Rare Earth Top Stories

US mining and exploration Snapshot: Eight companies with big plans

Lithium, uranium, copper, gold, zinc, and rare earths are all highly sought after in the United States. Here’s a look at eight companies with interesting assets to watch.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | February 11, 2022 | 12:51 pm

Shenghe Resources to buy stake in Australia’s Peak Rare Earths

The stake, which will be sold by Appian Pinnacle to…

Reuters | February 11, 2022 | 9:55 am

High yields of rare earth elements recovered from mine, e-waste

Valuable rare earth elements have been recovered from waste at…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

Blockchain rare earth scheme to certify sustainable output for EVs

An EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain is being developed for…

Reuters | February 7, 2022 | 10:36 am

Rare earth prices set to keep on the boil after sharp rally

China's industry ministry met automakers and battery companies last month…

Reuters | February 7, 2022 | 6:15 am

Japan secures rare earth supply for longer through Lynas funding

It means the Asian nation now has a larger and lengthier hold on the company’s rare earths output.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2019 | 4:45 am

China’s rare earth magnet exports to US jump 20% in May

China's exports of rare earth magnets to the United States rose more than 20% in May from the previous month to their highest since at least 2016.

Reuters | June 25, 2019 | 2:38 pm

Avalon and Cheetah to start working on rare earth project

Cheetah will pay Cdn$5 million to acquire ownership of the near-surface mineral resources on the Nechalacho project

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 25, 2019 | 6:30 am

China’s CNMC agrees to work on Madagascar rare earth project

No value was put on the agreement but the Chinese company will also have the right to purchase 3,000 tonnes of rare earth products from the project within three years of production.

Reuters | June 24, 2019 | 10:27 am

Chinese rare earth magnet producer to expand as EV demand booms

The importance of rare earths, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks as China mulls whether to use its position as the world’s dominant supplier as a counter in its trade war with Washington.

Bloomberg News | June 24, 2019 | 9:33 am

Australia’s Lynas stockpiles rare earths for ‘strategic’ customers

The company's decision to stockpile Neodymium Praseodymium (NdPr), used in industrial magnets, was to help it consolidate its position as a preferred supplier to customers outside China.

Reuters | June 21, 2019 | 5:26 pm

Trump, Trudeau seek collaboration on critical minerals

Washington has grown concerned about its dependence on imports of rare earth minerals from China after Beijing suggested using them as leverage in their trade war.

Reuters | June 20, 2019 | 3:52 pm

Chinese firms plan rare earth manufacturing hub in Hebei

A group of Chinese firms have jointly established a rare earths innovation centre in the country's Hebei province as part of a plan to develop a manufacturing base in the region.

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 9:27 am

Malaysia postpones meeting with Australia on Lynas waste

The Malaysian environment ministry has said it wants to discuss ways to manage the low-level radioactive residue produced by Lynas at its rare earth processing plant.