March 24, 2025 Greenland needs US, EU commitment to buying critical minerals, top banker says Critical minerals present a "new opportunity" to strengthen the territory’s economy, according to Bank of Greenland CEO.
March 21, 2025 US wants revised terms on Ukraine minerals deal, FT reports The FT reports that Washington wants to broaden the terms of the deal to include other assets, most notably a nuclear power plant that is currently under Russian control.
March 20, 2025 Trump says he’ll soon sign Ukraine natural resources deal The president spoke about the Ukraine agreement shortly after he invoked emergency powers to boost the US’s ability to produce critical minerals.
March 20, 2025 Trump to expand critical mineral production using wartime powers An executive order signed Thursday taps the Defense Production Act as part of an effort to provide financing for critical minerals projects.
March 20, 2025 Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.
March 19, 2025 Arafura inks rare earth oxide supply deal with Traxys Under the agreement, Arafura will supply a minimum of 100 tons per annum from its Nolans project.
March 19, 2025 China flexes rare earth dominance with million-tonne discovery The deposit could host as much as 1.15 million tonnes of resources containing key rare earth elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium and terbium.
March 18, 2025 Russian billionaire Potanin eyes rare earth metals exploration Vladimir Putin has offered the US the opportunity, under a future economic deal, to jointly explore Russia's rare earth metal deposits.
March 17, 2025 Ramaco Resources’ Wyoming rare earth project gets $6.1M grant The funding will match Ramaco's future investment in building a rare earth and critical minerals pilot processing facility north of Sheridan.
March 17, 2025 Energy Fuels, POSCO team up to explore REE magnet supply chain The collaboration could fast-track the formation of one of the world's first commercial permanent REE magnet supply chains independent of China.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
