Namibia Critical Metals recently announced that its Lofdal heavy rare earth joint venture has been issued a 25-year mining license by the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Energy.

The Germany-based metal processing company Bayerische Metallwerke GmbH, a subsidiary of Wolfram Industrie, has developed and patented a new tungsten alloy production technology for 3D printing.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s tungsten power and ammonium paratungstate (APT) prices have jumped to their highest level since August 2018 as the market is experiencing a tight supply of raw materials and production cost keeps high.  

China’s domestic rare earth price showed a steady upward trend in the week ended on Friday, July 30, 2021. In addition to the tight supply of some products, the promising development prospects of emerging industries, and the continuous support of favorable policy news, the high investor sentiment for copying is also one of the reasons for the recent rapid rise in the rare earth market.

Molybdenum market quotation in China: ferro molybdenum, sodium molybdate and ammonium heptamolvbdate prices kept firm in the week ended on Friday, July 30, 2021 with fierce price game between buyers and sellers. 

King Island Scheelite Limited’s plans for tungsten exploration and drilling, aiming to resume the Dolphin Mine, near Grassy, to production. The plan will look for tungsten in a "green field" near the old mine.

Venus Metals Corporation has been approved to own new exploration areas for nickel, copper, platinum, palladium, gold, and rare earths in the northwestern part of Western Australia (WA).

Last month, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China's rare earth center, formally implemented a series of new measures, such as massive subsidies to promote the "high-quality" development of the local rare earth industry.

The New Jersey Mining Company is pleased to announce that it is working with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Idaho Geological Survey (IGS) on the Earth Mapping Resources Project (Earth MRI) - as part of the USGS Mineral Resources Program. NJMC's Diamond Creek and Roberts Rare Earth Element projects are included in this exclusive plan.

As the demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, European small-scale miners are committed to improving their mine development and oil refining capabilities to dig lithium, cobalt and rare earth that automakers rely on, and reduce their dependence on China.