Rare Earths

Shenghe Resources said it would sell majority stakes for its smelting and separation business for between 1.66-billion and 1.81-billion yuan ($248.44-million and $270.89-million) to a subsidiary of... 

ASX-listed Lindian Resources confirms it is on track for first monazite concentrate production in December. The company has been advancing construction, mining and commissioning readiness... 

Canadian silica, zircon, titanium, scandium, vanadium and rare earths developer Meta Critical Minerals has appointed John Melkon to its strategic advisory board effective immediately. Melkon is a... 

Rare earths and mineral sands company VHM Limited has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui for the acquisition up to 65 000 t/y of heavy mineral... 

The project entails the development of a factory with capacity to produce neodymium/iron/boron permanent sintered magnets. 

The Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine has opened its Phase 1 concentrate plant. 

Arafura has secured a binding five-year offtake agreement with a leading global raw materials trading company to supply 850 t/y of neodymium/praseodymium oxide. 

The exploitation permit has been formalised. 

ASX-listed AuKing Mining and Nasdaq-listed Greenland Mines have both welcomed the strong commitment shown by the US government to advance critical mineral projects in Greenland. AuKing explains... 

As investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory builds out its critical minerals portfolio to serve industrial and defence supply chains, the company has established a base in Washington DC, and... 

Malaysia's king has acquired a 2.25% stake in Singapore-listed Southern Alliance Mining (SAM), paying a premium in an off-market deal with the firm's MD and controlling shareholder Pek Kok Sam, the... 

LSE-listed Harena Rare Earths is focusing its efforts on obtaining an environmental permit and the approval of its environmental and social plans to enable it to start construction on its... 

ASX-listed Critica has released an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Jupiter rare earths project in Western Australia, which delivers its first indicated category of resources. The... 

Australian rare earths and mineral sands developer VHM has signed a non-binding term sheet with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui for the purchase of up to 65 000 t/y of heavy mineral... 

ASX-listed Arafura Rare Earths has secured a binding five-year offtake agreement with a leading global raw materials trading company to supply 850 t/y of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) oxide.... 

Industrial metals have come under broad pressure in recent weeks, falling 3.3% month-on-month as of October 7, as expectations of a more hawkish US Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment across the... 

The US International ​Development Finance Corp plans to increase direct equity investments, including in Africa and the critical minerals sector, the agency's Africa head said, as the US steps up... 

The European Commission has chosen 46 strategic raw material projects to benefit from faster permitting and help in bidding for public and private funding, as the bloc races to diversify supply... 

Brazilian Critical Minerals is developing the Ema project – a greenfield ionic clay-hosted rare earths development.