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Wyloo, Hastings to form Yangibana rare earths JV
Wyloo, Hastings to form Yangibana rare earths JV
20th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo has entered into exclusive negotiations with ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals to establish an unincorporated joint venture (JV) for the Yangibana rare earths... 


Henk Ludik appointed corporate finance adviser to Lindian
13th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With multiple funding enquiries over the past few months to help progress the development of its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, and a current nonbinding $50-million Stage 1 funding and... 


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Montero receives second instalment from Tanzania for Wigu project expropriation
11th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Montero Mining and Exploration’s legal representatives in Tanzania have received $8-million in cash, the second instalment of the $27-million settlement between the company and the... 


Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario says it would ban China from deals on minerals, energy
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The leader of Canada’s largest province said the government will ban Chinese components from energy projects if his party is reelected later this month. “China is playing by its own rules, is... 


Katoro raises funds as it seeks to expand its critical minerals portfolio in Canada
10th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Katoro Gold has announced conditional equity financing of £317 500 through the issue of 635-million new ordinary shares, at a placing price of 0.05p per placing share. Katoro says the... 


Agreement signed to develop R1.8bn rare earth, critical battery elements refining facility in Africa
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African multidisciplinary asset manager Novare and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, has announced a R1.8-billion rare earth... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


$22.5m equity raising to progress Greenland, Austria projects
$22.5m equity raising to progress Greenland, Austria projects
7th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals has completed a private placement of $22.5-million to assist in accelerating development plans for the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland and the Wolfberg... 


President Donald Trump
Trump says he wants Ukraine to supply US with rare earths
4th February 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth minerals as a form of payment for financially supporting the country's war efforts against... 


Mkango closes £2.34m private placement
3rd February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

A private placement by Aim-listed Mkango Resources to raise gross proceeds of £2.33-million through the issuance of 29.19-million common shares at a price per subscription share of 8p, has closed.... 


Beneficiation of African metals and minerals in Africa is being demanded as an absolute must.
Adding value to metals and minerals in Africa emphasised as a must at Mining Indaba
3rd February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investing in African Mining Indaba presenters on Monday spoke repeatedly of the need for Africa to add value to its metals and minerals on the continent itself rather than allowing this to take... 


Demand for copper, nickel, rare earths, lithium to quadruple by 2040, report says
Demand for copper, nickel, rare earths, lithium to quadruple by 2040, report says
3rd February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Key minerals such as copper, nickel, rare earths and lithium are on the brink of an unprecedented demand surge, projected to nearly triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040, according to accounting... 


Montero finalises distribution of $27m settlement in Tanzania dispute
29th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian junior Montero Mining and Exploration said on Tuesday that it had finalised the distribution of its $27-million settlement with litigation funder Omni Bridgeway over the expropriation of... 


Liberia anticipates new minerals discovery will draw $3bn
29th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Liberia expects to attract $3-billion in investment after the discovery of new minerals, President Joseph Boakai said. Studies conducted over five decades and funded by the Chinese show the iron... 


Cobra produces first mixed rare earth carbonate from South Australia project
28th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed exploration and development company Cobra has successfully produced a potentially saleable mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) at laboratory scale from its in-situ recovery study on... 


An image of Glen Nwaila
Reliable technological development stressed
24th January 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In line with the theme of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2025 – Future-Proofing African Mining Today – the impetus of focusing on defining sustainability in a changing world remains key to... 


An image showing Pensana's Longonjo rare earths project
Pensana secures $160m loan facility for Angola rare earths project
23rd January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Pan-African bank Absa Bank, through its Corporate and Investment Banking division, has conditionally approved a credit term sheet for its 50% participation in an about $160-million syndicated loan... 


Urgewald director Heffa Schuecking.
New metallurgical coal list highlights decarbonisation need beyond thermal coal exiting
23rd January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand-surpassing production of metallurgical coal, in spite of the availability of environment-friendly alternatives for steelmaking in particular, is highlighted in the launch of a... 


Chile launches call for studies on obtaining cobalt, rare earths from mine waste
22nd January 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's development agency Corfo on Tuesday opened a call for studies on the extraction of cobalt and rare earths from mining waste, offering $3-million to $4-million per project for a three-year... 


Gold tailings retreatment at DRDGold's Ergo.
Global tailings institute selects South Africa as launch pad of new mine dump standards
21st January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a bid to help make mine tailings safer for people and the environment, a global institute has been launched in South Africa which has also been selected as the location of the independent,... 


Lynas flags challenging conditions ahead in rare earths market
Lynas flags challenging conditions ahead in rare earths market
17th January 2025 By: Reuters

Rare earths miner Lynas missed market forecasts for its second-quarter revenue and warned on Friday it expects tough market conditions to prevail in the coming quarter on subdued demand from China,... 


North Stanmore advances as heavy rare earth clay deposit
16th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Victory Metals on Thursday announced a significant resource upgrade for its North Stanmore heavy rare earth elements (HREE) project in Western Australia. Despite being a minimal infill... 


Eroding glut of rare earths could halt two-year price downtrend in 2025, analysts say
Eroding glut of rare earths could halt two-year price downtrend in 2025, analysts say
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Prices of rare earth minerals are likely to stabilise in 2025 after a two-year downturn, as China slows mining output to protect domestic producers and growing demand from electric vehicles and... 


Arafura Rare Earths gets A$200m boost from Australia
Arafura Rare Earths gets A$200m boost from Australia
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Arafura Rare Earths will get A$200-million from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund to support a new mine and processing facility, the latest move by Western nations to boost supply chains of... 


As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
13th January 2025 By: Reuters

US President-elect Donald Trump last week reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, which could be useful for the US because of its strategic... 


President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland. Denmark has repeatedly said the island, a self-governing part of its kingdom, is not for sale.
US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China
10th January 2025 By: Reuters

US and Danish officials lobbied the developer of Greenland's largest rare earths deposit last year not to sell its project to Chinese-linked firms, its CEO told Reuters, adding it has been in... 


The nuGen™ green hydrogen fuel cell truck retrofitted from a diesel-powered vehicle.
Mining needs to commit to intensified decarbonisation goals, consulting firm shows
9th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The mining industry needs to commit to an intensified pursuit of decarbonisation goals amid the rate of greening being too slow to meet science-based targets, consulting services firm dss+ points... 


St George partners with scientific agencies for niobium and REE production in Brazil
9th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed St George Mining has partnered with the Brazilian research and innovation agencies to advance the downstream processing and production of niobium and rare earths elements (REE) from its... 


Mkango moves to spin off assets through Nasdaq shell
8th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Mkango Resources has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent (LOI) with Crown PropTech Acquisitions (CPTK), aimed at combining their businesses and listing a new entity on Nasdaq. The... 


ARR granted licence to do test mining at Halleck Creek
8th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

ASX-listed American Rare Earths (ARR) has announced that its wholly owned US subsidiary Wyoming Rare (WRI) has been granted a licence to explore by dozing at the Halleck Creek rare earths project,... 


Victory signs nonbinding MoU with Sumitomo for potential offtake of rare earths
17th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Victory Metals has signed a strategic nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with integrated trading and investment company Sumitomo Corporation. The MoU outlines the proposed... 


Interim study confirms Phalaborwa project’s viability
17th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The findings of an interim study at miner Rainbow Rare Earths’ Phalaborwa project, in South Africa, has confirmed the project’s viability and “exceptional economics”, despite two years of... 


Rob Cole
Cole steps down as Iluka chairperson
13th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rare earths miner Iluka Resources on Friday announced the retirement of chairperson and nonexecutive director Rob Cole. This follows an earlier announcement in November that Cole had taken... 


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