Energy Fuels produces US’ first heavy rare earth oxides
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) says it has successfully produced the first kilogram of heavy rare earth oxides at pilot scale from its White Mesa mill in Utah. Shares…
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Mars boffins probe mysterious new mineral
Scientists have spotted on Mars what could be a previously unknown mineral linked to the kind of sulphaty gunk that clogs tailings ponds on Earth. The unusual ferric hydroxysulphate, identified…
Canada gets first bullet-proof steel plant
Canada is building its first plant to produce bullet-proof steel after a federal trade mission to Sweden inked a $100-million (US$72.2 million) deal. Ontario-based armoured vehicle maker Roshel and Swedish…
Metallium eyes $60B metals recycling market
Metallium (ASX: MTM; US-OTC: MTMCF) is advancing one of the first large-scale metals recovery plants in the United States to commissioning in December as it considers rolling out its modular…
US startup makes thorium breakthrough
Clean Core Thorium Energy, a Chicago-based company developing thorium-based nuclear fuel, says new tests hit a milestone in the element’s energy output being more efficient than uranium. The company’s Advanced…
American Rare Earths produces first Wyoming oxides
Ore from American Rare Earths’ (ASX: ARR; US-OTC: ARRNF) Halleck Creek project in southeast Wyoming has for the first time been made into light and heavy rare earth oxide concentrates…
US commits $1B to critical minerals technology
The United States Department of Energy says it will unlock just under US$1 billion (C$1.38 billion) to fund mining, processing and manufacturing technologies used to extract critical minerals and materials….
AI data centers to worsen copper shortage, BNEF says
The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers risks tightening the global copper market further, potentially pushing the supply shortfall to 6 million tonnes by 2035, according to a…
Temas CEO targets dual ASX listing by September
Temas Resources (CSE: TMAS) is working on an Australian Stock Exchange listing that will help the Canadian explorer and metals technology company broaden its investor base and advance two titanium-vanadium-iron projects…
Infographic: Rare earth magnets demand
Rare earth magnets are vital for electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, and advanced technologies—and demand is rising fast. Currently, EVs and wind account for just 17% of global magnet…
Feds back AI core scan in NWT for green metals
The Canadian federal and Northwest Territories governments are backing a new AI-powered drill core scanning pilot aimed at opening up critical mineral exploration across the country’s underexplored North. The project…
Paramount Gold’s Grassy Mountain gets permit boost
Paramount Gold Nevada (NYSE-AM: PZG) has secured fast-tracked permitting for its Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon under state and federal processes. After recent administrative changes to the National Environmental…