Victory Metals has successfully produced gallium in its final mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) product from the North Stanmore project in Western Australia.

Cobalt Blue has commenced a scoping study for the Koongie Park project in Western Australia, of which it recently acquired a 51 per cent interest.

Meteoric Resources’ (ASX: MEI) update of its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil makes its 1.1 billion-tonne resource the largest ionic adsorption clay deposit in the world by tonnage and grade.

The Wa State, a semi-autonomous region of Myanmar, has finally broken its year-long silence on the fate of the Man Maw tin mine.

Victory Metals has set a new exploration target for its flagship North Stanmore rare earths project in Western Australia, cementing the deposit’s ‘world-class’ status.

Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its first-half profit on Wednesday, hurt by weak market prices for the metals due to subdued demand from China, with higher operating costs further eating into its earnings.

Australian tycoon Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo has agreed to form an unincorporated joint venture with Hastings Technology Metals for the Yangibana rare earths and niobium project in Western Australia.

Malawi’s government placed a temporary ban the exports of all minerals to allow the country’s Ministry of Mining to streamline procedures.

As the threat of a trade war grows, Canadian investors are seeking protection in gold and in shares of companies producing goods with few substitutes, such as uranium, while looking to take advantage of a weaker loonie and expected volatility.

Anglo American Platinum Ltd. said profit last year fell by as much as 52% after the price of palladium and rhodium slumped.