August 20, 2024

Dominican Republic creates state miner to explore for rare earths

The Caribbean nation is home to Barrick Gold's Pueblo Viejo, the largest gold mine in Latin America.

August 20, 2024

US policy to increase mineral production must include revisiting tariffs

A three-year, phase-in for tariffs on refined minerals would allow time to expand and build refineries.

August 14, 2024

Canada invests over $11 million in critical minerals research in Saskatchewan

Funding is to establish a rare earth processing facility and develop new technologies.

August 13, 2024

Video: Aclara aims to build mine-to-magnet rare earths supply chain in the Americas

Aclara's Carina Module rare earths project in Brazil could become an important source of dysprosium, a key rare earth element needed for climate change fighting technology.

August 7, 2024

American Rare Earths reports expansion potential at Halleck Creek in Wyoming

Halleck Creek has been named as one of the world’s top 10 rare earth projects.

August 7, 2024

Namibia says just 42% of approved mining projects are operating

Namibia is the world’s third-largest uranium producer and is home to deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.

August 7, 2024

Qatar invests $180m in US-backed fund to reduce China’s dominance in critical minerals

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has so far invested more than $450 million into projects across North and South America, Europe and Africa.

August 1, 2024

MP Materials loss steeper than expected on low rare earths prices

The company's largest shareholder, said he was "cautiously optimistic" that production should rebound in the third quarter.

July 31, 2024

Solvay to supply Europe with rare earth metals to reduce reliance on China

The group has the only facility in Europe able to process light and heavy rare earth materials at an industrial level.

July 23, 2024

Critical Metals ups stake in world’s largest rare earths project to 42% 

The Tanbreez project in Greenland has been ranked the largest rare earth deposit in the world, hosting 28.2 million tonnes of total rare earth oxides.