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Rare Metals Stocks: Rare Earth and Lithium Names in Focus as U.S. Markets Head Into the Final 3 Sessions of 2025

Rare Metals Stocks: Rare Earth and Lithium Names in Focus as U.S. Markets Head Into the Final 3 Sessions of 2025

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:32 p.m. ET — Market Closed Rare metals stocks — a corner of the market tied to rare earth elements, battery metals, and other “critical minerals” — are heading into the final three U.S. trading sessions of 2025 with a powerful mix of catalysts: thin year-end liquidity, a metals-friendly macro backdrop, and fresh geopolitical headlines that keep supply-chain risk front and center.
27 December 2025
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Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) Stock Jumps as Lithium Sentiment Reignites — Latest News, Forecasts and Analyst Outlook (22 December 2025)

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) Stock Jumps as Lithium Sentiment Reignites — Latest News, Forecasts and Analyst Outlook (22 December 2025)

Mineral Resources Limited is ending 2025 the way only MinRes can: loudly, fast, and with several storylines colliding at once. On 22 December 2025, MIN shares surged to around A$55.65 in trade, up from a previous close near A$52.65, and moved through a day range of roughly A$53.32 to A$55.69—a sharp move that puts the stock at or near the top of its 52‑week range. Investing.com+1
22 December 2025
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Rare Metals Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): China’s Rare Earth Export Licenses, Lithium Crosscurrents, and the Catalysts Investors Are Watching

Rare Metals Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): China’s Rare Earth Export Licenses, Lithium Crosscurrents, and the Catalysts Investors Are Watching

Rare metals stocks are heading into a holiday-shortened trading week with a familiar but high-voltage mix of drivers: geopolitics, export rules, battery demand signals, and year-end liquidity. The last few sessions delivered a dense cluster of developments that matter for investors tracking rare earth stocks, critical minerals stocks, and strategic metals names tied to magnets, batteries, and defense supply chains. The big headline into Sunday, December 21, 2025 is that China has begun issuing “general” export licenses for rare earth-related items—a potentially market-moving tweak that could reduce shipping friction while keeping Beijing’s leverage intact. Reuters+2China Embassy USA+2
21 December 2025
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PLS Group Limited (ASX:PLS) on 10 December 2025: Lithium Rebound, Rebrand and 2026 Stock Forecast

PLS Group Limited (ASX:PLS) on 10 December 2025: Lithium Rebound, Rebrand and 2026 Stock Forecast

PLS Group Limited – the lithium producer formerly known as Pilbara Minerals – is closing out 2025 as one of the most talked‑about stocks on the ASX. A deep lithium downturn, a sharp share price recovery, a corporate rebrand and heavy short interest have turned PLS into a battleground stock for bulls and bears alike.Wikipedia+1 As of trading on 10 December 2025, PLS Group is changing hands at roughly A$4.20–4.22 per share, after opening around A$4.13 and trading in a A$4.09–4.24 intraday range.FT Markets+1
10 December 2025
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Best ASX Stocks to Buy Today (8 December 2025): Top Broker Picks, Lithium Winners and AI Plays

Best ASX Stocks to Buy Today (8 December 2025): Top Broker Picks, Lithium Winners and AI Plays

Australia’s share market is taking a breather today, but behind the modest index move there’s a lot happening in individual ASX stocks. On Monday, 8 December 2025, the S&P/ASX 200 slipped about 0.1% to around 8,624 points as investors stayed cautious ahead of tomorrow’s Reserve Bank of Australia decision and key jobs data later in the week. Miners led the declines, while financials, real estate and some technology names eked out gains.mint+1
8 December 2025
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Australian Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Softens as Miners Drag and Lithium Surges Ahead of RBA Decision (8 December 2025)

Australian Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Softens as Miners Drag and Lithium Surges Ahead of RBA Decision (8 December 2025)

The Australian stock market opened the week on a cautious note on Monday, 8 December 2025, as investors positioned themselves ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s final policy decision of the year. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 fell around 0.3% in the first minutes of trade to about 8,606 points, with nine of 11 sectors lower, before trimming losses to sit roughly 0.1% down at 8,623 points around 10:15am AEDT – just below Friday’s 8,634.6 close.Indo Premier+2ABC+2
8 December 2025
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Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) Share Price on 4 December 2025: Record Profits, Lithium JV and What Analysts Expect Next

Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) Share Price on 4 December 2025: Record Profits, Lithium JV and What Analysts Expect Next

Evolution Mining Limited heads into 4 December 2025 trading just under all‑time highs, powered by record financial results, surging precious‑metal prices and a new lithium joint venture in Nevada. At Wednesday’s close, Evolution shares finished at A$11.90, up 1.28% on the day and about 7.8% higher over the past two weeks. StockInvest Over the last year, the stock has more than doubled; market data shows Evolution has outperformed its sector by around 118% and the ASX 200 by roughly 136% on a 12‑month view. Market Index A fresh article on 4 December highlighting booming ASX mining names notes Evolution’s share price has jumped about 147% over the comparison period, putting it among the standout performers on the Australian market. The Motley Fool
4 December 2025
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Rio Tinto Stock on 2 December 2025: Native Title Deal, Lithium Slowdown and 2026 Dividend Outlook

Rio Tinto Stock on 2 December 2025: Native Title Deal, Lithium Slowdown and 2026 Dividend Outlook

Rio Tinto plc heads into December 2025 near its 52‑week highs, with a new CEO in charge, a simplified business structure, and a portfolio tilting harder toward copper and other energy‑transition metals. At the same time, the miner is reworking its relationships with Indigenous communities, slowing its once‑aggressive lithium push, and facing activist pressure to bulk up in copper via potential M&A. Here’s a detailed look at where Rio Tinto’s stock stands on 2 December 2025, what the latest news means, and how analysts see 2026 shaping up.
2 December 2025
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Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) on 2 December 2025: Record Gold, Lithium JV and the Stock’s Next Move

Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) on 2 December 2025: Record Gold, Lithium JV and the Stock’s Next Move

Evolution Mining Limited enters 2 December 2025 as one of the standout performers on the ASX 200, riding a wave of record gold prices, surging cash flow and a strategically timed move into lithium. At the same time, its share price sits near all‑time highs and many valuation models are flashing “expensive”, making EVN one of the more hotly debated large-cap resource stocks on the market. Market Index+1 As of 2 December 2025, Evolution Mining shares are trading around A$11.7 per share, with Monday’s session closing at A$11.65, down 1.94% from A$11.88. Over that day the stock traded between A$11.63 and A$12.16, and is still up about 2.1% over the past two weeks, having risen in 6 of the last 10 trading days. StockInvest
2 December 2025
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Lithium Americas Stock Skyrockets on U.S. ‘White Gold’ Deal – Experts Weigh In

Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Soars on U.S. ‘White Gold’ Stake Amid EV Boom – What’s Next?

Lithium Americas stock is front and center on October 27, 2025, after a roller-coaster month. The share price exploded earlier in October on news of U.S. government backing, then cooled over the past week amid broader market shifts and profit-taking. LAC closed last week at $6.72 in New Yorkinvesting.com, rebounding nearly +3.7% on Friday alone, yet it remains well below its mid-month peak. Just two weeks ago on October 14, the stock traded above $10 following a frenzied rallyts2.tech. Since that peak, LAC has slid roughly 33% as investors lock in gainsstockinvest.us. Early on Monday the 27th, the stock was trending slightly lower, suggesting continued caution after the recent volatility. Even with the pullback, Lithium Americas shares are up over 100% from January levels, a dramatic turnaround from 2024 when the stock languished under $3 amid a lithium price slumpts2.tech. The past month’s wild swings reflect shifting sentiment around Lithium Americas’ flagship project and the lithium market overall. In late September, LAC was a little-known, pre-revenue mining developer; by early October it had a >$2 billion market capitalization and became one of the year’s hottest stocks. “The U.S. government will acquire [an equity] stake” in LAC was all it took
27 October 2025
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Battery Boom: American Battery Technology Surges on Recycling Deal & $900M Lithium Loan

Battery Boom: American Battery Technology Surges on Recycling Deal & $900M Lithium Loan

American Battery Technology Company is a Reno, Nevada-based “critical battery materials” company globenewswire.com globenewswire.com. It pioneers a full lifecycle approach to lithium-ion batteries: mining domestic mineral deposits and recycling spent batteries for lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. ABTC’s mission statement emphasizes innovation in “first-of-kind technologies” to produce and recycle battery metals domestically, reducing US reliance on foreign sources globenewswire.com. Key to this is ABTC’s proprietary processing: for example its Tonopah Flats project will use a selective leach extraction method to turn claystone directly into battery-grade lithium hydroxide, which is more efficient than traditional sulfuric-acid roasting. ABTC also operates its first commercial recycling facility in Reno, and plans more plants to scale up a closed-loop cycle for used EV batteries. On Sept 30, 2025 ABTC announced the Call2Recycle alliance, a major step into consumer battery collection globenewswire.com. Call2Recycle has thousands of drop-off sites nationwide; under the deal, batteries from consumers will be routed to ABTC’s Reno refineries. ABTC’s closed-loop process then recovers 90%+ of valuable materials for reuse. CEO Ryan Melsert emphasized that “by creating a seamless and accessible pathway for the public to recycle their batteries, we are ... reinforcing the domestic supply chain for critical minerals, which is essential for
13 October 2025
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Cruz Battery Metals (0URE.L) Charges Up: Lithium Ambitions, Golden Diversification & Stock Surge in 2025

Cruz Battery Metals (0URE.L) Charges Up: Lithium Ambitions, Golden Diversification & Stock Surge in 2025

Cruz Battery Metals Corp. is a Vancouver-based exploration-stage company focused on identifying, acquiring and developing mineral properties critical to the rechargeable battery supply chainstockanalysis.comstockanalysis.com. Formerly known as Cruz Cobalt Corp. until a 2021 rebrandingstockanalysis.com, the company expanded its mandate beyond cobalt into lithium and other battery metals, reflecting the surging demand for “EV metals.” CEO James Nelson – who serves as President, CEO, Secretary and Director – leads a lean team pursuing opportunities in politically stable, mining-friendly jurisdictionscruzbatterymetals.comstockanalysis.com. The current CFO is Yangping Caistockanalysis.com. Cruz’s business strategy is twofold: Build a portfolio of high-potential battery metal projects in the United States and Canada, advancing them through early exploration; and Remain opportunistic in creating shareholder value, even via unconventional means. This approach is evident in several strategic moves over the past year: the company spun out a non-core silver–cobalt asset in late 2024 to sharpen its focus on lithiumnorthernontariobusiness.com, staked additional lithium claims in Nevada to expand key projectsstocktitan.net, branched into crypto investmentstipranks.com, and even acquired a precious metals property to capitalize on record gold/copper pricesmining.com. Management emphasizes that such diversification is aimed at “enhancing shareholder value” while its core mission remains finding and developing battery-grade metalstipranks.comtipranks.com.
7 October 2025
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European Lithium’s $21 Million Windfall, Buybacks & Rare Earth Coup Spark Lithium Sector Buzz

European Lithium’s $21 Million Windfall, Buybacks & Rare Earth Coup Spark Lithium Sector Buzz

In the first week of October 2025, European Lithium sprang a series of major moves that reshaped its financial position and project portfolio. On October 6, the company revealed it netted US$21 million in fresh funds by selling 3 million shares of Critical Metals Corp. to a U.S. institutional investor at $7 per shareproactiveinvestors.com. This off-market placement, done at a ~10% premium to recent averages, immediately bolsters European Lithium’s cash reserves. Executive Chairman Tony Sage hailed the deal, saying it “again highlights the value of the company’s holding in CRML,” noting that even after the sale European Lithium retains 60 million CRML shares valued around US$689 million at recent prices – far above European Lithium’s own market capitalizationproactiveinvestors.com. In Sage’s view, the market is severely undervaluing the company’s assets: the Nasdaq holding alone equates to roughly A$0.73 per European Lithium share, versus the stock’s pre-deal trading levels in the teens of centsproactiveinvestors.com. Flush with the cash infusion, European Lithium’s board moved to reward shareholders and signal confidence. The company approved an on-market share buyback of up to 135 million sharesproactiveinvestors.com. Management argues that the current share price “does not reflect the underlying value” of its lithium and rare earth assets,
7 October 2025
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Lithium Americas (LAC) Soars as US Govt Takes 5% Stake – Analysts Weigh In on EV Lithium Boom

Lithium Americas (LAC) Soars on U.S. ‘White Gold’ Stake – Latest News, Stock Rally & Expert Outlook

U.S. Government Takes a Stake: The headline news propelling Lithium Americas in early October 2025 is the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to take equity stakes in the company and its flagship project. On Oct 1, LAC announced a non-binding deal in principle with the DOE and GM to draw an initial $435 million from a previously approved federal loanlithiumamericas.comlithiumamericas.com. In return, the DOE will receive warrants for 5% of Lithium Americas’ common shares and a 5% non-voting interest in the Thacker Pass JV on similar termslithiumamericas.com. This effectively gives the U.S. government a minority stake in both the company and the mine, at a nominal cost, as part of renegotiating the $2.26 billion loan packagereuters.comreuters.com. “We greatly appreciate the support of the Administration, General Motors and our partners in advancing this vital world-class project,” said CEO Jonathan Evans, lauding the deal that strengthens LAC’s finances and underscores the strategic importance of Thacker Passlithiumamericas.com. “Together, we are onshoring large-scale U.S. lithium production, strengthening America’s supply chain, creating exceptional jobs and enhancing our long-term energy security and prosperity.”lithiumamericas.com
6 October 2025
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Lithium Americas (LAC) Soars as US Govt Takes 5% Stake – Analysts Weigh In on EV Lithium Boom

U.S. Govt Bets on “White Gold”: Lithium Americas Stock Explodes as DOE Takes Stake

Lithium Americas has been extremely volatile. In early October 2025 the stock ran to all-time highs, trading around $7.59 on Oct 3 ca.investing.com. On Sept 30 news broke that the DOE/GM deal was imminent; shares jumped ~23% to ~$7.03 that day reuters.com. By Oct 3 trading volume was roughly 4.8 million shares, about 462% above its normal daily volume marketbeat.com. Year-to-date, LAC is up ~154% ca.investing.com – making it one of the S&P/TSX and NYSE’s top performers in mining. This run far outpaced peers, driven by policy news. However, technical observers warn of overbought conditions: Investing.com notes LAC’s recent surge with caution, mentioning the stock “appears overvalued at current levels” by some metrics investing.com ca.investing.com. Indeed, MarketBeat reports analysts see a ~–44% downside from current prices marketbeat.com. In summary, momentum is strong, but many experts urge caution given high valuations and upcoming dilution.
3 October 2025
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Tawana Resources (TAWNF) 2025 Stock Skyrocket: Lithium Revival or Mirage?

Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) — 2025 Q4 Deep‑Dive: U.S. Energy Stake Drives Surge, While Markets Brace for Lithium’s Next Chapter

Lithium Americas shares closed at US$7.04 on October 1 2025, up US$1.33 from the previous session, after spiking as high as US$7.53—a new 52‑week high marketbeat.com. The surge followed two major catalysts: Daily average volume spiked sharply to over 40 million shares, compared with a three‑month average near 9 million. Social‑media chatter recorded by QuiverQuant indicated high retail interest, with some posts anticipating “multi‑bagger” returns quiverquant.com. Institutional investors were net buyers; MarketBeat reported new positions from Brown Advisory, Cormark and other funds marketbeat.com.
2 October 2025
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DFLI Pops 11% as Lithium Mania Spills Into Micro‑Caps — What Today’s Pre‑Market Says and the 3 Big Risks (Sept 25–26, 2025)

DFLI Pops 11% as Lithium Mania Spills Into Micro‑Caps — What Today’s Pre‑Market Says and the 3 Big Risks (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Price action: On Thursday, DFLI rallied 11.4% to $0.3781, swinging nearly 30% intraday on 21.66M shares — well above the recent average. Early Friday pre‑market indications hovered near $0.40 after an initial print at $0.45, signaling lingering speculative interest into the open. Investing.com+1 Catalyst mix: There was no new company‑specific press from Dragonfly Energy on Sept 25–26. Instead, the move tracked a sectorwide lithium surge following Reuters’ scoop that Washington is negotiating an equity stake of up to 10% in Lithium Americas as part of a loan renegotiation around the Thacker Pass project. Follow‑on coverage on Sept 25 highlighted LAC’s additional ~23% gain, extending Wednesday’s spike, and that strength spilled into smaller lithium ecosystem equities — including micro‑cap battery names like DFLI. Reuters+2Reuters+2
26 September 2025
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