Study suggests Vital Metals as large REE producer
An initial economic study for Vital Metals’ (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF) Tardiff project in the Northwest Territories outlines output that would make it one of the largest rare earth concentrate…
MP Materials
MP Materials soars on $500M from Apple
Pentagon-backed MP Materials (NYSE: MP), the United States’ only producer of rare earth elements, has struck a $500-million deal with tech giant Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to secure domestic supplies for…
MP Materials lands $400M Pentagon deal
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has entered a major public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to build a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets, reducing America’s reliance…
Editorial: Nato and Trump to the REE rescue
Today’s huge Pentagon deal for MP Materials, the sole producer of rare earth elements (REEs) in the United States, continues the ratcheting up of developments in this formerly obscure sector….
Perpetua secures $400M financing for Stibnite Gold
The Stibnite project holds an estimated 148-million-pound antimony reserve — the only identified in the US.
Saudis enter rare earths with MP Materials deal
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia’s state miner Ma’aden to develop a rare earths supply chain in the kingdom, covering everything from mining to magnet…
MP Materials produces rare earth metal in Texas
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has kicked off commercial production of neodymium-praseodymium metal at its Independence facility in Texas along with trial production of neodymium-iron-boron magnets, the company announced Wednesday. The…
Serra Verde makes global list of critical projects, banks US$150M investment
Brazil-focused Serra Verde Group has gained a US$150 million investment and earned a spot on the Minerals Security Partnership’s (MSP) global list of projects considered crucial to the global energy…
US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more
The United States has a long mining and exploration history and is rich in base and precious metals as well as new energy metals and uranium. Here are seven companies…
Washington mulls US$456M loan for American Rare Earths project capex in Wyoming
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR; US-OTC: ARRNF) gained after reporting the United States is considering US$456 million in debt financing for the company’s Halleck Creek Wyoming project, one of the world’s…
Saskatchewan plant first to produce rare earth metals in North America
Facility is ready to produce 10 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium metals per month, with purities greater than 99.5%, SRC said.
Aclara grows Carina Module rare earth resource in Brazil
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has boosted the total tonnage at its Carina Module rare earth project in Brazil by 77%, the company said Friday. The project in Goiás state now…