News Articles for Arafura Rare Earths

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart will up her stake in Arafura Rare Earths, as it becomes the latest developer to rattle the tin off the back of a soaring share price.

Alcoa and Arafura Rare Earths have emerged among the major beneficiaries of a meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese, winning investments in the hundreds of millions.

The importance of rare earths has prompted Western governments to intervene in the market in an effort to shore up alternative supply chains.

The value of Gina Rinehart's rare earths portfolio has more than tripled to about $2.69 billion on a share price rally since the sector was upended and governments intervened to break China's stronghold.

Arafura Rare Earths is tapping investors for $85 million for the development of its rare earths asset amid heightened interest in shoring up local supply chains.

Australia's export credit agency is considering further investing in Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths amid a global push to solidify non-China supply chains.

Arafura Rare Earths boss Darryl Cuzzubbo has beckoned the prospect of a price floor in the government's critical minerals stockpile, which he says could break China's price control.

The United States Department of Defense will join Gina Rinehart on the share registry of US-listed rare earths producer MP Materials, in a bid to secure its critical supply chains.

Critical minerals miners have overwhelmingly welcomed Anthony Albanese's scarcely-detailed pledge to build a stockpile that could be used as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has received an additional $200 million in funding from the federal government towards its Nolans project in the Northern Territory.

Arafura Rare Earths has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saskatchewan Research Council, as it aims to add further value to its shovel-ready project in the Northern Territory.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has launched a $20 million placement, as it continues preparations for a $1.2 billion raising needed to fund its flagship project.

Arafura Rare Earths is inching closer to making a final investment decision on its Northern Territory project after securing its remaining debt funding.

Arafura Rare Earths has moved one step closer to a final investment decision for its Nolans Project with a $150 million commitment from the Export-Import Bank of Korea.

Arafura Rare Earths appears to be one step closer towards a final investment decision at its Northern Territory-based Nolans project.

Arafura Rare Earths remains confident of achieving a final investment decision for its Northern Territory-based Nolans project by the end of this year.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss subsidy warnings; WA Labor's next generation; Hancock's Lynas stake, tailings clean up, Minderoo job cuts, Macmahon's move for Decmil and Inpex's Ichthys decision.

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Our weekly appointments wrap includes Sophie Hancock, Sabina Shugg, Cliff Winby, Matt Fulton, Steve Lawrence, Neil Hamilton, Jennifer Seabrook and Stuart MacNaughton.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has appointed Stuart MacNaughton as its chief operating officer, as the company aims to add further value to its flagship Nolans project in the Northern Territory.

Arafura Rare Earths has appointed Roger Higgins and Michael Spreadborough as independent non-executive directors.

This week's Bulls N' Bears top ASX runner is… Resource Mining Corporation. Its share price rose more than 213 per cent to join fellow movers and shakers LBT Innovations, Task Group Holdings and Arafura Rare Earths.

Backed by Western Australia's richest person, Arafura Rare Earths has received a major $840 million finance package from the federal government for its Northern Territory project.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Yaya Ouattara, Caigen Wang, Maree Arnason, Derek La Ferla, Ben Morton, Darryl Cuzzubbo, Gavin Lockyer, Niamh O'Connor, Anna Shave, Brendon Grylls and Martina Mariano.

Our board moves wrap includes Darryl Cuzzubbo, Gavin Lockyer, Colin Zhao, Ivan Cheng, Klaus Eckhof, Zane Lewis, Tom Duthy, Robert Bishop, Greg Lee, John Jetter, Shannon Robinson, Davide Bosio, David Morton, and Ray Lee.

Arafura Rare Earths has appointed Darryl Cuzzubbo as the company's managing director and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Western Australia's resources middle tier could be at the heart of $170 billion in GDP growth by 2040, but only if the nation acts on its critical minerals opportunities, according to PwC.

Everest Metals has planted its foot on an extensive multi-commodity area of ground with its recent grant of six new exploration licences covering 3421 square kilometres. They are part of 15 applications in two new project areas, which have distinct but complementary polymetallic characteristics in the Georgina and Amadeus Basins, centred on Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

Askari Metals has put the full stop on an extensive field work program after collecting 800 soil samples at its Red Peak project in Western Australia's Gascoyne region in its mission to test anomalous areas of lithium and rare earths. Management says the results of the program will help shape further exploration plans, including a maiden drill campaign.

A Canadian export credit agency has backed Arafura Rare Earths' Nolans project, potentially funding up to $440 million towards the Northern Territory development.

Our board moves wrap includes Lewis Lowe, Matthew Foy, Catherine Huynh, Neil Gregson, Samaila Zubairu, Richard Barker, Bishoy Habib, Jonathan King, Peretz Schapiro, and Jo Gaines.

WA produces a diverse array of minerals, yet one commodity dominates the sector.

Our board moves wrap includes David Edwards, Mark Pitts, QuanSheng Zhang, and Josh Merriman.

The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.

Arafura Rare Earths has signed with global wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to supply at least 200 tonnes of minerals a year from its Nolans project.

White Cliff Minerals has polished off a high-resolution magnetic and radiometric survey at its Yinnetharra lithium and rare earths project about 100km northeast of Gascoyne Junction in WA. The operation is within earshot of several high-profile plays including Hastings Technology Metals' world-class Yangibana rare earths acreage and Arrow Minerals' emerging Reid Well prospect where rock chip sampling returned grades of up to 3.77 per cent lithium oxide.

Hancock Prospecting will take up a 10 per cent stake in Arafura Rare Earths via the ASX lister's latest capital raising and another show of diversity for the Rinehart investment wheelhouse.

Our board moves wrap includes Lewis Lowe, Matthew Foy, Catherine Huynh, Peter Hatfull, James Ellingford, Allan Trench, Jason Elks, Paul Brown, Lindsay Dudfield, Jessamyn Lyons, Carly Terzanidis, Patricia Farr, Ron Chamberlain, Joseph Belladonna, Henry Kennedy, Ernest Myers, and Jacopo Merli.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray debate the extent to which local and state governments should be spending public money to attract arts, sports and technology businesses.

Arafura Rare Earths says its Nolans project has the capacity to deliver strong financial returns after releasing a study with higher costs but increased revenue.