Rare Earth Metals

Aldoro to acquire stake in Namibian heavy rare earth carbonatite project

Australia-based Aldoro Resources has signed a binding heads of agreement to acquire an 85% stake in mineral permits EPL 7373;…

The eternal question: the new issue of MINE Australia is out now

Can large-scale mining co-exist with meaningfully protecting the planet's environment? How can a mining company claim to be decarbonising its…

Australian rare earths miner Lynas receives $133m from JARE

Australian mining firm Lynas Rare Earths has secured A$200m ($133.17m) in financing from Japan Australia Rare Earths (JARE), a special-purpose…

Golden Goliath to acquire Canadian rare earth element prospect

Golden Goliath Resources has signed an option agreement  to acquire a 100% stake in the Ernest Rare Earth Element (REE)…

The road to reskilling: the new issue of MINE is out now

Considering the rate of technological innovation in the mining industry, workers face a particular challenge in keeping up with the…

Lynas Malaysia rare earths plant gets conditional operating licence approval

Lynas Rare Earths subsidiary Lynas Malaysia has renewed its operating licence for a period of three years, effective 3 March…

Energy Fuels concludes purchase of Bahia Project in Brazil

US-based critical minerals company Energy Fuels has closed the acquisition of 17 mineral concessions located between the towns of Prado…

Mkango gets environmental clearance for Malawi rare earths project

Mkango Resources has secured Environmental Social Health Impact Assesment (ESHIA) approval for its Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project in the…

European mining eyes uncertain future

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provided Europe with the opportunity to conduct a much needed re-appraisal of its raw materials…

Biggest European rare earths deposit found in Sweden

Swedish state-owned miner LKAB has discovered, what it claims to be Europe’s largest known deposit of rare earth oxides, in…