April 17, 2025 Ukraine-US sign memorandum on minerals deal The signing follows remarks by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day that a deal on Ukraine's critical minerals will be signed next Thursday.
April 17, 2025 MP Materials halts exports to China The move follows Chinese restrictions announced earlier this month.
April 17, 2025 Rare earth stocks rally on signs Trump supports sector Trump’s moves have made USA Rare Earth, The Metals Company and MP Materials winners even as his trade war has punished broader.
April 17, 2025 Energy Fuels says it can produce six rare earths subject to Chinese export control The company is now in the process of updating its 2024 prefeasibility study to incorporate the White Mesa mill expansion.
April 16, 2025 Seven rare earth metals that China is weaponizing against the US China’s dominance of both mining and processing means these niche metals have become a cudgel to use against opponents.
April 16, 2025 Ukraine, US make ‘substantial progress’ on minerals deal, Kyiv says Trump is seeking a minerals deal as part of his push to end Ukraine's war.
April 15, 2025 Trump orders tariff probe on all US critical mineral imports China has placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions in retaliation to Trump's steep tariffs on Chinese goods.
April 14, 2025 China suspends rare earth, magnet exports – report The disruptions come just as the US announced tariff exemptions for many electronics, but rare earth components remain affected.
April 14, 2025 China urges US to follow international law on reported deep-sea metals stockpile plan The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable stockpiling of deep-sea metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed.
April 13, 2025 Trump planning to stockpile deep-sea minerals to counter China: FT The executive order, according to FT, would allow the US government to build a "strategic reserve" of these critical minerals.
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
