January 13, 2025 Factbox: Greenland’s rich but largely untapped mineral resources A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission were found in Greenland.
January 10, 2025 US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China President-elect Trump has expressed interest in taking control of the island.
January 8, 2025 Canada Rare Earth signs deals to buy permitted refinery, co-develop mine project in Laos The refinery has a rare earth oxide production capacity of 3,000 tonnes per year.
January 8, 2025 Brazil offers $815 million to back strategic minerals projects The support can be used to develop supply chains of minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon.
January 8, 2025 USA Rare Earth produces first batch of magnets at Oklahoma plant The company is targeting commercial production in 2026.
January 7, 2025 Colorado start-up raises $5.1m to advance critical mineral separation with biochemistry Alta aims to increase supplies of rare earth elements like neodymium and dysprosium by cost-effectively separating them from abundant low-grade sources.
January 6, 2025 Trump says tariff policy won’t be pared back The Washington Post reported that Trump aides were considering tariffs targeting critical sectors such as iron, copper, batteries, and rare earths.
January 2, 2025 Brazilian miner boosts rare earths output in challenge to China’s grip Serra Verde started commercially producing concentrate in Brazil’s Goias state about a year ago.
December 31, 2024 BMW, Yamaha Motor back US rare earths startup Phoenix Tailings The company will use the funding to build a $13 million facility in Exeter, New Hampshire, that can produce 200 metric tons of rare earths annually.
December 23, 2024 Aclara Resources raises $25m for Carina project in Brazil Chilean conglomerate CAP, which has invested $80 million in the company's Penco project, will become a new shareholder.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
