Rare Earth Top Stories

Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine

Strategic Minerals Europe issued a media statement saying it will push for the restart of section C of its Penouta tin-tantalum mine in northwestern Spain.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 21, 2023 | 3:22 pm

Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in Uganda

The Makuutu project has a geology similar to southern China's…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2023 | 6:08 am

Lynas announces planned shutdown of Malaysia operations

The company also reported a 21.8% fall in first-quarter revenue.

Reuters | October 19, 2023 | 2:56 pm

Indonesian copper-gold company storms ranking of world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks

Amid a wider slump, MINING.COM’s ranking was lit up by…

Frik Els | October 19, 2023 | 2:54 pm

US, EU business groups push for steel deal, minerals drive at summit

The US Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope made the call…

Reuters | October 16, 2023 | 7:43 am

China-linked bots attacking rare earths producer ‘every day’

Fake social media accounts linked to the Chinese Communist Party are posting daily attacks on Lynas Rare Earths, according to the company.

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2022 | 8:01 am

Sweden’s mining hurdles impede EU’s domestic battery push

Miners operating in Europe say prospects for getting projects underway look uncertain because of a lengthy permitting framework and fervent local opposition.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2022 | 10:31 am

Wyloo invests $103m in rare earths developer to fund stake in Neo Performance Materials

Hastings Technology, which hopes to become the world’s next producer of neodymium and praseodymium concentrate used in permanent magnets, will use Wyloo’s funds to acquire a 22.1% stake in Neo Performance.

Staff Writer | August 26, 2022 | 8:54 am

Lynas posts record profit on solid rare earths demand

The rare earths producer reported net profit after tax of $377 million for the year.

Reuters | August 25, 2022 | 3:09 pm

Compost helps extract REEs from e-waste

Penn State researchers are working to transform compostable products into micro or nanoscale particles capable of extracting rare earth elements from electronic waste.

Staff Writer | August 25, 2022 | 6:06 am