June 12, 2019 Romania offers rare earths to enter lucrative battery market Romania is re-opening mines for rare Earth minerals to lure investments in electric battery plants, joining a Europe-wide initiative that aims for a bigger share of the global market.
June 11, 2019 China Minmetals Rare Earth starts new mining project in Hunan The project in Jianghua county is expected to begin production in February 2020, with estimated output of 1,800 tonnes a year of rare earth oxides.
June 11, 2019 China kicks off national survey of rare earth resources amid threats of supply curbs The world's top producer of rare earth elements is initially targeting seven regions, including Inner Mongolia and Jiangxi province.
June 11, 2019 India unveils spacecraft that will look for energy sources on the moon Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second lunar mission, is scheduled to lift off July 15.
June 10, 2019 China’s rare earths exports fall in May; shipments usually volatile May's exports fell to 3,640 tonnes from 4,329 tonnes in April, but were not far off the 4,264-tonne monthly average since January 2018.
June 10, 2019 DeepGreen closer to ocean mining battery metals after Swiss cash injection The Canadian start-up has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies.
June 6, 2019 Lynas touts its independence from China in push for rare earths growth While Australia-based Lynas cannot match China's rare earth processing capability, it is hoping that its role as the largest rare earth miner and the largest processor outside of China will…
June 4, 2019 Geomega aims to be first Canadian rare earth recycler Geomega Resources is improving its proprietary ISR technology as it moves closer to being Canada’s first rare earth elements recycler and the only one outside China.
June 4, 2019 US report urges steps to reduce reliance on foreign critical minerals The Commerce Department on Tuesday released a report requested by President Donald Trump in December 2017, when he asked officials to look into U.S. access to so-called rare earths.
June 4, 2019 Australia, Malaysia to meet over rare earths on June 20 Australia's Lynas is waiting to get an operating licence for its Malaysian processing plant renewed before it expires in September.
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