Trump administration to acquire 10% of USA Rare Earth in $1.6B deal: reports
The US government plans to acquire a 10% stake in USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR) as part of a $1.6…
Category: Critical Minerals
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals
America is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit…
ERG earmarks $1B for Kazakhstan operations
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) plans to invest more than $1 billion in its mining and metallurgical assets in Kazakhstan, the…
CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry
The dearth of new greenfield mines – particularly copper – has been a problem for the industry for decades. A…
Government policies to drive mining investment activity in 2026: survey
Geopolitical events steered the world’s attention to the mining sector in 2025, highlighting the persistent supply chain risks that the…
South32 backs $35M push at Alaska Arctic copper project
Australia’s South32 (ASX, LON, JSE: S32) is going ahead with an ambitious plan to advance the copper-rich Arctic deposit in…
Tests confirm battery grade cobalt sulphate at NICO project in Northwest Territories
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) said on Wednesday it has successfully concluded validation test work for an optimized hydrometallurgical flowsheet to produce battery…
Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners
The Trump administration is finalizing new rules that would effectively cut the permitting process for deep-sea mining in half, even…
US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals
US lawmakers last week introduced bipartisan legislation to create a new authority for a $2.5 billion critical minerals stockpile, aiming…
USA Rare Earth to build plant in France with gov’t backing
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR), through its Less Common Metals (LCM) subsidiary, plans to build a metal and alloy production…