Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance Australia has stepped in to support the next phase of Brazilian rare earth development, issuing letters of support this week for projects owned by two Australian-listed companies. The move underlines the growing importance of development lenders as commercial banks remain wary of the sector’s risk profile. EFA has indicated […]
US President Donald Trump’s White House trade adviser predicted American industrial breakthroughs would help boost domestic production and eliminate China’s market dominance of rare earths. “China has been flexing its muscles now in Europe, in India, in the United States saying, basically, we’re gonna do what we want, and if you try to stop us, […]
In the depth of Arctic winter, when temperatures plunge to minus 20 degrees Celsius, where daylight rarely arrives, Sweden’s northernmost town of Kiruna eagerly awaits for a brief window of two or three hours each day, for what’s called the phenomenon of civil twilight. The visibility extends beyond a few metres through snow-laden air, but […]
Three Indian companies have received licences from Chinese authorities to import rare earth magnets, offering partial relief to India’s automotive and electronics industries that were hit by Beijing’s export restrictions earlier this year, the government said on Thursday. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that some Indian firms have secured approvals to import […]
Energy Fuels Inc said on Wednesday that an updated feasibility study for its wholly owned Vara Mada project in Madagascar confirmed strong long-term economics and the potential to become a major non-Chinese source of rare earth elements, alongside titanium and zircon. The study, which complies with U.S. and Canadian mining disclosure standards, estimates a post-tax net […]
The United States is intensifying efforts to secure rare earth supply chains outside China, pressing ahead with allied coordination, investment commitments and discussions on market interventions as concerns grow over Beijing’s dominance of minerals critical to defense, clean energy and advanced manufacturing. As preparations begin for the 2026 G7 summit on January 12, 2026, rare […]
As China barred exports of so-called dual-use goods to Japan that could be applied to military ends, Japan has to urgently search for alternative sources and simultaneously explore its own rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near the remote Minamitorishima Island, in a landmark experiment aimed at strengthening access to critical minerals amid growing geopolitical and […]