Rare Earths Americas reports SGS Geosol lab tests at its Alpha ionic adsorption clay project in Bahia, Brazil have lifted rare earth leach recovery (excluding cerium) to about 40%, up from the 27% recovery assumption in Alpha’s Technical Report Summary, a 48% relative gain under different test conditions. Alpha holds an inferred 202 million tonnes at 1,520 ppm TREO at a 1,000 ppm cut-off, with NdPr and DyTb comprising roughly 21% and 3% of the basket, and 29% heavy rare earths in the tested composite. The improved metallurgical input feeds into an Initial Assessment now over 80% complete and targeted for Q1 2027.

Coupling maintenance on high-torque mining drives is being simplified with Timken Quick-Flex® couplings, which allow replacement of the elastomeric element without lubrication, hub removal, or re-aligning the motor–gearbox train. The design lets fitters swap elements in situ on large drives such as conveyor head pulleys or crusher primaries, reducing downtime and avoiding the need to move heavy electric motors. Premature coupling failures are flagged as indicators of deeper drivetrain issues, prompting closer inspection of misalignment, shock loading, or bearing problems rather than simple like-for-like replacement.

Canada’s gold mine output surged 22% in Q3, driven by new operations such as Equinox Gold’s Valentine mine in Newfoundland and Labrador and B2Gold’s Goose mine in Nunavut, while global mine production rose only 3% to a record 1,071 tonnes. Despite this, total global supply slipped 1% to 1,369 tonnes as recycled gold fell 8% to about 314 tonnes and producer hedge books shrank for an eleventh consecutive quarter. All-in sustaining costs hit a record C$2,698/oz in Q2 and are forecast by BMO to push average all-in costs to US$2,298/oz this year, even as bullion averaged about C$4,262/oz in Q3.