Rare earths developer Peak Resources on Tuesday told shareholders that it had received a letter of interest from the US government agency the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), stating that it would consider financing the Ngualla rare eart…
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LSE-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has acquired ten mining claims in Zimbabwe, as part of its strategy to augment its rare-earth portfolio. Zimbabwe is geologically well known as hosting a large number of minerals, including gold, battery metals, coal, pla…
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What is considered to be one the world’s highest-grade rare earths mine, Steenkampskraal, in South Africa, has received all the necessary regulatory approvals to complete construction and be in production in 12 to 18 months.
The mine’s infrastructure…
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A preliminary feasibility study (PFS) into the Longonjo neodymium and praseodymium project, in Angola, has found that the project could produce an average of 56 000 t/y of concentrate over a nine-year mine life. ASX-listed Pensana Metals on Friday repo…
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Western powers will attend talks in Brussels next week on curbing China’s dominance of rare earths and other critical resources and European Union (EU) officials will present their vision to create entire green supply chains. The talks, on November 19,…
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China set its annual rare-earth mining quota at the highest on record as domestic demand for the strategic materials, used in everything from electric vehicles to military hardware, increases.
The quota for six dominant producers, including China Nort…
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Australian rare earths producer Lynas Corp Ltd said on Monday its Malaysian unit signed a memorandum of understanding with government agency MARA Corporation.
They will cooperate on projects including attracting downstream rare earths customers to Mal…
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Rare earths hopeful Hastings Technology Metals has extended the mine life of its Yangibana project, in Western Australia, by two years, with an 18% increase to the project’s ore reserves.
Hastings on Monday reported that the total rare earth oxide est…
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London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths says demand for its product remains strong, as the company shipped 100 t of concentrate grading 56% total rare earth oxides (TREO) in October.
“The concentrate from the Gakara project, in Burundi, contains very low l…
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Canadian minerals exploration company Avalon Advanced Materials has set its sights on a closed coal mine site in the US state of Illinois, where geochemical sampling has found elevated levels of rare-earth elements (REE) and other metallic elements, su…
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