Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has indicated that Lynas Corporation’s rare earth elements (REE) processing plant near Kuantan, Malaysia, will probably receive its renewal to operate later this year.
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Lynas sets sights stateside with rare earths JV in Texas
Lynas Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blue Line Corporation to develop rare earths separation capacity in the United States.
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Wesfarmers targets lithium with Kidman Resources takeover bid
Wesfarmers’ hunt for access to metals needed for electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated with a $776 million takeover offer for Australian lithium company, Kidman Resources.
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Lynas fends off $1.5bn Wesfarmers takeover bid
Lynas Corporation plans to make Wesfarmers work for a takeover of the rare earths company
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Wesfarmers lobs $1.5bn offer at Lynas
Wesfarmers has set its sights on Lynas Corporation with a $1.5 billion takeover bid.
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Hastings Technology awards Yangibana FEED contract to DRA Global
DRA Global has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract at Hastings Technology Metals’ Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia.
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Northern Minerals to complete Browns Range plant next month
Northern Minerals is making “steady progress” on the pilot plant installation at the Browns Range heavy rare earths project in Western Australia, with construction on track for completion by June 30.
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Arafura awards Hatch engineering contract
Arafura Resources has appointed engineering consultancy, Hatch, as the lead engineering study manager for the definitive feasibility study at the Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the Northern Territory.
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Northern Minerals ramps up Browns Range recruitment
Northern Minerals has made “steady progress” on the installation of a pilot plant for its Browns Range heavy rare earths project in the East Kimberley of Western Australia.
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Hastings secures funding for WA rare earths development
Hastings Technology Metals plans to raise $15.5 million to fund development of the Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia.
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Northern Minerals to invest $56m in rare earths project
Northern Minerals has approved development of a $56 million pilot plant at the Browns Range heavy rare earths project in Western Australia.
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The rare earth elements that run the world [infographic]
Rare earth elements and their compounds are a crucial part of our everyday technologies. But our demand for these precious elements are growing, and the world's supply is not evenly distributed.
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AFP reportedly investigating Australian North Korean mining links
Rare Earths: driven by magnetic applications and diversity in supply
Australia is pivoting its economy away from resources like coal and iron ore, but are there other commodities we can bank on to take up some of the slack? In this “future commodities” series we explore the economic future for commodities we’ve always relied on, and some we haven’t.
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Alkane Resources in bid to supply aerospace industry
Alkane Resources has revealed it is in talks with major aerospace firms about supplying a crucial rare earth element used in jet engine manufacture.
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A new move in North Korean mining?
A massive discovery in North Korea of a rare earth 'super deposit' may mean a revival of mining in the country. Cole Latimer writes.
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Alkane’s Dubbo Zirconia Project receives final approval
Alkane Resources’ Dubbo Zirconia Project has been approved by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission.
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China cuts its mining taxes
China has nearly halved its iron ore resources tax, removed taxes on coal, and restrictions on some foreign investment.
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Is North Korea’s massive rare earths deposit a massive lie?
North Korea’s claims of uncovering the world’s largest potential rare earth deposit have come into question
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Lynas announces plans to raise $83 million
Lynas has posted a massive loss, prompting a sharp sell-off late yesterday.
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