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USA Rare Earth announces AI, quantum computing partnership for optimised processing
17th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed miner USA Rare Earth, quantum computing company Pasqal, as well as AI specialist Raven Systems have announced a strategic partnership to develop next-generation separation technology... 


Rare earths periodic table and oxides
Critical Metals finds promising economics for proposed rare earths refinery in Romania
17th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has released a study on its proposed 50/50 joint venture rare earths refinery with State-owned Romanian entity Fabrica de Prelucrare a Concentratelor de... 


SMM COO Aidan Schoonbee
Steenkampskraal appoints Aidan Schoonbee COO
16th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine's (SMM's) newly appointed COO, Aiden Schoonbee, will oversee the Western Cape-based thorium and rare earth project’s execution into full production and the subsequent... 


Wolfsberg lithium project
Critical Metals confirms merger with European Lithium can soon be voted on, closed by November
16th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has confirmed its acquisition of ASX-listed European Lithium is nearing the final stages following the required court approvals, saying the deal will... 


Former Neo Performance Materials CEO Constantine Karayannopoulos
Greenland Mines forms strategic advisory board with critical mineral-versed experts
15th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Greenland Mines has formed a strategic advisory board with initial members Constantine Karayannopoulos, Thomas Abraham-James, and Bent Olsvig Jensen having been appointed. The... 


Neo Performance Materials' rare earths magnet plant in Estonia
Canada's Neo Performance Materials starts commercial production of rare earth magnets in Europe
15th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Neo Performance Materials has started commercial production at its European permanent magnet manufacturing facility, in Estonia, with first volumes of rare earth sintered magnets having... 


Premier, Canmax extend long stop date of offtake, prepayment agreement
14th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Premier African Minerals has reached agreement with Canmax Technologies to further extend the long stop date under the restated offtake and prepayment agreement originally entered... 


Ionic Rare Earths nonexecutive director James Rutherford
Ionic Rare Earths garners Rutherford as nonexec director
14th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has appointed James Rutherford nonexecutive director effective immediately. He initially joined the company in an advisory role in February, with the nonexecutive... 


Yttrium chemical symbol
How obscure yttrium became a global flashpoint
14th September 2026 By: Reuters

If you want an insight into the state of the world right now, it's worth taking a look at yttrium. This obscure member of the rare earths family is going to be high on the agenda when China's... 


Itarantim project area in Brazil
Brazilian rare earths developer IMC produces first mixed carbonate, records high terbium recovery rates
11th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed IMC Rare Earths has managed to achieve terbium recoveries of up to 95.2% from laboratory-scale metallurgical testwork at its Itarantim ionic adsorption clay project in Brazil. The... 


drilling site
State exploration programme targets critical minerals
11th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa’s government geological agency the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has introduced a high-resolution mapping programme to identify areas with potential to host critical minerals, with the... 


Mixed rare earth hydroxide filter cake
Australian Rare Earths advances next stage of Koppamurra pilot
10th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Australian Rare Earths has successfully established rare earths recovery at its Koppamurra pilot plant, having advanced beyond heap leaching into downstream product recovery. The... 


A block showing the periodic table details of niobium
US says it will help develop Kenya's critical minerals processing
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

The US will help Kenya develop a critical minerals processing industry, a senior American official said on Wednesday, against the backdrop of rivalry between China and the US over access to... 


Cyclic Materials founder and CEO Ahmad Ghahreman
Cyclic Materials starts commercial operation of rare earths recovery facility in Arizona
10th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian circular rare earths company Cyclic Materials has officially opened the US's largest rare earth recycling facility in Mesa, Arizona, which can process 25 000 t/y of end-of-life components... 


Kal Tire's Tracy Cobb and John Martin being interviewed at Electra Mining Africa by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
AI helping reduce mining tyre downtime by up to 20%, Electra Mining Africa showcases
9th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Demonstrated to Mining Weekly at this week’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg were AI-enabled solutions that are taking mining tyre performance to the next level by lowering... 


Monazite concentrate recovered at the Kasiya project
Scoping study confirms Kasiya's potential as a significant source of critical rare earths
9th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals developer Sovereign Metals has renamed its Kasiya project, in Malawi, to the Kasiya Critical Minerals project to reflect that is no longer a rutile and graphite project only, but... 


Rare earths
Aclara forms JV with Japan's JOGMEC to find new rare earth deposits in Brazil
9th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed rare earths developer Aclara Resources on September 8 announced a joint venture (JV) with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (Jogmec) to explore and advance new ionic... 


Brazilian Rare Earths' pilot plant interior
Brazilian Rare Earths produces first rare earth concentrate from pilot plant, readies next stage
8th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Brazilian Rare Earths has successfully commissioned its Stage 1 metallurgical pilot plant in Camaçari, Brazil, producing its first rare earth concentrate. The plant will be used for... 


An image of Rainbow CEO George Bennett
Rainbow, Mosaic initiate PFS for Brazil rare earth project
7th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has started a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Uberaba project, in Brazil, in conjunction with partner NYSE-listed Mosaic Company.   Following the positive... 


Dewater Filter Press system
Viridis places first major equipment purchase order for Colossus rare earths mine
7th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed rare earths miner Viridis Mining & Minerals has placed its first major equipment purchase order for the Colossus rare earth project, in Brazil, for a residue pressure filtration package... 


Rare earth oxides
China rare earth firms halt some US shipments over geopolitical worries, sources say
4th September 2026 By: Reuters

Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the US for fear of repercussions from Beijing, three sources said, underscoring how access to the materials remains an issue for the US... 


Rare earths drill core
Ionic Rare Earths secures term sheet for magnet recycling JV in US
3rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has through its US subsidiary entered into a joint venture (JV) term sheet with Missouri-based US Strategic Metals (USSM) for the construction of magnet recycling... 


Rare earths drill core
Greenland-focused rare earths developer Eclipse proceeds with more advanced testwork
3rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Eclipse Metals has reported "highly encouraging" results from quantitative automated mineralogical analysis completed by ALS Metallurgy on four composite samples from the Ivigtût... 


Lindian's newly acquired Sareco rare earths processing facility
Rare earths producer Lindian inks tech services, offtake agreements with refiner Carester
3rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has signed a technology and engineering services agreement, as well as a long-term binding offtake agreement, with global rare earth processing and separation company... 


Rare earths mineralisation
Tech organisation Battelle demonstrates protein-based approach to rare earths separation
2nd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based independent, nonprofit applied science and technology organization Battelle has demonstrated a promising biotechnology-based solution for rare earths processing. The organisation is... 


Rare earth oxides
Rare earths miner Mont Royal inks joint study agreement with refiner to form value chain
31st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-V-listed Mont Royal Resources has signed a joint study agreement with US-based Alta Resource Technologies to evaluate a technical pathway for processing mixed rare earth carbonates... 


Rare earths ore
Brazilian Critical Minerals' Ema project advances to FEED stage
31st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Brazilian Critical Minerals has appointed consultancy Altris Engineering as lead design engineer for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of the company's flagship Ema rare... 


Cyclic Materials rare earth oxides
US-focused rare earths recycler Cyclic Materials secures another $75m funding for plant rollout
28th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian circular rare earths company Cyclic Materials has completed a $75-million strategic financing round, which reflects expanded commitments from existing investors and brings the company's... 


Rare earth oxides
California's Maglut to scale novel seperation tech for rare earths
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

California-based Maglut Heavy Industries has unveiled a water-based process to separate rare earths at a globally competitive cost level and with a strong social licence to operate. Having taken... 


Vale's Mutaca mine, in Brazil
Brazil's Vale studies extracting rare earths, gold from mining waste
27th August 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale is studying the possibility of extracting rare earths, gold and other minerals from mining waste as part of its circular economy strategy, a Vale executive said on Wednesday.... 


Rare earths ore
Greenland Mines announces $20m public offering
26th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed rare earths developer Greenland Mines has announced a $20-million public offering with new and existing institutional investors for the purchase and sale of four-million shares. The... 


Monte Alto geology model
Brazilian Rare Earths confirms more mineralisation at Monte Alto deposit in Brazil
26th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In its drive to define the entirety of the Monte Alto deposit, in Brazil, ASX-listed Brazilian Rare Earths has reported more ultra-high-grade extensions to the south and east of Monte Alto, as well... 


Lynas rare earths
Lynas expands global footprint, eyes new rare earths supply deals
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said it planned to grow its global supply chain on Wednesday, with discussions to secure new mine supply from project developers around the world and set up a magnet... 


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