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 United States has substantial mineral resources. Yet bringing a new mine into production can take decades. For critical minerals, that long journey raises questions about…
The US strategic critical minerals reserve has moved closer to physical procurement. On 23 September 2026, Glencore and Mercuria became the first two participants in VaultCo,…
Norway is targeting 2028 to complete the planning framework for the Fen Complex, Europe's largest documented rare-earth deposit, as the project moves toward potential development in…
Brazil now has a national legal framework for critical and strategic minerals. Law 15.506, enacted on September 16, created the National Policy for Critical and Strategic…
Aircore drilling in a remote Northern Territory exploration area. By Charles Pitts Barkly Rare Earths has reported rare-earth mineralisation in all 28 holes from an initial…
JL MAG highlights the scale of China’s rare earth magnet manufacturing and the challenge of building alternative magnet supply chains outside China.
NEW YORK — Italy and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals that establishes a formal framework for cooperation on supply-chain…
India will launch a new lithium-nickel processing scheme as it develops critical-mineral parks and seeks greater domestic mineral value addition.
Illustrative rare-earth leach circuit representing the processing challenge behind scandium recovery. By Charles Pitts Mount Ridley Mines’ latest metallurgical result has moved scandium recovery closer to…
APT powder and antimony ingots in an industrial refining facility. By Charles Pitts The tungsten market has moved from a long-term supply diversification story to an…
Our newsletters on critical minerals, policy and the week’s deals, free through LinkedIn or by email.
