Vulcan picks NC for $1B rare earth magnet plant
This month, Vulcan entered a $1.4B partnership with ReElement Technologies and the US government to scale development of a domestic rare earth magnet supply chain.
Specialty Minerals
Friedland-backed Sunrise raises $30M for scandium mine pre-construction
Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL), the Australian scandium developer backed by Robert Friedland, is looking to raise A$46 million (US$30 million) through a share placement…
China minerals curb could cost US GDP $1B: Macquarie
China’s export controls on certain critical minerals could cut gross domestic product in the United States by more than $1 billion a year, even if…
Fortune lands more funding for Alberta refinery
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) says it plans to accept a small loan from the Northwest Territories to buy a refinery site for the…
China lifts export ban on gallium, germanium and antimony to US
China has lifted a nearly year-long ban on exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the United States in a further de-escalation of trade tensions…
US confirms copper, silver as critical minerals
The United States has added copper, silver and uranium to an expanded list of critical minerals that it deems are vital to America’s economy and…
US weighs $190M for Locksley’s antimony
Australia’s Locksley Resources (ASX: LKY) has received a letter of interest (LOI) from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for a potential financing of $191 million…
Ivanhoe profit shrinks on copper mine disruption
Shares in Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) fell on Thursday after disruptions at its flagship copper mine knocked third-quarter results. For the three months…
United States Antimony lifts revenue guidance
United States Antimony (NYSE‑A: UAMY) raised its 2026 revenue outlook by 25% to $125 million (C$175 million) after starting mining at the historical Stibnite Hill…
Perpetua gets $255M from JPMorgan, Agnico Eagle
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq, TSX: PPTA) has secured $255 million in new investments from JPMorgan Chase and Agnico Eagle (TSX, NYSE: AEM), giving the U.S.-focused gold…
Friedland-backed scandium miner enters supply deal with Lockheed Martin
Robert Friedland-backed Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL) could become a long-term supplier of scandium for Lockheed Martin under the recently signed Australia-U.S. critical minerals pact,…
Perpetua starts building $1.3B Stibnite gold-antimony mine in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq, TSX: PPTA) has begun early works construction at its $1.3 -billion Stibnite gold-antimony project in central Idaho, fast-tracked by the Trump administration…