Energy Fuels to buy Germany’s VAC as rare earths magnet race heats up
The $1.9 billion cash-and-stock deal makes it one of the world's largest non-Chinese producers of magnets.
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Ground view Kazakhstan: The visibility bargain
Qarmet, a Kazakhstani steel and mining company, inherited deadly mines and responded with extensive surveillance.
US sanctions shut Canada’s only cobalt refinery
Sherritt’s refinery in Alberta goes idle as sanctions disrupt Cuban nickel supply and force cost-cutting measures.
Iluka secures $1.2B loan from Australia for rare earths refinery
Company expects the first tranche of the funding, comprising A$1.25 billion, to be fully drawn by 2026-end.
USA Rare Earth rebuts MP Materials lawsuit as rivalry deepens
MP Materials had accused USA Rare Earth of a corporate “raiding campaign” that saw the company poach several MP employees.
British Columbia gold miner sues province over “stripped” mining rights
MCC Canadian Gold Ventures claims the province had lobbied the company to rescue a bankrupt, environmentally compromised gold mine.
China’s rare earths curbs extend pressure on supply to Japan
There have been no shipments to Japan of terbium or dysprosium oxide since November.
TerraLithium, BHE Renewables advance toward commercial-scale lithium extraction
The companies have achieved production of lithium chloride using their DLE process at BHE Renewables’ geothermal facility in California.
BOEM initiates process toward potential Virginia mineral leases
The agency said the effort aligns with the Trump administration's push to increase domestic mineral production.