With rare earths in the cross hairs of the US-China trade war, there’s a sharp focus on who else can sell the critical minerals.
Russia could become one supplier. The country accounts for less than 2% of global production, but owns the world’s fourth-…
Russia owns lots of rare earth but mines little. That’s changing Read More »
Indian miners in the private sector are seeking a reversal of a government order that banned beach sand mining by private mining companies. Private sector miners, in a submission to the government, point out that the imposition of the ban is a reflecti…
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China is willing to meet reasonable demand for rare earths from other countries, but it would be unacceptable that countries using Chinese rare earths to manufacture products would turn around and suppress China, its commerce ministry said.
That would…
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that his country will allow Australian rare earths producer Lynas Corp to keep operating a processing plant in the country.
Mahathir’s comments remove the uncertainty that had been hanging ove…
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Investors with long memories might be forgiven for a sense of deja vu over warnings about rare earths and Chinese supply.
Chinese state media reports grabbed global attention Wednesday as they dropped heavy hints about export cuts. Rare earths – a gro…
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Returns for investors in Chinese rare earths stocks are looking anything but scarce.
Investors are piling into the sector on speculation the materials may be weaponized in China’s tit-for-tat trade war with the US President Xi Jinping’s visit to a rar…
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Neodymium prices surged towards $50 000/t on the Sanghai Metal Market on Friday, as rare earths hit centre stage in China’s trade dispute with the US, ASX-listed Pensana Metals said in a statement on Monday.
The company added that the price surge fol…
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Over eight years ago I wrote about a crisis that could unfold in the United States related to rare earth imports from China. Remember the Chinese control the rare earth market. These rare earths are used in your phones, Ipads, and hybrid/electric vehicles. Just think of rare earths in all your advanced technologies which involve magnets like hard drives and speakers. Some think the rare earth boom has been and gone…but I think its coming back and it could be very soon.
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Rare earths miner Lynas on Tuesday told shareholders that it would relocate a planned processing facility from its Kuantan operations in Malaysia, to its operations in Western Australia.
Speaking at an investor conference, CEO and MD Amanda Lacaze not…
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Rare earths miner Lynas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based Blue Line to develop rare earth separation capacity in the US. Under an MoU, the two companies would exclusively work together on the proposed development of a rare ea…
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