May 15, 2025 Ucore gets additional $18.4M Pentagon funding for Louisiana rare earth plant Facility will be commissioned in stages, with production scaling up from 2,000 tonnes per annum initially.
May 14, 2025 MP Materials signs rare earths deal with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden The US miner has signed an MoU with Saudi's state miner to develop a rare earths supply chain in the kingdom.
May 14, 2025 China pauses rare earth export curbs targeting US entities Move is part of the trade detente struck between the world’s two largest economies.
May 13, 2025 Ukraine, US sign additional documents on implementing minerals deal The move brings both countries closer to finalizing a major profit-sharing deal aimed at securing US investment opportunities in Ukraine.
May 13, 2025 China issues first rare earth magnet export permits, includes Volkswagen suppliers China has issued export permits to at least four rare earth magnet producers.
May 12, 2025 China’s rare earth curbs have ‘changed psychology’ at US firms China, which dominates global supply, put export restrictions on seven types of rare earths last month, widely viewed as a response to President Donald Trump’s trade assault.
May 12, 2025 Ukraine’s mineral dreams: US deal faces Soviet-era hurdles The US-Ukraine mineral cooperation agreement may be bold in vision — but its execution is already proving to be a bureaucratic and logistical quagmire.
May 12, 2025 China may expedite US rare earth permit approvals after trade truce: Reuters Despite the de-escalation of trade tensions, China is unlikely to remove the export controls completely.
May 9, 2025 China’s rare earth exports drop as trade war crimps supply Overseas sales fell 16% in April from March to 4,785 tonnes.
May 9, 2025 China launches campaign to crack down on strategic minerals smuggling The campaign urges government departments to target typical evasion methods such as false reporting, concealment, and smuggling.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
