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.