February 25, 2026 Lynas posts best interim profit in three years, still misses estimates A spate of power failures at the Kalgoorlie plant resulted in a notable production slump and higher cost of sales.
February 25, 2026 Lynas Rare Earths is now bigger than Qantas The Australian rare earth producer has overtaken Qantas Airways by market capitalization.
February 24, 2026 Trump eyes Pentagon AI program for trade block’s minerals pricing Those reference prices will be set by the Department of Defense's Open Price Exploration for National Security (OPEN) AI metals program, Reuters sources say.
February 24, 2026 Op-Ed: Europe’s ‘buy European’ plan misses minerals An industrial strategy that ignores raw materials leaves Europe exposed to global rivals and supply shocks.
February 24, 2026 Chile’s right-wing pivot puts mining policy under the microscope Second installment of our LatAm series: Chile’s new govt to test copper, lithium, critical minerals future.
February 23, 2026 British Columbia selects three projects for fast-tracked permitting The province has included projects by Northisle Copper and Gold, Surge Copper and Defense Metals in the Critical Minerals Office.
February 23, 2026 Op-Ed: Antidumping duties can blunt China’s playbook Existing US trade law offers a ready-made shield against state-backed supply flooding in critical minerals.
February 21, 2026 Column: West needs its own pricing to escape China’s rare earths grip If the West wants to loosen China's chokehold on rare earths, it needs not just its own production base but its own market pricing mechanism.
February 20, 2026 Rare earths surge above price floor given to MP Materials Prices of neodymium and praseodymium rallied to $123 a kg, the highest since July 2022.
February 18, 2026 US agencies have developed critical minerals price floor system Price floors have long been discussed among critical minerals industry players as a way to shield non-Chinese companies from the Asian nation flooding markets.
Lynas posts best interim profit in three years, still misses estimates A spate of power failures at the Kalgoorlie plant resulted in a notable production slump and higher cost of sales. February 25, 2026 | 02:52 pm