RareEarths

In a major strategic move, Canada has launched a C$6.4 billion ($4.6 billion USD) plan to strengthen its critical minerals sector, as Western nations intensify efforts to reduce dependence on China for essential raw materials used in clean…

Hastings Technology Metals Ltd has entered negotiations with Ucore Rare Metals Inc. for a potential offtake agreement from its flagship Yangibana Rare Earths Project in Western Australia. The move marks a significant step toward securing…

China’s recent delays in rare earth exports have opened a strategic window for the United States and its allies to reduce dependency on Beijing’s near-monopoly over the critical minerals market — essential for advanced technologies such as…

A group of leading Australian financiers and mining veterans have come together to launch a new investment firm aimed at capitalizing on the global boom in strategic and critical metals. The firm, named Southern Cross Strategic Metals…

Introduction Shares of rare earth mining companies across Asia and the US slumped on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a tentative truce on trade and critical minerals, pausing new tariffs and export restrictions that had fueled…

Introduction In a significant push toward India’s critical minerals self-reliance, the Ministry of Mines has officially recognised two new Centres of Excellence (CoEs) under the Critical Minerals Mission, bringing the total number of such…

Introduction Donald Trump, on a diplomatic and trade push at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, has signed multiple trade and critical-minerals agreements with four Southeast Asian nations—namely…

Introduction As China tightens its export restrictions on rare earth elements (REEs), India finds itself racing to boost domestic production—but progress remains slow due to technological, infrastructural, and policy hurdles. Despite…