November 24, 2025 Column: Balochistan and the new international chessboard of critical minerals How a remote province in Pakistan is becoming a strategic piece in a global match for critical mineral superiority.
November 22, 2025 Britain unveils critical minerals strategy to cut reliance on foreign supply The strategy seeks to ensure no more than 60% of the UK's supply of any one critical mineral comes from a single country by 2035.
November 21, 2025 G-20 calls to shield critical minerals in veiled China swipe China weaponized its chokehold on critical minerals earlier this year as its trade spat with the US ramped up.
November 21, 2025 Africa G20 hosts bid to become mineral powerhouse Africa is home to 30% of the world's critical minerals needed for the transition away from fossil fuels to clean technology.
November 21, 2025 Pentagon lends $700 million to Vulcan, ReElement for rare earth magnets With the funding, Vulcan and ReElement expect to produce as much as 10,000 metric tons of the magnet material over the next several years.
November 20, 2025 Malaysia suspends rare earth, tin mining operations after river water turns blue Initial investigations found discharges at the rare earths mining site, operated by MCRE Resources.
November 19, 2025 China’s October rare earth magnet exports fall, but US shipments surge Exports to the US jumped by 56.1% from the prior month to 656 tons, the highest since January.
November 19, 2025 American Rare Earths boosts resource estimate for Cowboy State mine The updated mineral resource estimate is approximately 547.5 million tonnes in TREOs.
November 19, 2025 West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens Shortages of heavy elements dysprosium and terbium could be an Achilles heel for MP Materials and the West's campaign to forge a magnets industry.
November 19, 2025 Minerals executives urge Congress to deploy more financial tools to offset China Lithium Americas CEO Jonathan Evans said Washington should support a "temporary, minimum price" for lithium.
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am
Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine. January 03, 2026 | 07:53 pm
