Western nations could achieve substantial rare earths diversification away from China in three to five years, according to France's strategic minerals envoy.

The EU is considering taking direct equity stakes in critical-minerals projects to cut its reliance on China and keep pace with interventionist strategies in the US and Japan.

A US government-backed consortium is nearing the completion of a deal to acquire stakes in Glencore’s copper-cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Critical minerals investor TechMet has begun purchasing Venezuelan refinery by-products to feed its vanadium facilities in Arkansas, capitalising on eased US trade restrictions…