May 22, 2022 Second-largest indicated-or-better rare earth resource in the US now identified NioCorp’s Elk Creek project yielded rare earth elements as a potential by-product of the mining of niobium, titanium, and scandium in a recent feasibility study.
May 20, 2022 Colombia, Ecuador & Peru: Social engagement can make or break mining investment Mineral explorers and developers often see substantial projects halted in their tracks by staunch community-level opposition, even when projects had passed regulatory muster.
May 20, 2022 Iron ore price up as Chinese banks cut interest rate Chinese banks cut a key interest rate for long-term loans by a record amount on Friday.
May 20, 2022 Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project The Canadian explorer has secured an initial 51% stake in Russell Lake, located next to its Moore property in Saskatchewan.
May 19, 2022 Tianqi produces Australia’s first battery grade lithium hydroxide TLEA’s Kwinana plant has met internal certification processes with the onsite laboratory confirming that battery-grade specification has been met on 10 tonnes of lithium hydroxide.
May 19, 2022 Foxes add to Gold Fields headaches in Chile Environmental regulator has asked Gold Fields to implement four “urgent” and “transitory” measures following the death of three specimens of culpeo fox in the area.
May 19, 2022 South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.
May 18, 2022 MKS PAMP first precious metals refinery to set SBTi-approved carbon emissions reduction targets The company has committed to reducing absolute scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.
May 18, 2022 Trevali’s missing workers failed to reach Perkoa mine’s refuge chamber during floods The search for the missing miners will continue, Trevali said.
May 18, 2022 Copper price down on bets of big US rate hikes Fed Jerome Powell pledged that the US central bank would ratchet interest rates as high as needed to kill a surge in inflation.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
