Mapping rare earth supplies and the challenges of turning these minerals into magnets
Unlike the name suggests, rare earths are not very rare at all. Many countries — including Australia —…
Waroona weighs up planned gallium refinery funded by US-Australia critical minerals deal
Locals are hopeful a $13 billion US-Australia critical minerals deal set to build a new gallium refinery south…
Breaking China’s iron grip on world’s supply of critical minerals
If there is any mystery over America’s historic agreement to partner with Australia this week on the supply…
Critical minerals industry cheers deal that will ‘encourage greater investment’ as stock prices swing
Australia’s critical minerals industry has broadly welcomed the wideranging rare earths deal struck between the US and Australia,…
Donald rare earth mine given major project status by Australian government
The Australian government has granted major project status to Astron Corporation’s Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project…
Why President Trump wants Australia’s rare earths
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was kept waiting months for his first meeting with US president Donald Trump, but…
Global finance chiefs wait on Trump and Xi as trade war simmers
(Bloomberg) — After a week of talks dominated by trade spats and geopolitical distrust, finance chiefs were once…
‘China versus everyone’: US eyes rare earths deal with Australia as former Trump advisor touts major trade win from Trump-Albanese meeting
A former Trump advisor expects the US to forge a valuable rare earths partnership with Australia ahead of…
China Rare-Earth Product Exports Shrink as US Frictions Flare
(Bloomberg) — China’s exports of rare earth products fell in September from a month earlier, as Beijing’s tighter…
US wants to make rare earth deals with Australia but without China involved, expert says
The United States has an appetite to strike critical minerals deals with Australia, but without involving China in…
China Trade Fight Threatens COVID-Like Shock To U.S. Economy, Analysis Finds
AFP / Getty Images The reignition of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies could suppress economic…
Markets tumble as Trump escalates trade war with 100% tariff on China ‘over and above’ current rates
President Donald Trump has sent the market tumbling while escalating his trade war with China and threatening a…