American Rare Earths confirms Wyoming project potential
The report, compiled by independent firm Stantec Consulting Services, highlights a three million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) operating scenario. Net present value (NPV) is pegged at $673.9 million at ...
Lynas Rare Earths to switch to continuous mining mode at …
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd has awarded Western Australia-based company Carey Group Holdings a five-year contract for mining services at Lynas' Mt Weld rare earths mine near Laverton. The contract will draw on Carey's nearly 30 years of experience as an open-pit mining contractor and leading First Nations-owned business, …
US only rare earths miner inks supply deal with …
The only rare earths mine in the US. ( Image courtesy of MP Materials. US rare earths producer MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has inked a deal with Sumitomo Corp. to supply the Japanese giant with …
New hub starts commercial production of recycled rare earths …
Nickel-plated neodymium magnet cubes. (Reference image from Wikimedia Commons.) A rare earths hub set up by the University of Birmingham, HyProMag Ltd and Mkango in Tyseley, central England, has ...
Q&A: US rare earths and blunting China's monopoly
Matthew Hall (MH): The US Government has been concerned about China's dominance in rare earths. Why is it important to reduce dependence? Mark Chalmers (MC): This period of COVID has highlighted America's dependence on all critical materials, not just rare earths or other critical minerals, but also critical supplies, medical materials, …
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart builds rare-earth …
The Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has built a nearly 6 per cent stake in rare-earth developer Lynas, strengthening her hand in the contest to build a non …
USA Rare Earth's ambitious plans for domestic supply chain
The Wheat Ridge plant is the second piece of a US-based rare earths oxide supply chain, drawing on feedstock from Round Top. Construction on the Colorado facility is complete, and is slated ...
Mapping rare earths projects outside China
MP Materials is a well-positioned global low-cost producer of high-purity separated rare earth oxides – including lanthanum, cerium, and neodymium-praseodymium oxide (NdPr).. The company can also serve as an integrated Western producer of magnetic materials by producing NdPr and satisfying the US mineral demand.
Cyanobacteria efficiently extract rare earths from mine …
Cyanobacteria. (Reference image by Lamiot, Wikimedia Commons). A team of German researchers has found that the biomass of some exotic photosynthetic cyanobacteria can efficiently absorb rare earth ...
New SX process for rare earths
A RapidSX pilot plant. 12 August 2016. IMC's proprietary RapidSX solvent-extraction (SX) process was developed for the low-cost separation of rare-earth elements (REEs), nickel, cobalt and other technology metals. Pr-Nd oxide is in increasing demand for the production of high-performance permanent magnets, used in a wide variety of industrial ...
Who are the leading innovators in earth drilling equipment …
According to GlobalData, there are 40+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established mining companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the …
Energy Fuels' first shipment creates US-Europe rare earths
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) and Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO) created a new United States-to-Europe rare earth supply chain this week when the first container – with 20 tonnes of ...
U.S. Begins Forging Rare Earth Supply Chain
Sloustcher said the heavy rare earths will be refined in a different building, adding that the project is just getting started. To fully domesticate the magnet supply chain, MP Materials also began construction on the United States' first rare earth magnetics factory in April 2022. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the facility will be able to ...
American Rare Earths partners on DOE-funded R&D, drills at …
The United States has only one rare earths mine, Mountain Pass in California, owned by MP Materials, which is backed by a Chinese investor. The US …
Altona Rare Earths strikes copper deal in Botswana
Altona Rare Earths shares were trading at 1.69p, or 50% higher, by mid-afternoon in London. This leaves the company with a market capitalization of £976,130 ($1.24m) Share
Canada's first rare earths producer reports first run at
The DMS unit also achieved 75.2% recovery in its first run for a single pass, processing ~2,300kg of concentrate mined at Vital's Nechalacho rare earth project, sorted onsite and then crushed at ...
China to become net importer of some rare …
Looking ahead, we forecast that over 50% of all new global rare earth demand growth over the coming ten years will be directly or indirectly driven by government-led actions. China will become a ...
Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable …
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Boost for US rare earths as Lynas signs contract
Rare earths are critical components across several industries, from electric vehicles to smartphones, but the DoD is particularly concerned with securing a reliable supply of rare earths for military equipment. Rare earths are vital for satellites, missile guidance systems, missile defence systems and more – it is in this area that the US ...
China bans export of rare earths processing tech over
Credit: Wikimedia Commons. China, the world's top processor of rare earths, banned the export of technology to make rare earth magnets on Thursday, adding it to a ban already in place on ...
Rare earths prices seen rebounding in second half of 2024
Rare earths are a group of 17 elements used in products from lasers and military equipment to magnets found in EVs and consumer electronics. Prices surged to their highest in a decade in 2022 only ...
American Rare Earths raises $8.7m to advance Halleck Creek
The funding provides the company with the necessary capital to advance Halleck Creek towards development with the aim to deliver a secure supply of critical minerals to the North American supply ...
Rare Earths Processing | Equipment, Process Flow, Cases
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Mines in 1985, the world 's rare earth resources reserves totaled 45 million tons (REO). Among them, China has 36 million tons, accounting for 80% of the world's total reserves; the United States has 4.9 million tons, accounting for 11%; India, 2.22 million tons, accounting for 5%; the ...
Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart enters rare earths
Brazilian Rare Earths, which is backed by mining magnate and Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart, will list on the ASX with a market capitalization of $315 million ($220 million).
Gina Rinehart builds stake in Lynas Rare Earths
Gina Rinehart has amassed a near-6% stake in Lynas Rare Earths Ltd., adding to the iron ore billionaire's portfolio of stakes in critical mineral producers vital to the …
U.S. Begins Forging Rare Earth Supply Chain
Currently, the country controls nearly 60 percent of rare earth mining operations, more than 85 percent of processing capacity and more than 90 percent of permanent magnet production, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Makuutu Rare Earths Project, Uganda, East Africa
The Makuutu rare earths project is an open-pit mining development by Ugandan company Rwenzori Rare Metals (RRM) in Uganda, East Africa. The scoping study of the project was completed in May 2021, while stage one of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) was completed in March 2023. Australia-based IonicRE, a company previously …
Pensana begins construction on $195m rare earths facility in …
The offshore wind-powered rare earths separation facility is planned to start production in late 2023. UK-based rare earths developer Pensana has started construction at its $195m Saltend rare earth processing hub in northern England. Said to be the first major facility of its kind to be developed in more than a decade, the hub will be powered ...