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Of note, the US Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024 estimated Vietnam’s rare earth reserves to be in the vicinity of 22 million tons. China, which has the largest reserves, for comparison, is estimated to have double that at 44 million tons, and Brazil which comes in third place has roughly 21 million tons. But having all of these reserves is one thing, getting them out of the ground is quite another…

With the huge demand for rare earth minerals and the ongoing geopolitical tensions between the world’s biggest rare earths producer, China, and the world’s biggest rare earths consumers the US, Vietnam has the attention of rare earth miners and processors the world over. A clear direction forward, however, is still somewhat elusive but there has been a lot of movement in the industry over the last twelve months.

This announcement seems like a positive step forward but there seems to be a lot of moving parts when it comes to rare earth mining in Vietnam and this press release seems a little too clean-cut. For example, there were a…

With reserves estimated to be the second biggest in the world after China, and rare earth minerals becoming increasingly necessary in a slew of electronics, miners from all over have been actively courting partnerships with Vietnamese mining firms. Needless to say, partnerships with local universities is one way for these firms to open doors…

The US Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024 report has revised down Vietnam’s expected output of rare earths for 2023 from 1,200 to just 600 tons. This is out of reserves estimated to be as big as 22 million tons–the second largest in the world after China. Of note, Vietnam

Australia’s Blackstone Minerals has said it intends to follow through on plans to participate in an auction of concessions on a rare earth mine in northern Vietnam, even though its local partner was arrested last week, The Investor is reporting. Last week, Blackstone and Vietnam Rare Earth JSC (VTRE), the

The owners of Vietnam’s only rare earth processing plant, Vietnam Rare Earth JSC (VTRE), has announced it is partnering with Australia’s Blackstone Minerals to arrange an auction for a mining licence for Vietnam’s Dong Pao mine, The Investor is reporting. The Dong Pao mine is a 132-hectare site in northern