Vital Metals starts commissioning at Saskatchewan rare earth extraction plantCanada's first rare earths producer is processing ore from its Nechalacho operation in the Northwest Territories, where mining commenced in mid-2021.Staff Writer | June 17, 2022 | 12:31 pm
European fund for critical minerals projects to launch next yearThe European Raw Materials Fund is due to start with…Reuters | June 17, 2022 | 8:18 am
Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in USThe facility is expected to be located within an existing…Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 4:28 pm
Hudson restructures debt to restart anorthosite mine The Greenland government has given permission for the company to remobilize its team back to the project site. Jackson Chen | August 5, 2020 | 10:26 am
Pensana shares up on new drill results in Angola Company reported final assay results from the last 86 holes of the 8,000 metre drill programme at the Longonjo project in Angola. Bruno Venditti | August 4, 2020 | 10:41 am
Lynas gets green light for waste treatment plant in Malaysia Malaysia has approved Australian rare earths miner Lynas' plan to build a permanent disposal facility for waste treatment. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2020 | 8:55 am
Diversifying the tungsten supply chain Most of the world’s tungsten is extracted from mines throughout Asia, and China has long held dominance over the global tungsten supply. Amanda Stutt | August 3, 2020 | 12:43 pm
US appoints coordinator for Arctic policy as mineral race heats up US announced a $12 million economic aid package for Greenland, which has vast deposits of rare earth minerals. Reuters | July 29, 2020 | 2:04 pm
US finds its Chinese rare earth dependency hard to break China's control of global processing capacity is almost total, with the exception of Lynas' separation plant in Malaysia. Reuters | July 28, 2020 | 11:01 am
Lynas signs contract for US rare earths facility Company signed a contract with the US Department of Defense to begin initial design work for its heavy rare earth separation facility in Texas. Bruno Venditti | July 27, 2020 | 10:26 am
US moves to boost domestic production of strategic minerals The Pentagon and U.S. tech companies have grown concerned that China could cut off exports of the minerals to the US. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 24, 2020 | 10:58 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more... MINING.com Editor | July 23, 2020 | 1:34 pm