China implements ban on rare earth processing tech exports to maintain dominance
The country's mining industry produces more rare earth elements than any other
Mining & Critical Minerals
Rare Earths
Gold, silver, uranium, lithium, copper and rare earths: the producers, the developers and the projects behind them.
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Idaho National Lab and US Critical Materials partner to develop new rare earth processing methods
The partnership will work on a process for carbonatite ore handling, preparation and extraction
Ucore Rare Metals gets $4.3M grant to commercialize rare earth separation tech
The government has now covered over half of the project's total expenses
Central America Nickel files patent application for ultrasound tech REE extraction method
The patent will also cover a method of extracting uranium and thorium from rare earth elements
Asteroids could be the primary source of precious metals in the next 40 years
The rapid expansion of the commercial space sector is set to propel space mining operations in the upcoming years
Defense Metals airborne survey finds new anomalies at Wicheeda rare earth project
The company discovered two previously unknown readings indicating the presence of REE as part of the study
United States invests US$126M in small businesses engaged with clean energy initiatives
The Biden-Harris administration also announced an additional US$30M investment in critical minerals this week
Miners evacuate as wildfires rage in Northwest Territories
Broader Northwest Territories region is now facing 265 active fires
Tasmanian minerals in high demand amidst electrification shift: Ministry of Resources
Sector supports thousands of jobs and especially in regional and rural Tasmania
Penn State researchers develop rare earth extraction method inspired by mussels
Their primary focus was extracting neodymium -- an element used for batteries, magnets, wind turbines and other tech
Magna Mining paves the way for Canada's next nickel mine
The estimate for the mine's life is 15 to 19 years
India's lower house approves opening country to critical mineral miners
The amendment seeks to remove lithium-bearing minerals and five other atomic minerals from the restricted list
Biden-Harris administration invests US$32 million in rare earths and critical minerals
The funding from Joe Biden's Investing in America agenda will support coal recycling for clean energy tech components
Idaho Strategic Resources discovers high grade rare earth elements in Idaho
The Mineral Hill rare earth elements project covers about 2,000 acres in the northern part of the Idaho REE Belt
Monumental Minerals starts drilling for Jemi rare earth element project in Coahuila, Mexico
A diamond drill rig from Globexplore Drilling SA is now aligned on the first drill target
Endurance Gold finds high-grade gold at Reliance Gold Project in British Columbia
The company completed drilling 11 holes for over 3,030 meters of its ongoing 15,000 meter program
Neo Performance Materials breaks ground on Europe's first rare earth magnet manufacturing facility in Estonia
Sintered rare earth permanent magnets are used in a wide variety of technologies that increase energy efficiency
Fireweed Metals reports largest high-grade tungsten deposit in the world
Canada has implemented several initiatives aimed at advancing the development of critical minerals
United States Department of Defense offers USD$4M contract for rare earth element extraction
REE are vital for the development and production of technologies used in defense systems
Bacterial protein outperforms humans in separating rare earth elements: Penn State
The protein is naturally occurring in the bacterium Hansschlegelia quercus which is isolated from English oak buds
Hemlo Explorers receives exploration permit for palladium and copper project in Ontario
The exploration program is set to start in June this year
Saskatchewan develops proprietary extraction cells for rare earth processing facility
The breakthrough places Saskatchewan and Canada among a select group of governments able to do rare earth processing
Hudson Resources transfers Greenland exploration license to Neo Performance Materials
The license covers a portion of the large Sarfartoq carbonatite complex
Skyharbour adds eight properties to Athabasca Basin portfolio totalling over 490,000 hectares
These new properties are prospective for rare earth elements, as well as uranium mineralization
Defense Metals finishes Phase I of hydrometallurgical pilot plant
Preliminary data shows that the extraction of praseodymium (Pr) and neodymium (Nd) from the acid bake calcine exceeded 90 per cent
SKRR Exploration enters LOI to acquire 70% in uranium exploration project
SKRR will make staged cash and common share payments to F3 over a 3-year period
FPX Nickel and Japanese government agency form alliance to carry out worldwide mineral exploration
The Generative Alliance to conduct awaruite exploration activities globally
U.S. and Canada join forces to secure critical mineral supply chains
The demand for critical minerals could increase by 400 to 600 per cent by 2040
Ontario invests additional $6M in critical mineral exploration projects
The government is investing an additional $3 million in 2023–24 and $3 million in 2024–25 into this program
Palladium One Mining acquires MetalCorp for $3.3M, expands critical minerals portfolio
Palladium adds five exploration-stage projects to its royalty portfolio
New Tesla motor could disrupt rare earths sector
A future generation of automobiles will effectively not require the rare earth elements
Defense Metals new hydrometallurgical plant aims for rare earth metal production at scale
The plant's configuration will produce a high-purity rare earth precipitate that's suitable as feed for a separation plant
Defense Metals recent rare earth element assays return high grade mineralization
The Wicheeda REE Project spans 4,262 hectares (10,532 acres) and is found 80 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia