March 25, 2025 Rare Element Resources nears $553 million funding for Wyoming project The U.S. Export-Import Bank has expressed interest in providing a loan to support the development of the Bear Lodge Project.
March 24, 2025 CHART: Top 20 automakers by battery metal spending BYD’s battery metals bill was $1 billion below Tesla despite selling 2 million more EVs while GM’s per EV costs are the highest in the industry.
March 24, 2025 Trump says Ukraine minerals deal to be “signed soon” – Reuters Trump also said that the two sides are discussing American ownership of Ukrainian power plants.
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.
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
