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.