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Lindian highlights steady construction progress at Malawi project
8th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Lindian Resources is progressing on-site construction activities at the Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, including the start of the mobilisation of the Komatsu owner-operator... 


Jack Allardyce
Harena appoints new interim CFO, corporate adviser, broker
8th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Harena Rare Earths has announced the appointment of Jack Allardyce as interim CFO, as well as the appointment of broker Marex as corporate adviser and SP Angel Corporate Finance as... 


Greenland landscape
Critical Metals building pilot plant in Greenland
8th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started construction on a multi-use storage and pilot plant facility in Qaqortoq, Greenland, which is a key enabling infrastructure project for the... 


Askari poised for growth as it becomes debt free
7th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Askari Metals has successfully repaid, in full, its convertible note facility with Lawson Mining, as well as the remaining balance of the Series B Redeemable Notes, leaving it debt-free,... 


Meteoric Resources receives letter of support for up to $50m from EFA
7th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Meteoric Resources has reported that its flagship Caldeira rare earth project, in Brazil, has received a nonbinding and conditional letter of support from Export Finance Australia (EFA)... 


Lithium Corporation signs option agreement on rare earth prospect
7th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Mineral exploration company Lithium Corporation has announced the execution of an option agreement on the company's Las Pilas prospect, in southern British Columbia, Canada, where enriched rare... 


Rare earth oxides
G7 finance ministers to meet in Washington to discuss rare earths, three sources say
6th January 2026 By: Reuters

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations will meet in Washington on January 12 to discuss rare earths supplies, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. One of the sources... 


Rare earth material in hand
Viridis nears full finance readiness for Colossus project with $50m EFA support
6th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Viridis Mining and Minerals has received a conditional letter of support from Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance Australia (EFA) to provide up to $50-million, or... 


Globe Metals progresses Kanyika project during 2025
Globe Metals progresses Kanyika project during 2025
19th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Globe Metals and Mining says it is entering a “transformational phase” in its history, having strengthened its financial position, advanced technical and permitting workstreams and... 


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Pensana’s shareholders reaffirm support ahead of Nasdaq listing
18th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSDEA) has agreed to a staged conversion of a $15-million bridging loan to manage its ownership percentage in London-listed Pensana, while supporting the... 


Lindian hosts US delegation at Kangankunde
Lindian hosts US delegation at Kangankunde
15th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lindian Resources executive chairperson Robert Martin this week hosted senior representatives of the US government at the company’s Kangankunde rare-earths project in Malawi. The... 


Lindian reports that all non-process infrastructure contracts have been awarded at Kangankunde
Lindian reports that all non-process infrastructure contracts have been awarded at Kangankunde
11th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has advised shareholders that all major non-process infrastructure (NPI) contracts for its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, have been awarded, with... 


USA Rare Earth speeds up Texas project, eyes 2028 start
11th December 2025 By: Reuters

USA Rare Earth said on Wednesday it will bring forward commercial production at its rare earths project in Texas to late 2028 from 2030, citing faster-than-expected progress at its processing... 


US and Australian agencies signal $600m support for Tronox REE expansion
10th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral sands miner Tronox has secured conditional and nonbinding expressions of support from the export credit agencies of the US and Australia for potential financing of up to $600-million to... 


Rainbow Rare Earths senior metallurgist Roux Wildenboer interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa’s low-cost, high-value rare earths heading for global market entry
10th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited the laboratories that Rainbow Rare Earths has established very innovatively on the north-western fringe of Greater Johannesburg as part of its journey towards... 


CRML 'dismantling China’s stranglehold on rare earth', says CEO
CRML 'dismantling China’s stranglehold on rare earth', says CEO
10th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp (CRML) has executed a term sheet to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with Romanian State-owned processor FPCU, paving the way for what the company says will be the... 


Lindian finalises full ownership of Kangankunde rare earths project
10th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has completed the final $10-million tranche under its share sale agreement to acquire the remaining 33% of Rift Valley Resource Developments. The payment increases... 


An image of the Longonjo site
Pensana concludes $100m strategic equity investment
9th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Pensana has concluded a $100-million subscription by a strategic investor in support of the company's US mine-to-magnet strategy. Under the terms of the agreement, the strategic... 


Boliden CEO Mikael Staffas
EU's rare earths push is 10 years late, Boliden CEO says
5th December 2025 By: Reuters

The EU should have taken action on rare earths 10 years ago, the boss of Swedish miner Boliden said on Friday, commenting on the European Commission's plan to fast-track three-billion euros... 


An image of lithium in a hand
Oversupplied rare earths market faces uneven investment trends
5th December 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

While the rare earths market is currently oversupplied, US efforts to diversify supply away from China are driving investment for some minerals, while other minerals encounter constrained... 


An image of pumping at the Phalaborwa project
Project targets low-cost rare earths supply outside China
5th December 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Leveraging phosphogypsum waste residue, rare earth element producer Rainbow Rare Earths’ Phalaborwa rare earths project, in Limpopo, aims to support the development of a diversified global supply... 


An image of the Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine
Rare earths project leverages demand for longevity
5th December 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Through its rare earths Steenkampskraal project, in Western Cape, rare earths miner Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) aims to progressively increase local beneficiation, skills development and... 


Arafura secures renewed EDC support as Nolans pushes to FID
Arafura secures renewed EDC support as Nolans pushes to FID
1st December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Arafura Rare Earths has confirmed that its export-credit partner Export Development Canada (EDC) has extended credit approval for its existing $300-million senior debt facility, a... 


PGMs, rare earths, hydrogen fuel cells make headlines
PGMs, rare earths, hydrogen fuel cells make headlines
28th November 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer says South Africa's PGMs could get a boost with China’s platinum futures exchange debut; good news for the Phalaborwa rare earths project with a surge in the... 


Pensana's Longonjo site
Pensana confirms scope to produce higher-value MREC at Angola project
27th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following a detailed evaluation of the Longonjo flow sheet, London-listed rare earths miner Pensana says there is scope to increase the content of heavy rare earths within its high-value mixed rare... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett
Rainbow selects solvent extraction for final separation at Phalaborwa
25th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Rainbow Rare Earths has chosen solvent extraction (SX) as the final separation method for its Phalaborwa rare earths project, in Limpopo, a decision the company says removes a key uncertainty in... 


US set to narrow its rare earth gap, others not so much
25th November 2025 By: Reuters

A multi-billion dollar pipeline of rare earth projects around the world is set to partly wean the US off Chinese rare earths, but falls far short of breaking Beijing's grip over the sector for most... 


Lynas jolted by Kalgoorlie power outages, warns of quarterly shortfall
Lynas jolted by Kalgoorlie power outages, warns of quarterly shortfall
25th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths has reported significant power supply disruptions at its new Kalgoorlie processing facility, warning that outage frequency in November has resulted in... 


South Africa's Phalaborwa rare earths project.
Rare earth yttrium’s price surge uplifts South Africa’s Phalaborwa economics
24th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The economics of South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project in Limpopo province have been uplifted very materially by the 3 000%-plus surge in the European prices of yttrium, a silvery white,... 


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Washington this week.
MP Materials to build Saudi rare earths refinery with Pentagon, Maaden
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

MP Materials said on Wednesday it would build a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia with the US Department of Defense and state-owned Saudi Arabian mining company Maaden to expand Middle Eastern... 


Pensana to expand Longonjo rare earths resource to over one-billion tonnes
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals company Pensana Rare Earths is preparing a $11-million drilling and metallurgical programme aimed at increasing the Joint Ore Reserve Commitee-compliant mineral resource estimate... 


Marnie Finlayson
DevEx appoints former Rio Tinto battery materials head as new MD
19th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed DevEx Resources has appointed Marnie Finlayson as MD, effective December 1, as the company prepares for the next stage of growth across its uranium and rare earths portfolio. Finlayson... 


Rare earth magnet startup Vulcan Elements to build $1bn North Carolina plant
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

Vulcan Elements, a North Carolina-based rare earth magnet producer, said on Tuesday it will build a $1-billion manufacturing facility in its home state to supply US electronics and military... 


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