Trump rewrites mining playbook
“There is no better time to be mining in the United States.” For Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, President Donald…
Rare Earths
Editorial: Policy must outlast politics
One of the clearest arguments for learning from U.S. President Donald Trump’s mining policy came recently from a former Spanish foreign minister in Seville. Ana…
Lynas locks in price floors as revenue jumps 55%
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSCF, LYSDY) has secured minimum-price agreements covering more than half its production as manufacturers pay premiums for supplies…
EU, Australia near minerals funding pact
Australia and the European Investment Bank may be nearing an agreement that could help finance Australian critical minerals projects as the European Union seeks alternatives…
Australia to fund rare earths project with A$180M
Australia has conditionally approved A$180 million (US$126 million) in financing for an Astron (ASX: ATR) and Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU; ASX: EF2) rare…
GM exit clouds Energy Fuels’ $1.9B magnet deal
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has cancelled a supply agreement with a U.S. rare-earth magnet plant whose owner Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU) has agreed…
Lula’s Brazil win puts rare earths in Trump’s crosshairs
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory is set to sustain the country’s push to process more of its vast rare earth reserves…
South African rare earth mine targets China sales
South Africa’s Steenkampskraal mine expects its first rare earth concentrate sales in early 2027 to buyers in China, as commissioning continues at a processing plant…
Spain hunts hidden metals with €197M plan
Spain aims to begin airborne mineral surveys covering 100,000 sq. km within weeks, while explorers press for clearer spending plans and access to the results…
Phoenix Tailings to build $375M rare earth plant in New York
The facility will produce over 4,400 tons of annual rare earths oxides by 2028 and will create at least 90 new jobs in the region.
Study nearly doubles value, lifts resource for Aclara’s Penco rare earths project
An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Aclara Resources’ (TSX: ARA) Penco Module rare earths project in Chile almost doubles its post-tax net present value…
Brazil survey plan could give big miners first claims
Brazil’s geological survey is considering giving companies that help pay for airborne surveys temporary exclusive access to the results, raising concerns that large funders could…