6 h. ago Department of Defense investment in rare earth mining company offers road map for sector revitalization

Government guarantees to pay miner above market rates for 10 years

Economics

10 h. ago Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades plans to process the fossil fuel to extract hard-to-get metals that are crucial for tech products and military hardware. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, former West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, and Wyoming’s […]

Culture

57 h. ago Rare Earths Processor Scales Back Output Due to Construction Delays

Construction delays have caused one of North America’s few rare-earth processors to push back its production goal, just as Western nations struggle to counter China’s control over metals vital to industry.

Culture

1 week ago Bessent Says US Hopes to See China Magnets Flow at ‘Faster Rate’

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 returned to levels seen in early April.

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1 week ago China Shows Off Tech Resilience in Face of Trump Export Controls

As Donald Trump brandishes US export controls on technology as a bargaining chip to wrest supplies of rare earth magnets from Beijing, China is showcasing what it can do without the most advanced American semiconductors.

Economics

2 w. ago Australian Treasurer Sues Foreign Investor in Rare Earths Miner

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has started the first legal case in the Federal Court for an alleged breach of the nation’s foreign investment laws, saying a shareholder in a rare earths company failed to heed his order to sell its stake.

Culture

2 w. ago US Rare Earths Refiner Phoenix Tailings Eyes IPO Within 3 Years

US metals refiner Phoenix Tailings plans to pursue an initial public offering within three years after building out plants to produce rare earth elements to go into automobiles, medical devices and military equipment.

Culture

2 w. ago China Doesn’t Hold Upper Hand Versus US, Biden Official Says

It will take “a generation” to diversify some of the US dependency on China for rare earths and other segments of global supply chains, but that doesn’t mean Beijing holds the economic upper hand over Washington, former US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said.

Politics

2 w. ago Honda Supplier Rethinks China Relationship as Trade War Bites

As the US-China trade war expands into the auto, steel and rare earths sectors, few companies are feeling the pressure more than top Japanese car parts supplier Daido Steel Co.

Economics

3 w. ago Geomega provides update on Montviel hydrometallurgical process developments

MONTREAL, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Geomega Resources Inc. (“Geomega” or the “Corporation”) (TSX.V: GMA) is pleased to provide an update on the hydrometallurgical process developments for the Montviel rare earth deposit. Following the restart of the hydrometallurgical testwork on Montviel in 2022 (see press release), Geomega was able to significantly upgrade the process […]

Sport

4 w. ago Ford CEO says rare earth supply is ‘day to day’ after plant halt

The raw materials are deeply embedded in cars, iPhones and other products China has used to exert trade leverage

Culture

4 w. ago China grants rare earth export permits after US trade talks, offers relief but uncertainty persists

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The high-level negotiations over China’s export controls of rare earths is giving U.S. businesses some relief, even though it may be only for now. China has approved “a certain number” of export permits for rare earth elements and related items, its commerce ministry said on Thursday, one day after U.S. President […]

Economics