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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with US Treasury Secretary (unseen) in Kyiv to discuss a rare-minerals-for-security deal.

‘Security shield’: US hands Zelensky draft deal on rare minerals

The idea of a minerals-for-security deal is said to have come from Ukraine to appeal to Donald Trump’s business-first mindset.

  • Tom Balmforth, Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa

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A rare earths plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, run by the Australian company Lynas.

Australia close to breaking China’s critical mineral stranglehold

Australian firms are within a few years of refining most of the rare minerals used in the world’s critical defence systems, electric vehicles and clean energy transition.

  • Simon Johanson
A rare earths plant in Kalgoorlie, West Australia, run by the Australian company Lynas.

The sweetener Australia will use to try to dodge Trump tariffs

Australia has rare earth metals crucial to high-tech manufacturing that will become more important for the US to get as it enters a trade war with China.

  • David Crowe
Xi Jinping

China is on a collision course with Trump. It just fired a warning shot

China has not wasted any time responding to the latest US attempt to restrain its development of a crucial industry. It was an unusual move and perhaps a sign of things to come.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Silver is a key critical mineral in NSW,

The buried treasure in NSW that could power a clean energy world

NSW is home to some of the world’s most in-demand minerals and metals needed for the world’s clean energy future, and the state is looking to cash in.

  • Alexandra Smith
This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is … Hydration Pharmaceuticals.

Hydration rehydrates share price with non-US asset sale

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Hydration Pharmaceuticals. The company sold its non-US assets for a sum five times its market capitalisation.

  • Craig Nolan
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Astron Corporation and Energy Fuels Resources are aiming to develop the Donald rare earths and HM sands project in Victoria to produce heavy rare earths to make permanent magnets.

Astron JV scores FIRB green light for Victorian play

The Foreign Investment Review Board has approved Astron Corporation and Energy Fuels Resources’ bid to develop Victoria’s Donald rare earths-mineral sands play.

  • Craig Nolan
A drill rig testing regional clay-hosted targets at Critica’s Brothers rare earths project outside of Mount Magnet in WA.

Critica heralds second rare earths find near Mount Magnet

Critica has revealed a new rare earths discovery at its Brothers play in WA after drilling intersected thick, clay-hosted mineralisation across an 8km strike.

  • Andrew Todd
Red Metal’s recent drilling has confirmed two huge parallel zones of magnet rare earth oxides at its Sybella project near Mt Isa in Queensland.

Red Metal confirms huge magnet rare earths zones near Mt Isa

Red Metal’s latest drill program has confirmed two huge, parallel magnet rare earths zones at its Sybella project that sits 20km from Mount Isa in Queensland.

  • Craig Nolan
One of the sponsored passes to Parliament House.

Albanese’s $22.7 billion spendathon a lobbyist honeypot

The rise of a new class of lobbyists with close access to political leaders has heightened concerns about the power of the top players in Canberra.

  • David Crowe

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