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.
April 11, 2025 Chinese rare earth shipments held up as trade war upends exports The delays could take weeks to clear as questions including code classifications are clarified.
April 11, 2025 Lynas climbs as trade war roils global markets Australia's Lynas Rare Earths, which operates a major processing plant in Malaysia, has been the most resilient stock on the ASX.
April 10, 2025 Column: China primes rare earths weapon as trade war escalates Chances are you've never heard of the rare earths that are now going to be subject to export restrictions, but they have seeped into all aspects of modern technology.
April 9, 2025 Resouro boosts titanium resource by 37% at Tiros project in Brazil Total resources are now 1,400 Mt1 at 12% TiO₂ and 4,000 ppm TREO, the company said.
April 8, 2025 Europe seen struggling to compete with China on rare earths "Today there's a cost gap of 20% to 40% between a value chain in China and a potential value chain in Europe," a consultancy says.
April 8, 2025 Solvay launches rare earth processing expansion amid China restrictions The company eventually aims to supply 30% of Europe's processed rare earths demand for magnets by 2030.
Almost 75% of mining M&As flow to Latin America: McKinsey New report shows capital clustering in lower-risk regions as critical minerals demand outpaces supply and funding gaps widen. January 14, 2026 | 09:06 am
