July 29, 2019

Lynas blames US-China trade war for rare earths market volatility

Ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington have impacted the miner's sales.

July 25, 2019

Lynas confident on Malaysia licence renewal as expiry looms

Malaysia's energy and environment ministry had set conditions in December for Lynas to remove its waste stockpiles before it would renew its licence.

July 23, 2019

Trump enlists Pentagon on rare earth magnets amid Chinese threat

Trump invoked the 69-year-old Defense Production Act -- once used to preserve American steelmaking capacity -- to remedy what he called “a shortfall” in production of the super-strong magnets made…

July 21, 2019

BC coalfields may be a source of rare earths

The East Kootenay coal deposits and coal tailings facilities may contain some of the 17 metals that are critical for everyday electronic components.

July 15, 2019

Pentagon races to track US rare earths output amid China trade dispute

The Pentagon wants miners to describe plans to develop U.S. rare earths mines and processing facilities, and asked manufacturers to detail their needs for the minerals.

July 12, 2019

China June rare earth exports rise, snapping 2 months of declines

Exports of the group of 17 chemical elements used in everything from high-tech consumer electronics to military equipment came in at 3,966 tonnes last month.

July 10, 2019

Surge in battery nickel use is more bad news for cobalt price

Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled in May.

July 9, 2019

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.

July 9, 2019

Medallion Resources eyes US, Canada for rare earth extraction plant

Rising trade tensions between the United States and China have sparked concerns that Beijing could leverage its dominant position as a supplier of rare earths.

July 5, 2019

Power Resources buys Woodford-backed Metalysis

Power Resources Group mines in Rwanda for tantalum, used in mobile phones, and niobium, needed for high-strength alloys.