Gold prices hit a record high of $2,483.60 per ounce on Wednesday.
The carmakers are willing to follow Rio Tinto Group’s investment in the proposed Jadar mine.
Anglo American has warned of more production cuts at De Beers due to reduced spending by Chinese consumers prolonging the market downturn.
Cyclic has developed a patent-pending technology called CC360 to address the challenge of recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life hard drives.