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.

July 23, 2024

Vietnam arrests former deputy environment minister over rare earth mining violations

Four other senior officials in environment ministry also accused.

July 22, 2024

Lynas Q4 revenue falls on output slump, lower prices

The world's largest producer of rare earths outside of China posted sales revenue of A$136.6 million for the quarter.

July 22, 2024

Lynas Rare Earths signs contracts for Mt Weld power station

The hybrid power station is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 60,000 tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

July 18, 2024

Resouro touts rare earths resources at Tiros project in Brazil

The mineral resource estimate for the project positions it as one of the world's largest undeveloped resources of its kind.

July 17, 2024

Microsoft invests in Ontario-based rare earths recycling company

Cyclic has developed a patent-pending technology called CC360 to address the challenge of recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life hard drives.

July 15, 2024

AEMA, coalition launch legal challenge to BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 

The American Exploration & Mining Association was joined by a coalition in filing a challenge last Friday in the Wyoming district court.

July 15, 2024

Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says

Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.