Opinion: Seeing the district for the deposit
But sometimes they form clusters or groups of deposits. It’s these types of places where the geology is so fertile that one discovery is not the end of the story but the beginning…
Asia
Japan finds heavy rare earths dominate seabed deposit
Deep-sea samples strengthen Japan’s bid to reduce dependence on Chinese supplies of critical minerals.
India invests $2B for SMRs as Saudi Arabia eyes nuclear power plans
Nuclear power continues to build momentum worldwide as India and Saudi Arabia this week advanced plans to further enter the energy sector, while the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U…
Lithium sinks to five-month low amid 2027 glut fears
Lithium futures in China sank to a five-month low on Tuesday as expectations that a wave of restarted mines will tip the market back into oversupply next year overshadowed strong…
Gold, silver prices rebound as US-Iran war spreads
Gold and silver jumped on Wednesday as a sharp escalation in the United States war on Iran sent oil surging and investors scrambling back into havens, with buyers willing to…
Gold demand in China at decade low in June, WGC says
China’s physical gold demand remained near decade lows in June despite falling gold prices, suggesting cheaper valuations have yet to revive the world’s largest gold market. June withdrawals from the…
AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments pour billions of dollars into…
Malaysia probes Lynas’ Pentagon rare earths deal
Malaysia is scrutinizing Lynas Rare Earths’ (ASX: LYC) $96-million supply agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense after a parliamentary committee reviewed whether the deal could affect the country’s support…
India to invest in foreign uranium mines
India’s state-owned power producer NTPC is looking to help finance overseas uranium mines to fuel the country’s plan to massively expand nuclear power generation in the coming decades. The world’s…
Carney seeks deeper Saudi mining, energy partnership
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saudi Arabia could help drive growth in Canada’s mining and energy sectors as the two countries signed more than more than $1.4 billion (US$704…
Billions in US-funded rare earths are Asia-bound: report
United States-backed rare earths producers are selling much of their output to Japan and South Korea because American magnet manufacturing has yet to catch up with Washington’s drive to build…
Timeline: The Oyu Tolgoi saga
From discovery to blockade: the twists, deals and disputes behind Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.