NioCorp nears Elk Creek full $1.1B financing
NioCorp Developments (Nasdaq: NB) says it has signed up commodity trader Traxys to buy and market the remaining planned output from Elk Creek, moving closer to full financing for the…
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AOMC, Odyssey merge to build $1B deep-sea miner
American Ocean Minerals is merging with Odyssey Marine Exploration (Nasdaq: OMEX) in a reverse takeover that will create a roughly $1 billion market cap deep-sea mining company. The all-stock transaction…
Greenland to block ETM Kvanefjeld rare earth project
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) said Tuesday that Greenland intends not to renew the exploration licence for its Kvanefjeld rare earths project. The draft decision deals a fresh blow to…
PDAC Video: Aclara lines up Chile rare earth permit, Brazil study
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) is working through a difficult financing climate to build a mine-to-magnet supply chain outside China, Executive Vice-President José Augusto Palma said. The Toronto-based company expects a…
Moonshot puts global metals scramble on display
Artemis II is set to lift off tomorrow, spotlighting the geopolitical race for the metals behind modern spaceflight. The flight around the Moon, without landing, will carry astronauts aboard the…
Lynas expands non-China supply chain in Vietnam deal
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY) is moving deeper into Asia’s non-Chinese production sector as it advances a deal with South Korea’s LS Eco Energy that includes about…
USA Rare Earth says new Oklahoma magnet production line commissioned
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) said a commercial magnet production line at its facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma has been successfully commissioned. The commissioning of Phase 1a enables the company to…
Energy Fuels notches first terbium rare earths output
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has produced its first kilogram of terbium oxide from the White Mesa mill in Utah, marking another step in its domestic heavy rare earths…
U.S. joins $1T mineral security consortium
The United States plans to commit $250 million towards a new investment vehicle aimed at securing critical mineral and energy supply chains, as Washington steps up efforts to counter geopolitical…
China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
China has invested more than $120 billion in overseas mining and upstream processing since 2023, accelerating a state-backed push to secure the raw materials underpinning the global energy transition, says…
Lynas Rare Earths produces first samarium
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has produced its first samarium oxide from its plant in Malaysia, becoming the only non-Chinese producer of the mineral. This expands Lynas’ range of separated…
Rainbow Rare Earths, Mosaic advance Uberaba tailings reprocessing plant
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) has signed a development agreement with Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) to advance the Uberaba rare earths project in Brazil. An economic assessment released along with the…