Penn State University researchers developed new nanotechnology to separate neodymium found in electronic waste using plant cellulose.

Cornell researchers are looking for an environmentally friendly, low-temperature, low-pressure method to mine rare earth elements from rock.

US-based researchers estimate that 200,000 tons of rare earth elements are trapped in unprocessed phosphogypsum waste in Florida alone.

CBMM recently acquired 20% of US-based start-up Battery Streak with the goal of accelerating new technologies that use niobium for lithium-ion batteries.

Greenland’s decision to ban uranium mining and exploration effectively blocked Kvanefjeld, which would produce the metal as by-product.