July 26, 2022 Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project The miner will object the draft decision as it relies on a ban on uranium mining, which is being contested separately through arbitration.
July 22, 2022 Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery The rare earth processing hub is backed by the government as part of its first critical minerals strategy, unveiled today.
July 17, 2022 Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.
July 13, 2022 US says it will back miners to stop China’s weaponization of battery metals Developers of battery metals projects can win support from the US government as it seeks to counter the dominance of China in clean-technology supply chains.
July 12, 2022 US says it is concerned critical minerals vulnerable to manipulation Energy Secretary said the government is concerned that supplies of critical minerals could be subject to weaponisation as oil and gas have been amid the Ukraine conflict.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 8, 2022 Canada’s first rare earths producer reports first run at plant beats expectations The DMS unit achieved 75.2% recovery, processing ~2,300kg of concentrate mined at Vital’s Nechalacho rare earth project in the Northwest Territories .
July 7, 2022 New 3D geological model expected to help guide exploration of rare earth elements The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.
July 6, 2022 How strong are rare earth magnets? From tiny fridge magnets that hold to-do lists to powerful ones that create magnetic fields for electricity generation from wind turbines, there are many different types of magnets.
July 5, 2022 Mkango’s DFS indicates $559m post-tax NPV for Songwe Hill rare earth project Located 90 km from the commercial centre of Blantyre, the Songwe project is the cornerstone of Mkango’s mine, refine and recycle strategy.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
