1.5 billion deal

The deal comes as President Trump pushes to resume domestic production and processing of rare earths.

July 15, 2020

China raises annual rare earth mining quota to record high in 2020

Country raised its rare earth mining quota by 6.1% from the previous year to an annual record high of 140,000 tonnes.

July 14, 2020

“Nature-first” mining could create $3.5 trillion market by 2030 — report

The World Economic Forum estimates that 395 million new jobs could be created by 2030 if businesses prioritize nature.

July 12, 2020

Japan to strengthen control over rare metal reserves

A report by market consultancy firm Argos states that the Ministry of Economy wants to keep inventory targets and actual stockpile levels secret.