ASM inks deal to sell rare earths to US magnet maker
Australian Strategic Materials (ASX: ASM) has inked a five-year agreement to supply neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) alloy from its Korean Metals Plant (KMP) to magnet maker USA Rare Earth LLC….
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How Rainbow Rare Earths plans to bootstrap itself onto the global stage
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) is making strides in the rare earths sector as its Phalaborwa project in South Africa underpins an aggressive international growth strategy. While pilot-scale production at…
Top ten US juniors to mid-tiers, outside of precious metals, coal
Nuclear fuel providers again led the largest United States-based junior and mid-tier mining companies valued from US$250 million to US$2 billion, excluding precious metals and coal producers. The data as…
Rainbow, Mosaic partner on rare earths extraction in Brazil
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW; US-OTC: RBWRF) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) to jointly study the viability of extracting rare earth elements (REEs) from the phosphate…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Seven companies targeting strategic metals
In the race to achieve net-zero emissions and reduce reliance on China for critical minerals, mining companies are ramping up their search for lithium, rare earth elements, copper and more….
Rare earths exploration across the Americas – in charts
With China dominant in the mining and processing of rare earths, the West faces a daunting task to build supply chains of the critical minerals independent of the Asian superpower….
Neo Performance starts Estonia rare earth magnet plant build under new CEO
Neo Magnequench, a division of Canadian permanent magnet manufacturer Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO) has broken ground on its first rare earth magnet manufacturing plant build in Europe. The facility in Narva,…
Altona to resume drilling at rare earths project in Mozambique
Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) said on Wednesday it had reopened its Monte Muambe rare earths project in Mozambique, with drilling to resume on or around July 15. The exploration…
RANKED: World’s top 10 rare earth projects
Rare earths, 17 minerals critical to the energy transition for their use in electric car batteries and wind turbines, are also crucial to national security for use in aerospace and…
Mining the moon to lift off within 10 years, says NASA
The United States’ space agency (NASA) is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions that will also take…
Rainbow Rare Earths reaches deal for 100% of Phalaborwa in South Africa
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE:RBW) has inked an agreement with Bosveld Phosphates that would give it full ownership of the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa. The deal will see the…
Serra Verde starts commissioning Brazilian rare earths mine
Pela Ema will be, at startup, the first scale operation outside Asia to produce four critical magnetic rare earths, essential for making the magnets used in EVs and wind turbine generators.