March 13, 2024 Australia earmarks $550m for Arafura rare earths project The project will be Australia's third rare earths processing plant after Lynas' Kalgoorlie operations and Iluka Resource's Eneabba heavy rare earths plant.
March 13, 2024 Aclara stock surges on major investment from Chilean conglomerate CAP CAP is investing up to $80 million to support the development of the company's Penco module in Chile.
March 7, 2024 US backs Australian, Brazil rare earths projects for up to $850 million If confirmed, this would be the first ever US investment in an Australian rare earths project.
March 7, 2024 Australia and Vietnam upgrade relations, to begin talks on critical minerals The ties upgrade marks the latest success for Communist-ruled Vietnam's "bamboo diplomacy".
February 29, 2024 American Rare Earths raises $8.7m to advance Halleck Creek project in Wyoming The miner this month provided an updated mineral resource estimate for its Halleck Creek project, showing a 64% increase in its in-situ tonnage.
February 27, 2024 Canada Rare Earth sets up supply operations in the DRC The initial startup supply will be sourced from local artisanal mining cooperatives, promoting responsible sourcing, the company said.
February 22, 2024 MP Materials swings to quarterly loss on falling rare earths prices The company posted a quarterly net loss of $16.3 million.
February 16, 2024 Hastings Technology inks offtake deal with Chinese rare earths producer Hastings, which is backed by Andrew Forrest, will supply a minimum of 10,000 tons per annum of concentrate for an initial seven years.
February 13, 2024 British Columbia rare earth project testing makes 50% TREO concentrates with 80% recovery Defense Metals says metallurgical testing of samples from its Wicheeda project has shown a 50% total rate earth oxide concentrate can be made.
February 13, 2024 Canada to accelerate critical mineral mining – energy minister Canada plans to reduce the time to approve mining permits by better funding the regulatory agency to get rid of paperwork backlogs.
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
