Rare Earth Archives - Mining and Minerals Today

Industrial processing equipment at a modern critical minerals processing facility in West Virginia handling rare earth materials recovered from coal tailings.

Can GreenMet turn coal waste into a US rare earth advantage?

14 July 202614 July 2026 Ross Prudames Coal, Critical Minerals, GreenMet, Rare Earth, USA 5 min read

GreenMet's proposed $150 million processing hub in West Virginia reflects a growing shift in US critical... Read more

Illustration showing lithium copper rare earths nickel graphite and uranium linked to US resource security

Listicles Minerals

6 minerals at the heart of America’s new ‘resource security’ strategy

3 February 20263 February 2026 Molly Gilmore Minerals, Rare Earth, USA 6 min read

Minerals have become a defining issue in United States economic and national security policy. As global... Read more

Drill rig operating at Pensana's Longonjo rare earths site in Angola

Pensana targets billion‑ton rare earth resource in Angola

25 November 202528 November 2025 Molly Gilmore Angola, Minerals, Rare Earth 4 min read

Pensana Plc has announced an $11 million drilling and metallurgical program to expand the mineral resource... Read more

MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine in California, a major source of US rare earth production.

MP Materials narrows loss on record rare earth output

12 August 202512 August 2025 Molly Gilmore Apple, Rare Earth, Supply Chain 3 min read

MP Materials’ second quarter marked a turning point for the Nevada-based rare earth miner. The company... Read more

US Department of Defense partners with MP Materials to boost domestic rare earth magnet production.

Why the Pentagon is moving fast into US rare earths

17 July 202517 July 2025 Molly Gilmore Pentagon, Rare Earth, US Mining 4 min read

In a decisive shift from decades of free-market orthodoxy, the US Department of Defense has taken... Read more

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