Rare Earth Top Stories

State of strategic metals: navigating 2024 trends and global supply chain dynamics beyond China’s influence

Many factors, including economic conditions, technological advancements, and geopolitical events, can influence the status of rare metals.

Luisa Moreno | January 30, 2024 | 10:43 am

Pentagon plans AI-based program to estimate prices for critical minerals

The US Department of Defense plans to develop a program…

Reuters | January 30, 2024 | 9:01 am

Australia’s resources minister seeks investment from Korea, Japan

Madeleine King will be meeting Japan's trade minister Ken Saito,…

Reuters | January 29, 2024 | 7:54 am

Small electric aircraft have lower environmental impact than equivalent fossil-fuelled aircraft

Battery-powered electric aircraft have the potential to significantly reduce the…

Staff Writer | January 28, 2024 | 7:28 am

REEs used in medical field pollute wastewater, spur superbugs

Pollution from environmental rare earth elements has increased and has…

Staff Writer | January 26, 2024 | 6:06 am

Rare earths prices sink to lowest since 2020 as China ramps up supply

Concerns have grown that China could further restrict exports of the strategic minerals after it limited exports of germanium and gallium late last month.

Reuters | July 13, 2023 | 7:22 am

China rare earths body offers cash rewards for illegal mining tipoffs

Chinese authorities have instituted a range of measures to try to curb longstanding problems with illegal rare earths mining in recent years.

Reuters | July 11, 2023 | 7:10 am

Column: China flexes critical metals muscles with export curbs

Export controls will be short-term disruptive to both gallium and germanium markets but Western countries should be able to adapt over time.

Reuters | July 10, 2023 | 8:20 am

European firms look for footing in China-US spat, French execs say

Eramet's CEO said China's show of force over the supply chain for key metals shouldn't come as a surprise.

Reuters | July 9, 2023 | 1:37 pm

Neo Performance starts construction of rare earth magnet plant in Estonia

The company said the manufacturing facility in Narva will be near its existing rare earth separation plant in Sillamäe.

Reuters | July 7, 2023 | 8:46 am

Stellantis reaches preliminary deal for rare earth minerals with NioCorp

The agreement establishes a 10-year offtake contract for minerals that NioCorp aims to produce at its Elk Creek project.

Reuters | July 6, 2023 | 9:04 am

China’s rare earths dominance in focus after mineral export curbs

China said on Monday it will impose export restrictions on gallium and germanium.

Reuters | July 5, 2023 | 7:56 am

Altona to resume drilling at RREE project in Mozambique

Drilling will initially focus on target four, which is one of the two orebodies being included in the maiden JORC mineral resource estimate.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2023 | 6:15 am

Xi’s metal curbs risk backfiring as G-7 seeks China alternative

The move underscores the dilemma facing President Xi Jinping as he seeks to counter US efforts to prevent China from accessing the chips needed to dominate technology.

Bloomberg News | July 4, 2023 | 9:44 am

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