Diversify trade to survive tariffs, O’Toole says
Canada must respond to U.S. tariffs by finding new European trade partners in defence, the energy transition and green technology, according to the former head of the country’s Conservative Party….
Rare Earths
Crater Lake’s scandium resource boosted 38%
Scandium Canada (TSXV: SCD) said new data show a 38% increase in indicated resources at its Crater Lake project in northern Quebec. Indicated resources in Crater Lake’s TG zone are…
Ukraine mineral reserves likely too small to spur foreign miner rush: report
Persistent security concerns and widespread skepticism over the size of Ukraine’s mineral reserves mean Western resource investment in the country is unlikely to take off anytime soon even if a…
PDAC video: Energy Fuels produces rare earths using fast process, CEO says
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has commissioned a $20-million rare earths separation plant in Utah in record time, CEO Mark Chalmers says in a new video. It made on-spec…
Greenland rare earth project valued at $3B
The PEA demonstrates an internal rate of return (IRR) of approximately 180%.
Russia, US in talks over rare earth JVs: report
Washington and Moscow have begun discussions on joint rare earths projects in Russia, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, told pro-Kremlin Russian newspaper Izvestia on Monday. Dmitriev,…
EU selects 47 strategic critical minerals projects
The European Union has published its first list of strategic projects strengthening the local extraction, processing and recycling of 14 of the 17 materials it deems critical for its energy transition and…
US seeks new Ukraine minerals terms: Financial Times
The Trump administration is looking to renegotiate its proposed minerals deal with Ukraine which, if agreed, would grant the U.S. expanded access to the Eastern European resources, the Financial Times…
China boosts exploration funding: Financial Times
China is boosting state support for domestic mineral exploration in an effort to secure dominance in the resource sector amid rising competition from Western rivals, the Financial Times reported on…
USA Rare Earth merges with Inflection Point, debuts with Nasdaq listing
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) went public on Friday as CEO Joshua Ballard and chairman Mike Blitzer rang the opening bell. The company has spent several years privately working to…
Energy Fuels teams with Korea’s POSCO on rare earths
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has partnered up with South Korea’s POSCO with a view of establishing a non-China rare earth elements (REE) supply chain for electric vehicles (EV)…
Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals
Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record risk increase in 47 countries since 2020.