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Explore the high-stakes world of rare earth mining with Skillings. This category covers the exploration, production, and processing of critical elements like neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium—essential to defense, clean energy, and electronics. We report on China’s dominance, U.S. and EU supply chain diversification, refining challenges, and investment flows. Whether you’re a policymaker, investor, or tech manufacturer, this section offers strategic insights into how rare earths shape the future of geopolitics and innovation.
The domestic rare earth supply chain reached a pivotal milestone this week as REalloys (Nasdaq: ALOY) secured approximately $100 million in equity financing and a conditional…
The strategic calculus of the United States defense industrial base changed significantly this week. REalloys (Nasdaq: ALOY) has finalized a $100 million equity financing round while…
RUPERT, WEST VIRGINIA : A consortium of private-sector energy and technology firms announced a US$150 million investment today to establish a critical minerals processing hub in…
The global rare earths sector is approaching a critical inflection point in 2026. After decades of overwhelming Chinese dominance in the permanent magnet supply chain, a…
The global mining investment landscape shifted decisively this morning as a series of multi-billion dollar moves signaled a new phase of the critical minerals supercycle. From…
EXPLORATION Rare Earths Supply Chain Faces 2026 Chokepoint — Strategic Shield Builds By Penny Langford The global rare earths market enters 2026 at a critical juncture,…
NEW YORK : Antimony prices shattered all-time records this week, surging past the $65,000-per-tonne threshold as a sudden tightening of export licenses in major producing regions…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized $134 million in funding for two large-scale demonstration projects designed to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from unconventional…
As the global energy transition accelerates into the second half of the decade, the geopolitical battle over critical minerals has shifted from mere exploration to the…
The finalization of the $1.6 billion federal investment package for USA Rare Earth in early 2026 has fundamentally altered the trajectory of the global critical minerals…
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