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.

November 19, 2025

MP Materials soars on Saudi Arabia rare earth joint venture

The Saudi JV builds on the multi-billion-dollar public-private partnership that MP and DoW announced in July 2025.

November 19, 2025

EU plans to stockpile critical minerals amid US-China tension, FT says

The EU had become "collateral damage" in a US-China dispute over rare earths, industry chief Stéphane Séjourné said.

November 18, 2025

Vulcan Elements picks North Carolina for $1B rare earth magnet plant

This month, Vulcan entered a $1.4B partnership with ReElement Technologies and the US government to develop a rare earth magnet supply chain.

November 18, 2025

Column: China deal buys US time to build critical minerals supply chain

The Trump administration has sought to diversify the critical minerals supply chain with a multi-pronged strategy.