Swedish mining town pays price for Europe’s raw material need
The jewel in the crown at Kiruna is Per Geijer, one of Europe’s biggest deposits of rare earths.
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Miner advances preservation program, power plant restart and looks forward to talks on a long-term agreement.
Eramet cuts spending and vows more turnaround efforts
The company, which has faced weakness in metal prices and production setbacks, has revised down its 2025 capital spending forecast.
Japan’s Sojitz begins importing heavy rare earths from Australia
Since 2011, when Sojitz signed an exclusive sales deal with Lynas for light rare earths for the Japanese market.
Indonesia to give Amman Mineral 400,000t copper concentrate export quota
Indonesia banned exports of copper concentrate and other raw minerals from mid-2023.
China to suspend new REE export controls for 1 year
China won’t be removing the export limits that were introduced in April.
BHP, POSCO sign deal to advance hydrogen-based low emissions iron
Construction is set to begin soon with commissioning targeted for early 2028.
Global gold demand climbs 3% to quarterly record as investment soars, WGC says
Demand for bars and coins rose 17% in the third quarter, led by India and China.
US gets rare earth reprieve from China, but not rollback
It is unclear whether the commitment to pause the October measures also includes batteries and industrial diamonds.
