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.
May 8, 2025 MP Materials swings to quarterly loss on rising production costs The results are the first since the Las Vegas-based company said last month it would stop shipping the critical minerals to China.
May 8, 2025 American Rare Earths sampling returns high grades from Wyoming project A total of 15 samples exceeded the 4,500 ppm level, with one standout sample returning a TREO grade of 13,651 ppm.
May 8, 2025 US Critical Materials reports highest-grade neodymium deposit in the US The discovery could help the US reduce its reliance on China for rare earth elements.
May 6, 2025 Lynas CEO says company is eyeing rare earths buys in Malaysia, Brazil CEO Amanda Lacaze says it is uneconomic to rely upon government funding to construct and then government funding to produce.
May 5, 2025 Romania’s political shift may jolt mining, US ties Romania has major reserves of rare earths, gold and copper, which have attracted interest from Canadian and American firms.
May 2, 2025 Column: US-Ukraine deal is heavy on symbolism, light on minerals Ukraine's deputy prime minister said she does not expect the jointly-owned Reconstruction Investment Fund to pay out any dividends in the first 10 years.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
