The Diplomat

The United States’ Rare Earth Strategy Faces a Durability Test

Rare earth projects require a solid commitment across political cycles, a challenge that the United States has not yet been able to overcome.

Volta Delivers Positive Initial Metallurgical Results at Springer

REE Recovery and Demonstrating Gallium By-Product PotentialToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2026) - Volta Metals ...

Bayan chases high-grade depth with maiden Desert Star drilling

Bayan Mining and Minerals has started its maiden drilling at the Desert Star rare earths project in California, testing ...

Japan scoops up seabed mud, raises hopes for rare earth supply

A Japanese research team has lifted mud from the seabed 5,700 meters below the surface that may contain rare earth elements, ...
Marine Link

Japan Tests Deep Seabed Mining of Rare-Earth Mud

Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, from January 11 to February 14, the head of ...
Mining Weekly

Wicheeda rare earth element project, Canada – update

Defense Metals has started a confirmatory pilot flotation plant test programme, which will be conducted at the SGS Canada metallurgical facility in Lakefield, Ontario.
UPI

Japan recovers rare earth-bearing seabed sediment in deep-sea test

Feb. 3 (Asia Today) --Japan said Tuesday it successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth elements, a test the government framed as a step toward reducing reliance on ...