June 17, 2024

Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry

Brazil holds the world's third-largest rare earth reserves.

June 14, 2024

Second Australian rare earths producer suffers cyber attack

Iluka Resources and Northern Minerals have become victims of cyber attacks in recent weeks.

June 14, 2024

Neo Performance Materials launches strategic review

The Canadian rare earths company said the review could include a sale, divestiture, or a merger.

June 11, 2024

Aclara pivots permitting strategy at rare earth project in Chile

The company has decided to "split" the project by submitting two separate EIAs that collectively cover the full life of the project.

June 11, 2024

AI helps quickly develop rare earth-free permanent magnet

MagNex is a new rare earth-free permanent magnet that can be produced at 20% of the material cost of existing REEs magnets.

June 10, 2024

Critical Metals to acquire controlling stake in world’s biggest rare earth project

The Tanbreez project in Greenland has a 28.2 million tonne TREO resource.

June 10, 2024

Energy Fuels begins commercial production of separated rare earths at White Mesa

Energy Fuels said this is the first US commercial production of on-spec separated REEs from monazite in decades.

June 7, 2024

Rare Earths Norway says its REE discovery is Europe’s largest

After three years of targeted exploration, REN delivered this week a Maiden Mineral Resource estimate for the Fen carbonatite complex in the country's southeast.

June 7, 2024

China May rare earth exports jump 36% y/y on restocking

China accounts for 70% of rare earths mining globally and 90% of refined output.

June 6, 2024

Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners

A 45-day expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone discovered several species not previously described by science.