March 17, 2025 Japan’s JOGMEC, Iwatani to invest $120 million in French rare earths project Caremag is building a rare earth refining plant in France's southwestern region of Pyrenées-Atlantiques.
March 14, 2025 USA Rare Earth merges with Inflection Point, debuts on NASDAQ The company spent several years privately working to tap the Round Top rare earth deposit in west Texas, with ambitious plans to create a domestic supply chain.
March 13, 2025 US agency slashes estimate of Vietnam’s rare earth reserves in major revision The revision has moved Vietnam from second position on the USGS's list of countries with the largest reserves down to 6th.
March 12, 2025 Meteoric Resources takes crown for world’s largest clay-hosted rare earths project The resource update boosts by 50% the total rare earths oxides (TREOs) by global tonnage at Caldeira.
March 12, 2025 Critical Metals releases S-K 1300 report on Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland Tanbreez is one of the largest rare earth deposits in the world.
March 11, 2025 US-backed TechMet eyes Ukraine lithium asset TechMet, a $1.2 billion Dublin-based investment fund, is looking to develop the Dobra lithium project in central Ukraine.
March 10, 2025 Brazil’s red tape is ‘cooling’ investment, mining group says Big miners are expected to invest $68.4 billion in Brazil between 2025-2029, a figure that could be higher if the permitting process were streamlined, Ibram CEO says.
March 9, 2025 Trump says he expects Zelenskiy to come around on minerals deal After intense US pressure on Zelenskiy to stop fighting, Ukrainian and US officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia this week to resume discussions.
March 6, 2025 Trump hails letter from Zelenskiy but holds off on minerals deal Rapprochement over the mineral deal would mark a fresh reversal for Trump after a chaotic few days.
March 5, 2025 Video: China fuels EV battery boom as industry landscape shifts, Adamas says “The growth in battery capacity is not just about numbers; it signals a fundamental shift in how we source critical metals and design EV batteries," notes Frik Els.
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
