January 12, 2024 Norway just raised the stakes over deep sea mining The Jan. 9 determination makes Norway the first country to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters.
January 12, 2024 China’s rare earth exports hit 5-year high on demand from EV, high-tech sectors The world's largest producer of rare earths shipped 52,307 metric tons of the minerals abroad last year.
January 11, 2024 Serra Verde enters commercial production in Brazil Pela Ema is the first mine outside Asia to produce four critical magnetic rare earths.
January 10, 2024 Saudi Arabia earmarks $182 million for minerals exploration in mining push The Gulf state has revised upwards estimates for its untapped mineral resources to $2.5 trillion.
January 9, 2024 Defense Metals inks MOU to ship rare earth sample from BC to Ucore’s Ontario facility MOU is a further step in the direction to be part of the Western world's REE supply chain, says CEO.
January 9, 2024 Saudi Arabia ups mineral resource estimates to $2.5 trillion About 10% of the increase in estimate comes from the addition of rare earths minerals.
January 5, 2024 Circular economy can greatly increase secondary supply of REE in next three decades – study Circular economy strategies can lead to an increase of 701 kt secondary supply and a decrease of 2,306 kt demand of REEs.
January 3, 2024 Energy Fuels inks MOU with Astron to develop Donald rare earth project in Australia Donald project is expected to be a new, long-term source of several critical minerals key to the clean energy transition, including REE's, titanium, zircon, and uranium, the company said.
January 3, 2024 New hub starts commercial production of recycled rare earths in the UK A rare earths hub has been set up by the University of Birmingham, HyProMag Ltd and Mkango in Tyseley, England.
January 2, 2024 Ionic Rare Earths granted mining licence in Uganda The license clears the way for mining at the Makuutu project and marks the first large-scale mining license to be awarded in the country.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
