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Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze
Lynas CEO says government policies are improving rare earths market
21st January 2026 By: Reuters

Government policies around floor prices for rare earths have improved the function of the market and helped lift prices to sustainable levels, Amanda Lacaze, the CEO of Lynas Rare Earths said on... 


Lynas Rare Earths' quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production
Lynas Rare Earths' quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production
21st January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths reported a 43% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as higher selling prices eclipsed a production shortfall caused by power disruptions at its ore processing... 


Rowena Smith and Mark Chalmers
Energy Fuels to acquire ASM in A$447m rare earths deal
21st January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

US-listed Energy Fuels is adding another building block in its rare earth supply chain vertical integrations plans with the proposed acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials Limited (ASM),... 


The Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC
Congo offers manganese, copper‑cobalt and lithium assets to US investors under minerals pact
20th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has sent Washington a shortlist of state-owned assets - including manganese, copper-cobalt, gold and lithium projects - for US investors to consider as part of a... 


Critical Metals plans $1.5bn rare earths JV in Saudi
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp has executed a nonbinding term sheet with Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Brothers Company (TQB) to establish a 50:50... 


Boston Consulting Group’s Tycho Möncks (left) and Mikhail Nikomarov.
2025 to 2035 decisive for Africa’s new mineral wealth opportunity, say Boston execs
16th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa’s mineral wealth has become a focal point for the clean energy transition and advanced manufacturing and coordinated action by Africa can convert the continent’s mineral wealth into GDP... 


US lawmakers introduce bill to create $2.5bn critical-minerals stockpile
US lawmakers introduce bill to create $2.5bn critical-minerals stockpile
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to create a $2.5-billion stockpile of critical minerals, a move aimed at stabilizing market prices and encouraging domestic mining... 


A Coal India operation
Coal India eyes rare earth pacts in Australia, Russia and Africa, unit exec says
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India is scouting partnership opportunities in rare-earth mining across Australia, Russia, Argentina, Chile and several African countries, a top executive of its coking coal-focussed unit said... 


Longonjo site
Pensana moves ahead with construction at Longonjo
14th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Pensana has reported that, following conclusion of the early works programmes, funded by the Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSDEA) during 2025, the main construction activities for... 


FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday after President Donald Trump recently stepped up threats to take... 


China's 2025 rare earth exports hit highest since at least 2014 despite restrictions
China's 2025 rare earth exports hit highest since at least 2014 despite restrictions
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's rare earth exports in 2025 hit the highest level since at least 2014, even as Beijing began restricting shipments of several medium to heavy elements from April. The world's top producer... 


Bayan appoints senior rare earths specialist to support REE strategy
13th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Bayan Mining and Minerals has strengthened its US rare earths push with the appointment of veteran processing and projects specialist John Ganser to advise on development of its Desert... 


Rainbow Rare Earths launches final phase pilot plant
13th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has started operations at its Johannesburg pilot plant, marking the final phase of process testwork for the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa. The... 


Tsodilo detects critical minerals, rare earth elements at Botswana project
13th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has announced the verification of significant critical minerals and rare earth element (REE) mineralisation from its 100%-owned Gcwihaba Metals project, in northwest... 


Absa CIB Coverage Head for Resources and Energy Shirley Webber.
Call for Africa to turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
13th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa does not have the luxury of treating regional cooperation and regional beneficiation as afterthoughts. If the continent continues to negotiate in small, fragmented units, the result will be... 


Industry organisation promotes price-support model for Australian critical minerals strategic reserve
Industry organisation promotes price-support model for Australian critical minerals strategic reserve
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed fresh detail on the Australian federal government’s proposed Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve, while pressing the case for... 


Amanda Lacaze
Lynas Rare Earths CEO to retire after over a decade in role
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said on Tuesday its CEO Amanda Lacaze was retiring after 12 years, just as Western countries seek greater security of supply for the metals for which Lynas is the top... 


Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Australia to prioritise antimony, gallium, rare earths in A$1.2bn reserve
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2-billion strategic reserve, it said on Monday, as its Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to join a G7 meeting to... 


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will urge Group of Seven nations and others to step up their efforts to reduce reliance on critical minerals from China when he hosts a dozen top finance... 


Feasibility study confirms economics of Energy Fuels’ Madagascar rare earth project
9th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

NYSE- and TSX-listed Energy Fuels’ updated feasibility study (FS) for the Vara Mada project, in Madagascar, has confirmed the project’s strong economics, world-class quantities of high-quality rare... 


An image of Kangankunde
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... 


An image of the Longonjo site
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... 


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