USA Rare Earth wins up to $19.3M in DOE backing
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) has been selected by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $19.3 million (C$26.6 million) in federal funding for a pilot-scale…
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Trump courts Brazil in rare earth supply push
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are forging an unlikely partnership around rare earths as Washington races to loosen China’s grip on critical…
Government funding now a plus not a burden, miners say
In the West’s efforts to catch up with China’s lead in critical minerals development, more companies are warming to government financing than in previous years when governments were regarded as…
Brazil probes $2.8B rare earths deal
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into USA Rare Earth’s (Nasdaq: USAR) proposed acquisition of its only rare earth producer, posing a regulatory hurdle to America’s critical minerals plans…
Rare earths get bulk of Trump’s ‘uneven’ $18.6B funding despite small role
Despite the Trump administration investing around $18.6 billion into critical mineral projects, the investment push is lopsided, with the rare earth supply chain receiving far more funding than other metals,…
USA Rare Earth boosts Western supply chain in $2.8B deal for Brazil producer
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) plans to acquire Brazilian rare earths producer Serra Verde Group for a total value of about $2.8 billion, a move that could position the new…
USA Rare Earth produces first commercial-grade yttrium
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) produced yttrium commercially for the first time, another step in the miner’s efforts to create a rare earth value chain capable of serving Western markets….
USA Rare Earth says new Oklahoma magnet production line commissioned
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) said a commercial magnet production line at its facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma has been successfully commissioned. The commissioning of Phase 1a enables the company to…
USA Rare Earth to buy final Round Top stake for $73M
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) is to acquire the remaining minority interest in the Round Top rare earth deposit in Texas in a $73 million all-stock deal, securing full control…
Infographic: North America’s next rare earths mine?
Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek to secure supplies outside of Chinese control. Exploration…
Serra Verde signs $565M US deal for rare earths mine
Latin America’s sole rare earths miner Serra Verde has closed a $565-million funding package with the United States that could carve out a minority equity stake for Washington. The deal…
USA Rare Earth to raise $3.1B as US takes 10% stake
The United States government is acquiring 10% of USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) – its fourth equity stake in a miner since last July – as part of about $1.6-billion…