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Rare earth samples from Round Top project, in Texas
USA Rare Earth successfully produces technically-demanding dysprosium from magnet scrap
14th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed USA Rare Earth has successfully produced commercial-grade dysprosium oxide and neodymium-praseodymium oxide samples from recycled rare earth magnet scrap at its Wheat Ridge... 


Mintek Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Mandla Chabalala.
Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition, PGM Industry Day hears
14th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s national mineral research organisation Mintek is targeting global recognition as a minerals flotation researcher, the State-owned organisation emphasised at its recent platinum group... 


Northern Minerals' Browns Range project
Australia blocks voting rights of some China-linked investors in Northern Minerals
14th July 2026 By: Reuters

Northern Minerals said on Tuesday that Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ordered three offshore investment firms, including Hong Kong Ying Tak, to refrain from exercising their voting rights in... 


Yangibana project area
Updated DFS confirms robust economics, early production start for Hasting's Yangibana rare earths project
13th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

An updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) on ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals' Yangibana rare earths and niobium project, in Western Australia, has provided a derisked pathway to Stage 1... 


Rendering of the Belfast magnet recycling facility
Ionic commissions Tenova for Belfast magnet facility FEED study
13th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has taken another step forward in developing a commercial magnet recycling plant in the UK, commissioning Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) to conduct the front-end... 


Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Namibia secures China deals on infrastructure, mining and energy with state visit
13th July 2026 By: Reuters

China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors during talks in Beijing between Chinese leader... 


Rare earth oxides
Ionic Rare Earths appoints first regional COO amid global expansion
10th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has appointed Sean Sargent COO of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As the company focuses on delivering a commercial rare earth magnet recycling facility in the... 


Three large yellow load haul trucks at the Longonjo rare earths mine in Angola
Major rare earths mine construction progresses
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

The construction of the Longonjo rare earths mine in Angola is progressing on target and on budget for first mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) commissioning in 2027, according to owner and operator... 


Wolfsberg lithium project, in Austria
Greenland-focused Critical Minerals tasks adviser to evaluate non-core asset portfolio
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Minerals Corporation has announced a strategic process to unlock the inherent value of its non-core assets, retaining Clear Street as financial adviser to evaluate a range of... 


Caldeira project rendering
Meteoric Resources expands measured resources of Caldeira rare earths project by 246%
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Meteoric Resources has increased the measured resources of its Caldeira project by 246% to 128-million tonnes grading 2 815 parts per million (ppm) of total rare earth oxide (TREO),... 


Rare earths
Victory Metals ships heavy rare earth concentrate samples to potential offtake partners
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Victory Metals has successfully dispatched heavy rare earth concentrate to potential offtake partners in Australia, Japan and the US for independent product examination. The company... 


Viridis drilling at Colossus project, in Brazil
Viridis announces industry-leading MRE on Colossus rare earths project
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Viridis Mining & Minerals has upgraded the mineral resource estimate (MRE) of its Colossus rare earths project, in Brazil, following targeted infill drilling. The measured and indicated... 


REalloys project site
REalloys inks letter of intent to work with magnet manufacturer
8th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed REalloys has signed a letter of intent with a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced permanent magnets, JS Link, to evaluate a strategic partnership to develop an integrated... 


Ucore's RapidSX technology
Ucore sends commercial-grade dysprosium samples for offtaker evaluation
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has produced commercial-grade 99.9% dysprosium oxide that will be sent to major rare earth permanent magnet and electronics manufacturers for technical evaluation.... 


Drill results demonstrate shallow mineralisation, strong continuity at Kendrick’s Namibia project
Drill results demonstrate shallow mineralisation, strong continuity at Kendrick’s Namibia project
7th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Kendrick Resources has announced the latest portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analytical results from diamond drill holes TKDD004 to TKDD006 at the Teufelskuppe (TK) project, in... 


An image of Monte Muambe
NeoTerra highlights metallurgical gains at Mozambique project
7th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed NeoTerra says metallurgical breakthroughs at its Monte Muambe project, in Mozambique, have significantly de-risked development of the project’s multi-commodity flowsheet, confirming a... 


A globe focused on Africa
Africa attracted investment in 2025; the challenge is turning it into broader industrial development – Unctad
7th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and... 


Rare earth oxides
Corporate Japan's rare-earth warnings get louder as China keeps the spigot closed
7th July 2026 By: Reuters

A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the broader Japanese economy, adding a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to find alternatives to exports that... 


Lynas rare earths site in Australia
Australia's Lynas, South Korea's JS Link sign deal for Malaysia magnet factory
7th July 2026 By: Reuters

Lynas Rare Earths said on Tuesday it has signed a partnership deal with South Korea's JS Link to develop a magnet factory in Malaysia. The Australian rare-earths producer will also supply... 


Australia's Northern Territory
Barkly Rare Earths confirms imminent start of large drill programme in Northern Territory
6th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Barkly Rare Earths has started with civil works that will provide access to work areas for a planned 10 000 m drill programme at the Barkly rare earths project, in Australia's Northern... 


Lindian completes first blast at Kangankunde, starts active mining
Lindian completes first blast at Kangankunde, starts active mining
2nd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has successfully completed the first production blast at its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, marking the start of active mining operations and another major... 


Goschen project
Iluka secures rare earths concentrate feedstock from fellow Australian miner VHM
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Iluka Resources has entered into an agreement with fellow-listed VHM for the long-term supply of all planned rare earth concentrate produced from the Goschen deposit. VHM is currently... 


George Bennett
Rainbow making progress on Phalaborwa DFS
1st July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Rainbow Rare Earths reports that, over the first half of this year, work at its Phalaborwa project, in Limpopo, South Africa, has continued to focus on optimising and simplifying the... 


Copper oxide mineralisation
Australian companies Maverick, Rincon form JV on West Arunta project
1st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed explorers Rincon Resources and Maverick Minerals Australia have entered into a binding heads of agreement to form a joint venture (JV) on Rincon's West Arunta copper/gold/rare... 


Monazite
US-based Atlantic Strategic Minerals confirms demo rare earths plant can come online in 12 months
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US monazite developer Atlantic Strategic Minerals has confirmed a technically viable and rapid pathway to develop a domestic US rare earths processing facility from mineral sands. The company's... 


Rare earths material
Australian miner launches strategic review of rare earths project to focus on 'heavies'
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Heavy Rare Earths Limited has launched a strategic review of its Cowalinya rare earths project in Western Australia with a focus on heavy rare earth oxides (HREO). The company has... 


Ema project location in Brazil
Brazilian Critical Minerals confirms meaningful economic potential in Ema project BFS
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Brazilian Critical Minerals confirms in a bankable feasibility study (BFS) on the Ema rare earths project, in Brazil, the project's potential to be a long-life and economically resilient... 


Momentum Technologies' modular MSX rare earths recovery technology
US rare earths refiner demonstrates high-purity rare earths production possible from primary and waste streams
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based critical minerals refining and recovery company Momentum Technologies has managed to produce some of the purest rare earths ever reported at its demonstration plant in Carrollton, Texas.... 


Fortune Metals' NICO project
Canada announces more federal investment for projects to advance critical minerals mining
29th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canada Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson on June 29 announced investments of up to $73-million planned for 12 projects across Canada to advance mining and the infrastructure needed... 


Rare earths ore
Amaroq starts drilling for rare earths in Greenland's Gardar Alkaline province
29th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed mine development company Amaroq has started drilling on the Ilua pegmatite rare earth project, in Greenland, marking the first of the company's 2026 exploration campaigns. The drilling... 


ETM's Kuannersuit project in Greenland
Greenland blocks Australian miner's request for licence renewal over uranium ban
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

Greenland said on Friday it has rejected an application from Greenland Minerals, a unit of Australia's Energy Transition Minerals (ETM), to renew its exploration licence for the Kuannersuit... 


Rare earths
Aclara secures $20m of property tax exemptions in Louisiana ahead of rare earths processing build
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Aclara Resources has confirmed final approval by the Louisiana government of more than $20-million in property tax exemptions for the planned heavy rare earth separation facility at the... 


A generic image of rare earth mineral samples
Rare earth elements confirmed in clays beneath Malawian deposit – Chilwa Minerals
26th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals has highlighted the prevalence of widespread rare earth element mineralisation in clay intervals directly beneath the Mposa heavy minerals sands (HMS) deposit, in... 


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