RARE EARTH METALS
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World’s development of rare earths on shaky ground as China tension grows
September 16, 2020Most of the world’s phones, cameras and electric cars are dependent on minerals that are currently exclusively processed in China. As the geopolitical tension between…...
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Mkango’s Malawi exploration unearths interesting rare earth elements
September 15, 2020Aim- and TSX-V-listed Malawi-focused rare earth element explorer Mkango Resources reports that the reconnaissance shallow soil sampling and auger programme at its Mchinji licence area…...
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Australia’s race against China’s ‘rare earths weapon’
September 14, 2020If you have a phone, a camera or an electric car, chances are that each of these devices is wholly dependent on key minerals that,…...
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The race to break China’s control of supplies of hi-tech metals is leading to Madagascar — and beyond
September 11, 2020A worker stokes pots containing the rare earth metal Lanthanum before he pours it into a mould near the town of Damao, located in China’s…...
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Why Europe, not Trump, should buy Greenland
September 9, 2020The island is not for sale, but targeted assistance to the mineral-rich territory could help the EU achieve strategic autonomy. The scramble for Greenland is…...
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Race is on for Indonesia’s untapped rare earths
September 9, 2020Tin mining tailings could contain commercial quantities of rare earths both US and China would be keen to tap. Rare earth, the experts like to…...
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Global Rare Earth Metal Market 2020-2024
September 7, 2020Technavio has been monitoring the global rare earth metal market size and it is poised to grow by USD 5.76 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at…...
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US rare-earth rise ‘wishful thinking’
September 6, 2020As the global trade system has been shattered by both the US-led anti-globalization drive and the COVID-19 pandemic, major rare-earth importers including the US are…...
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China’s rare-earth exports continue downward trend in August
September 6, 2020China in August exported 1,642 tons of rare-earth, data from Chinese Customs showed on Monday – a slight rebound from July’s 1,620 tons, but still…...
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Europe struggles to cut China reliance for rare earths
September 5, 2020The U.S. and Europe’s ambition to boost production of rare raw materials used in electric vehicles and reduce dependence on China will face obstacles, including…...
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China’s rare earth exports to the US could fall by a third
September 4, 2020Global demand drops 5 per cent this year amid coronavirus, analysts say. ‘As a major consumer of China’s lanthanum, the US oil refining industry is…...
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Lawmakers Seek to Curb U.S. Reliance on China for Rare Earths
September 1, 2020U.S. House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing dependence on China for rare earths used in everything from electric vehicles to missiles to wind turbines.…...
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Will China-US dispute extend to rare earths?
August 26, 2020Editor’s Note: With China-US tensions continuing to rise, many speculate that China may leverage rare earths to countermand the United States’ moves. Will the China-US…...
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China’s Rare Earth Exports Fall to Over Five-Year Low as Pandemic Devastates Demand
August 26, 2020Rare earths, a collection of chemical elements, have broad applications and are crucial to many cutting-edge products, including phone components, electric-vehicle batteries and military equipment.&he...
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US $20 million research grant to explore supply options for rare earth element
August 25, 2020The US designated $20 million for basic research aimed at identifying a stable supply of so-called rare earths that are crucial for electronics embedded in…...
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Japan unearths rare metals essential for lithium-ion batteries off Pacific island
August 24, 2020The Yomiuri Shimbun A government agency dealing with natural resources has announced the successful excavation of rare metals including cobalt and nickel from the seabed of…...
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China’s flooding slams rare earth, fertilizer and other industries
August 24, 2020Economy recovering from coronavirus lockdowns now threatened by deluge SHANGHAI — Weeks of flooding along the Yangtze River, China’s longest waterway, has crippled commodity production,&he...
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Lynas signs Kalgoorlie rare earth processing facility sublease
August 24, 2020The sublease was signed for a 135-hectare industrial-zoned site on the Great Eastern Highway in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Australia-based rare-earths mining company Lynas and…...
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China’s rare earth exports plunge 69.1% in July, disrupted by COVID-19
August 21, 2020China’s rare earth exports plunged 69.1 percent to 1,620 tonnes last month, disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, said the country’s commerce authority on Thursday. China…...
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Russia has $1.5bn plan to dent China’s rare earth dominance
August 14, 2020Russia plans investment of $1.5 billion in rare earth minerals, critical to the defence, telecommunications and renewable energy sectors, as it strives to become the…...
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Bold Action Needed to Solve Rare Earth Problem
August 11, 2020It happens about once a year here in Washington: a think tank or a group of concerned citizens holds an event centering on the rare…...
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U.S. finds its Chinese rare earth dependency hard to break
July 28, 2020LONDON — The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil. It’s one small step towards…...
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First rare earth firm in decade to go public in $1.5 billion deal
July 16, 2020US rare earths miner MP Materials will go public in a $1.47 billion deal by merging with a private-equity backed blank-check company, underscoring Wall Street’s…...
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Japan to strengthen control over rare metal reserves
July 13, 2020In the wake of supply disruptions of certain metals caused by the covid-19 pandemic, Japan has decided to launch a series of measures to address…...
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US Vulnerable to China Rare-Earth Monopoly, Researchers Find
July 9, 2020The global pandemic has exposed the utter dependence of the U.S. and the world on China for critical equipment and raw materials. That’s especially the…...
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Uranium: A bull market is under way
July 8, 2020The growing uranium supply deficit, currently being accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic related production cuts, has seen the price for uranium skyrocket – making it the…...
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What is driving the uranium price higher?
July 2, 2020The price of uranium continues to climb, thanks to production cuts by major providers like Cameco (TSX:CCO) and Kazatomprom (LSE:KAP). It is becoming a more interesting market for…...
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Only mill in the US able to process uranium-rare earth ores open for business
June 29, 2020As the US pushes to dilute China’s monopoly and develop a domestic uranium-rare earth supply, Colorado-based Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) is working towards being at the…...
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