Will the Far North be left out of the critical minerals rush?
When Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine closes in 2025, it’s going to put a major dent in the finances of the Northwest Territories. The mine, now 100% owned by Rio…
Rare Earths
Defense Metals reports best intercepts drilled to date at Wicheeda REE property in BC
Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has received results for the final five holes totalling 1,079 metres from the 29-hole (5,349 metres) diamond drill program completed during fall 2021 at…
Vital Metals blazing path to commercial production with Canada’s first rare earth mine
It’s a year of many firsts for Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF) and its rare earth elements operation in the Northwest Territories. Following the establishment in 2021 of…
Market for magnet rare earth oxides that drive EVs to increase three-fold by 2035
The value of global magnet rare earth oxide consumption will triple by 2035, from US$15.1 billion to US$46.2 billion, according to a new report published by Adamas Intelligence, an independent…
Energy Fuels ships uranium, vanadium and REE in the same week for the first time
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) made three commercial shipments of uranium, vanadium and rare earth elements (REE) through its Utah-based White Mesa mill last week, a feat which the company…
Glencore to supply cobalt to GM in multi-year deal
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON: GLEN) has inked a multi-year agreement with General Motors (NYSE: GM) to provide the automaker with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. The…
Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination
Resource-rich Western Australia has been picked the most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, replacing the U.S. state of Nevada, which fell to the third place in the latest…
Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia’s, India’s supply
New research from the University of South Australia could transform the way rare earth elements and other vital battery metals are recovered from the earth, enabling safer extraction with fewer…
Mkango produces rare earth metals from Songwe Hill project in Malawi
Mkango Resources (TSXV: MKA) says that it has produced neodymium and praseodymium enriched rare earth carbonate on a pilot basis from raw materials taken from its Songwe Hill Rare Earths…
Defense Metals expands Wicheeda with long, high-grade REE intercepts
Results from four recent diamond drill holes have returned long, high-grade rare earth element (REE) intercepts for Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; US-OTC: DFMTF) from its 100%-owned Wicheeda project 80 km…
USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released the final list of 50 critical minerals the domestic economy requires for economic and national security. The new list builds on the initial…
High yields of rare earth elements recovered from mine, e-waste
A chemistry lab at Rice University has successfully extracted valuable rare earth elements from waste at yields high enough to resolve issues for manufacturers while boosting their profits. In a…