Europe’s largest rare earths mine: How EU funding clashes with environmental laws
A core tension underlies the EU’s support for LKAB’s Per Geijer rare-earth mine in northern Sweden. The EU…
How is China involved in Greenland’s Kvanefjeld project?
Greenland sits at the heart of a growing global scramble for rare earth elements (REEs) including iron ore,…
India, Australia invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Australia and several other countries would join a meeting of finance ministers…
Budget 2026: Supercharge this sector for global clout, domestic growth
Budget 2026: Renewables manufacturing can be a true power-lifter for India’s economy. It is one sector that can…
Canada As A Critical Minerals Refiner Is Globally Irrelevant
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has just returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where…
US-China rare earths deal will ‘hopefully’ be done by Thanksgiving, Bessent says
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Washington hopes to finalize a deal with China for securing…
What Australia can learn from China to become the world’s ‘cleaner’ rare earth refiner
Australia holds a plethora of rare earths — minerals essential for all sorts of cutting-edge technologies from wind…
Are Australia and its rare earths part of the solution to ‘magnet shock’?
The big question from the magnet shock of 2025 is who gets to be the North Sea. It’s…
China’s exports fall in October as firms wait out Xi-Trump summit, trade war reset
China’s exports fell in October amid a volatile trade war with the United States – though recent high-level…
What can Australia learn from Norway’s approach to taxing resources?
Norway is renowned for ranking among the happiest and wealthiest countries around the globe — a standard of…
China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash
Top U.S. and Chinese officials met in Malaysia on Saturday to lay the groundwork for a summit between…
US-China trade spat could leave US ‘weeks away’ from rare earths crisis, but top defense contractors downplay risk
Earlier this month, China announced tightened export restrictions on rare earth minerals, including a complete prohibition on all…