August 27, 2019

Pentagon in talks with Australia on rare earths plant — official

The news comes as China threatens to curb exports to the United States.

August 26, 2019

China passes law allowing regions to set resource taxes

Major resources such as crude oil or rare earths will still be subject to a fixed tax rate set by the central government.

August 26, 2019

Get cracking: Lynas scouts for rare earths plant to meet Malaysian demands

Lynas has four years to build a plant that will remove low-level radioactivity from the material it ships to Malaysia.

August 23, 2019

California rare earths miner races to refine amid US-China trade row

The owner of the only US rare earths mine is going on a hiring spree.

August 22, 2019

Wesfarmers drops plan to buy Lynas

Lynas received a renewed operating licence for its Malaysian processing plant earlier in the day.

August 21, 2019

Stans Energy awarded $24 million in arbitration with Kyrgyz Republic

The case revolved around the company’s revoked mining license for a past-producing rare earth mine, which the junior acquired in 2009.

August 19, 2019

China, e-silk roads and a plea for change

The world needs new ‘Silk Roads’, on which the traffic will be powered, and highway services enabled and delivered, by electricity generated only through renewable means and resources.

August 19, 2019

China court puts Fanya exchange’s rare earth stock up for auction

The court made two separate announcements on Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao last week.

August 18, 2019

US government researchers recover rare earths from e-waste

They have developed an energy-efficient, cost-effective process to recover critical materials

August 15, 2019

Malaysia allows Lynas to continue operating rare earths plant for six months

Country has also imposed fresh conditions to the miner, including the need of a plan to move its cracking and leaching facility overseas within four years of the licence renewal.