September 24, 2019

Drilling extends Defense Metals’ Wicheeda deposit

All of the holes intersected visible rare earth element mineralization.

September 24, 2019

Miners push for US Congress to vote on electric vehicle supply chain bills

Senator Lisa Murkowski, chair of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expressed confidence her legislation will eventually pass as it awaits a full Senate vote.

September 19, 2019

US, Australia to unveil plan to improve rare earth supply

The plan addresses growing concern China could cut off shipments of the prized commodities.

September 18, 2019

Apple to include part made of 100% recycled rare earths in new iPhones

The tech giant’s new iPhones will use recycled rare earth elements in their "Taptic Engine," a part that lets iPhones mimic a physical button click despite being a flat pane…

September 5, 2019

Lynas eyes Kalgoorlie for initial processing site

Lynas, the largest rare earths producer outside China, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the mining town.

August 28, 2019

Lynas annual profit jumps 50%, eyes further growth

The Australian rare earths producer reported net profit of A$80.0 million for the year, up from A$53.1 million a year ago.

August 28, 2019

Chalco injects gallium assets into rare earths affiliate

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd would make a capital contribution of 352.85 million yuan ($49.75 million) to China Rare Earth.

August 27, 2019

Pentagon in talks with Australia on rare earths plant — official

The news comes as China threatens to curb exports to the United States.

August 26, 2019

China passes law allowing regions to set resource taxes

Major resources such as crude oil or rare earths will still be subject to a fixed tax rate set by the central government.

August 26, 2019

Get cracking: Lynas scouts for rare earths plant to meet Malaysian demands

Lynas has four years to build a plant that will remove low-level radioactivity from the material it ships to Malaysia.