January 21, 2025

Trump’s EV rollback not expected to suppress appetite for critical minerals

Trump on Tuesday revoked predecessor Joe Biden's 2021 executive order that sought to ensure half of all new vehicles sold in the US by 2030 are electric.

January 21, 2025

Chile seeks projects to extract cobalt and rare earths from mining waste

The country's development agency is offering $3-$4m over three years for studies on extracting cobalt and rare earths from tailings.

January 20, 2025

Vital Metals grows tonnage by 56% at Nechalacho rare earth project

The updated resource will support a scoping study that the company expects to complete within the coming weeks.

January 16, 2025

Lynas Rare Earths’ second-quarter revenue rises nearly 4%

Its total rare earth oxide for the second quarter was 2,617 metric tons, compared to 2,722 tons reported last quarter.

January 15, 2025

Canada wants G-7 talks on metals pricing to counter China’s sway

Canada has been thinking about supporting investment through measures such as pricing floors to address alleged market manipulation.

January 15, 2025

Value of 50 biggest mining companies drops by $126 billion

The world’s biggest miners are now worth $1.35 trillion after losing a combined $126 billion over the course of 2024 as the copper rally faded and gold stocks once again…

January 14, 2025

Arafura Rare Earths gets $124 million boost from Australia

The investment is intended to assist the company develop the facility at the Nolans project site in Australia’s Northern Territory.

January 13, 2025

Greenland to set terms of defence and mining ties with US, says PM

Prime Minister Mute Egede has summoned the leaders of Greenland's political parties to a meeting to discuss a collective approach to the US interest.

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.