August 4, 2022

MP Materials profit more than doubles on higher rare earths prices

The company posted Q2 net income of $73.3 million, compared to $27.2 million in the year-ago quarter.

August 4, 2022

More governments are warming to rare earths funding, Lynas says

nts in Western Europe, the US, and Japan are newly focused on creating more resilient supply chains, CEO Amanda Lacaze said

August 2, 2022

Lynas to invest $345m in rare earths mine to tap demand

The Mt Weld mine has deposits of rare earths elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are in high demand for making magnets used in electric vehicles and wind energy generation.

July 26, 2022

Two simple charts show why green energy is all about mining

The move away from fossil fuels is a rocky road. Literally.

July 26, 2022

Column: Where there’s muck there’s brass … and critical minerals

The green future, it turns out, can be achieved at least in part by cleaning up the mining legacy of the past.

July 26, 2022

Rare earths-free thermoelectric converters now viable – research

Researchers have developed a new material to avoid using rare earths in heat-to-energy conversion devices.

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.