Moonshot puts global metals scramble on display
Artemis II is set to lift off tomorrow, spotlighting the geopolitical race for the metals behind modern spaceflight. The flight around the Moon, without landing, will carry astronauts aboard the…
Rare Earths
Lynas expands non-China supply chain in Vietnam deal
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY) is moving deeper into Asia’s non-Chinese production sector as it advances a deal with South Korea’s LS Eco Energy that includes about…
USA Rare Earth says new Oklahoma magnet production line commissioned
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) said a commercial magnet production line at its facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma has been successfully commissioned. The commissioning of Phase 1a enables the company to…
Energy Fuels notches first terbium rare earths output
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has produced its first kilogram of terbium oxide from the White Mesa mill in Utah, marking another step in its domestic heavy rare earths…
U.S. joins $1T mineral security consortium
The United States plans to commit $250 million towards a new investment vehicle aimed at securing critical mineral and energy supply chains, as Washington steps up efforts to counter geopolitical…
China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
China has invested more than $120 billion in overseas mining and upstream processing since 2023, accelerating a state-backed push to secure the raw materials underpinning the global energy transition, says…
Lynas Rare Earths produces first samarium
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has produced its first samarium oxide from its plant in Malaysia, becoming the only non-Chinese producer of the mineral. This expands Lynas’ range of separated…
Rainbow Rare Earths, Mosaic advance Uberaba tailings reprocessing plant
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) has signed a development agreement with Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) to advance the Uberaba rare earths project in Brazil. An economic assessment released along with the…
Aclara nears new rare earth supply chain outside China
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has inaugurated its rare earths separation pilot plant in Virginia, marking the start of one of the few integrated supply chains for the metals outside of…
Ontario funds up to $215K per early-stage project
Ontario is backing 68 early-stage exploration projects in new awards under a government funding program. The financing, delivered through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP), will cover up to half…
Chile mining faces policy test under Kast government
Chile’s mining sector faces a policy reset as President José Antonio Kast took office on Wednesday, raising expectations of regulatory reform and stronger security in the world’s largest copper-producing nation….
Canada’s weakness lies beyond the mine gate, MPs hear
Canada’s critical-minerals fragility lies more with what happens after ore leaves the ground than the ore in the ground, witnesses told a parliamentary panel this week. In the House defence…