Rare Earth Top Stories

Climate targets threatened by lack of mining investment: McKinsey

Report reveals looming shortages of minerals key to the energy transition as low commodity prices cause investors and miners to cut spending.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 27, 2023 | 3:50 am

Inside Vietnam’s plans to dent China’s rare earths dominance

Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare-earths mine next year…

Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 12:17 pm

US missing out on Namibia’s hydrogen, mineral boom, Geingob says

German officials visited Namibia in December and considered investing there as they search for…

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2023 | 8:20 am

Norway’s Aker BP may explore for seabed minerals, CEO says

Norway could become the first country to start commercial deep…

Reuters | September 20, 2023 | 7:38 am

IRA, EGD and now the EU move on China EVs – governments are showering mining with money

When the EU closes its EV market to China, it…

Frik Els | September 17, 2023 | 2:05 pm

Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals

The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 17, 2022 | 7:31 am

US says it will back miners to stop China’s weaponization of battery metals

Developers of battery metals projects can win support from the US government as it seeks to counter the dominance of China in clean-technology supply chains.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2022 | 12:20 pm

US says it is concerned critical minerals vulnerable to manipulation

Energy Secretary said the government is concerned that supplies of critical minerals could be subject to weaponisation as oil and gas have been amid the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters | July 12, 2022 | 4:28 pm

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm

Canada’s first rare earths producer reports first run at plant beats expectations

The DMS unit achieved 75.2% recovery, processing ~2,300kg of concentrate mined at Vital’s Nechalacho rare earth project in the Northwest Territories .

Staff Writer | July 8, 2022 | 12:47 pm

New 3D geological model expected to help guide exploration of rare earth elements

The model targets alkaline igneous systems, which host many of the world's REE deposits.

Staff Writer | July 7, 2022 | 5:05 am

How strong are rare earth magnets?

From tiny fridge magnets that hold to-do lists to powerful ones that create magnetic fields for electricity generation from wind turbines, there are many different types of magnets.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | July 6, 2022 | 4:07 pm

Mkango’s DFS indicates $559m post-tax NPV for Songwe Hill rare earth project

Located 90 km from the commercial centre of Blantyre, the Songwe project is the cornerstone of Mkango’s mine, refine and recycle strategy.

Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 10:53 am

EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – report

Researchers believe the EU will have to build its own urban mining and refining operations to decrease its raw materials dependency.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 3, 2022 | 11:41 am

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