December 2, 2025 UK has no immediate plans for critical minerals price floor, minister says So far Britain is attracting adequate investment in the critical minerals sector to develop home-grown supply, Industry Minister Chris McDonald said.
December 1, 2025 US moves to deepen minerals supply chain in AI race with China Initiative begins with a meeting on Dec. 12 with Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the UK, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
November 28, 2025 ‘Slow’ EU to unveil plan for cutting raw materials reliance on China Europe seeks to keep up with fierce global competition from the US and Asia.
November 26, 2025 India approves $816M rare earth magnets manufacturing program Move aims to curb reliance on imports for elements vital to industries from electric vehicles and aerospace to defence and energy.
November 25, 2025 Power cuts hit Lynas; Canaccord flags fiscal-2026 earnings risk The company linked the outages to Western Power’s Eastern Goldfields load permissive scheme.
November 25, 2025 UK to meet 30% of critical mineral needs at home by 2035 A new 10-year strategy mirrors US, Canadian and EU efforts to cut dependence on China-dominated supply chains.
November 25, 2025 GRAPHIC: US set to narrow its rare earth gap, others not so much China would still supply roughly 60% of the world's key magnet-making rare earths by 2030, according to Reuters analysis.
November 25, 2025 Brazil’s junior miners unite to push critical minerals agenda Nine companies, including Aclara Resources, Meteoric Resources, and Pilbara Minerals, are forming the Critical Minerals Association.
November 24, 2025 Fed support, Indigenous partnership propel Defense Metals’ rare earth venture The Wicheeda project aimed to contribute significantly to the domestic supply of rare earth elements.
November 24, 2025 Lynas warns of production hit from power disruptions at Kalgoorlie It estimates a potential shortfall equivalent to one month's production during the quarter.
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