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MP Materials lands multibillion-dollar Pentagon deal to bolster US rare earth magnet supply
MP Materials lands multibillion-dollar Pentagon deal to bolster US rare earth magnet supply
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE-listed MP Materials on Thursday announced a landmark public-private partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD), securing a multibillion-dollar package aimed at accelerating domestic... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 


Neodymium magnet powder
Mkango subsidiary achieves first commercial-scale rare earth powder production from scrap
7th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto- and London-listed Mkango Resources has successfully conducted first production runs for commercial-scale hydrogen processing of magnet scrap (HPMS) as part of a trial process at the... 


Bayan stakes ground near Mountain Pass rare earth mine
7th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Bayan Mining and Minerals has secured a strategic foothold in one of the world’s most prospective rare earth elements (REE) corridors, filing staking applications for 72 federal... 


Ocean water
Japan to begin test mining rare-earth mud from seabed in early 2026
4th July 2025 By: Reuters

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1 900 km southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the government-backed project... 


Argyle Resources’ partner files 21 mineral lode claims in Wyoming
4th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Junior mineral exploration company Argyle Resources’ exploration partner Rangefront Mining Services has filed 21 mineral lode claims on the company’s behalf with the US Bureau of Land Management... 


A periodic table showing some of the rare earth elements
China's foreign minister dismisses European worries over rare earths
3rd July 2025 By: Reuters

China's foreign minister downplayed European worries over rare earth exports restrictions on Thursday, saying it was standard practise to control dual-use goods exports but that Europe's needs... 


Minerals Budget Vote 2025 under way in Parliament.
Hazardous, illegal mine openings shut, rehabilitation sharpened, Parliament hears
3rd July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s derelict and ownerless mine rehabilitation programme has gone beyond rehabilitation to include the closure of hazardous old shaft openings as well as apertures created by illegal... 


Rare earth oxides
Mkango announces proposed merger with US firm
3rd July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and TSX-listed Mkango Resources has announced that its subsidiary, Lancaster Exploration, along with other related entities, will merge with US-listed special purpose acquisition company Crown... 


Wood advances rare earth elements project in Mongolia
2nd July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Global consulting and engineering firm Wood has been selected by the Mongolian National Rare Earth Corporation (MNREC) to deliver a definitive feasibility study for its Khalzan Buregtei rare earth... 


Ramaco says Brook rare earth project viable with $1.2bn NPV – Fluor report
Ramaco says Brook rare earth project viable with $1.2bn NPV – Fluor report
2nd July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Ramaco Resources said on Tuesday that a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) by Fluor had found its Brook mine project to be commercially and technologically feasible, with a... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Well-endowed South Africa has huge opportunity ‘right now’ to grow mining sector
1st July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane... 


Rare earth material
Bessent says US hopes to see China magnets flow at ‘faster rate’
1st July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is hopeful China will do more to ease the export of rare earth magnets after last month’s deal between the two countries, saying flows had still not... 


Jacob Deysel
New Critica CEO sees 'globally significant' future in WA rare earths
1st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths hopeful Critica has appointed mining executive Jacob Deysel as CEO, with a mandate to advance the company’s flagship Jupiter project in Western Australia and spearhead a strategic... 


Cobra announces A$15m deal with Barton Gold for Wudinna assets
30th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

UK-listed explorer Cobra has signed a conditional agreement with ASX-listed Barton Gold to sell its Wudinna gold assets in South Australia for up to A$15-million in cash and shares, allowing it to... 


Pensana completes extended processing plant area at Longonjo
30th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Rare earths developer Pensana has reported that the completion of the extended processing plant plot area on its Longonjo rare earths refinery project, in Angola, lays the groundwork for... 


Cementation Africa MD Japie du Plessis interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Newly named Cementation Africa excited about setting business on new growth path
30th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The newly named Cementation Africa is excited about setting the rebranded business on a new growth path. As part of preparations to operate outside of the Murray & Roberts Group, the new “own... 


China's rare earths are flowing again, but not freely
30th June 2025 By: Reuters

The threat of mass shutdowns across the automotive supply chain is fading as Chinese rare earth magnets begin to flow, though automakers and suppliers say production plans still face uncertainties... 


UK trade envoy for Southern Africa Calvin Bailey, MP.
UK committed to fresh value-adding mining approach, says Southern African envoy
27th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The UK government is promising Africa a fresh in-Africa value-adding approach to the mining and minerals development it will be going all out to partner and promote. This promise was spelt out... 


Northern Minerals owns the Browns Range mine in Western Australia.
Northern Minerals notes Federal Court action but affirms it is not a party
27th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths company Northern Minerals has acknowledged legal proceedings initiated by the Australian Treasurer against a foreign investor, but stressed that it is not a party to the matter. The... 


President Donald Trump
US says deal with Beijing will expedite rare earth exports from China
27th June 2025 By: Reuters

The United States has reached an agreement with China on how to expedite rare earth shipments to the US, a White House official said on Thursday, amid efforts to end a trade war between the world's... 


Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Australia sues China-linked rare earths investors
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare earths miner Northern Minerals, the national treasurer said on Thursday,... 


Energy Fuels and Astron’s Donald rare earth JV secures regulatory approval
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Uranium and critical minerals company Energy Fuels has received the final major regulatory approval required to construct and operate the Donald rare earth and mineral sand project in Victoria,... 


Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston on screen top left at London Indaba.
China sees pleasing Africa as form of insurance against trade wars, London Indaba hears
25th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China sees pleasing Africa as a form of insurance against trade war impacts, Sydney University Associate Professor Dr Lauren Johnston spelt out at the London Indaba, the annual event organised by... 


Dateline MD injects over A$1m in show of confidence
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Dateline Resources said on Wednesday that MD Stephen Baghdadi had exercised more than 53-million share options, injecting over A$1.06-million into the company and increasing his stake to... 


Vale Base Metals chairperson Mark Cutifani at the London Indaba.
Praise heaped on geological data transparency of Malawi, Nigeria at London Indaba
24th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

There are only two countries in Africa that currently make their geological survey data open to the world. “Malawi is the first, and I believe Nigeria is the second,” Vale Base Metals chairperson... 


A map of the Lobito rail corridor
US remains in talks on $500m for Angola’s rail corridor
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US International Development Finance Corp. is still finalizing more than $500 million in financing for the Lobito corridor, a railway project that will haul critical minerals from central... 


EU needs rare earths strategic reserves against China threat
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

European Union countries should create joint reserves of rare earths to prevent supply chain disruptions and economic blackmail from China, the EU's Commissioner for Industrial Strategy, Stephane... 


ReElement CEO Mark Jenson and Pensana CEO Tim George
Pensana signs MoU with ReElement Technologies, American Resources Corporation
23rd June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Rare earths mining and processing company Pensana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation and US critical mineral refiner ReElement... 


European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
China lashes out at G7, Von der Leyen for criticism of policies
18th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

China has attacked the Group of Seven nations for what it called interference in its internal affairs and chastised a top European official for criticising Beijing’s rare earth and economic... 


Strange Lake camp in Nunavik, Quebec.
Canada’s EDC and CIB step up for critical minerals with C$165m for Torngat’s REE project
18th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Quebec-based rare earth developer Torngat Metals on Tuesday announced C$165-million in combined financing for its Strange Lake rare earths project in Nunavik. The company signed a C$110-million... 


Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze
Lynas adds terbium oxide to heavy rare earths portfolio
18th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths has announced a milestone in its heavy rare earths strategy with the first production of separated terbium oxide at its advanced materials plant in Malaysia. This... 


Canadian Prime Minister and G7 chairperson Mark Carney
G7 launches action plan to secure critical minerals supply chains
18th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a new critical minerals action plan aimed at securing the supply of materials for clean energy, digital technologies and industrial... 


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