China sets new mining controls, to speed up strategic reserves
The Chinese government plans to impose mining controls on certain minerals to ensure its security of supply, in a move that could further enhance Beijing’s chokehold on the global flow…
Rare Earths
Critical minerals boom lifts mining dealmaking
Global mining M&A is gaining momentum this year, driven by a surge in critical minerals deals, rising government intervention and a shift towards supply chain security, speakers said this week…
European Union targets tungsten, rare earths stockpile to counter China’s grip
The European Union has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated stockpile of critical minerals as the bloc steps up efforts to reduce dependence on China for…
Trump leaves Beijing with no rare earth deal confirmed
U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday without securing a breakthrough agreement on rare earths despite labelling the visit as a “success” and offering warm words for his Chinese…
Sudbury hosts major rare earth project ‘in a pizza delivery zone,’ CEO says
Volta Metals’ (TSX-V: VLTA) Springer project hosts one of the largest rare earth deposits in North America and is so connected to infrastructure that pizza can be delivered to the site,…
Trump courts Brazil in rare earth supply push
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are forging an unlikely partnership around rare earths as Washington races to loosen China’s grip on critical…
Government funding now a plus not a burden, miners say
In the West’s efforts to catch up with China’s lead in critical minerals development, more companies are warming to government financing than in previous years when governments were regarded as…
Brazil probes $2.8B rare earths deal
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into USA Rare Earth’s (Nasdaq: USAR) proposed acquisition of its only rare earth producer, posing a regulatory hurdle to America’s critical minerals plans…
Rare earths get bulk of Trump’s ‘uneven’ $18.6B funding despite small role
Despite the Trump administration investing around $18.6 billion into critical mineral projects, the investment push is lopsided, with the rare earth supply chain receiving far more funding than other metals,…
TMCR expands into iron ore with $133M US deal
The Metals Royalty Company (Nasdaq: TMCR), a spinoff from seabed mining hopeful The Metals Co. (Nasdaq: TMC), is buying a royalty on Mesabi Metallics’ iron ore project in Minnesota for…
Ottawa’s $6B skills push pits miners vs builders
Ottawa’s $6-billion (US$4.4-billion) push into skilled trades aims to ease a looming labour crunch, but it’s uncertain how much of the spending will reach mining – an industry already scrambling…
Forrest said to sell Wyloo’s Yangibana rare earths stake in pivot to nickel
Australian tycoon Andrew Forrest is reportedly seeking buyers for a majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia its holds through its private investment vehicle Wyloo Metals,…