March 31, 2022 US senator ‘worried’ about Chinese stake in MP Materials "It kind of disturbs me to know that there's a big Chinese interest there" Senator Lisa Murkowski said.
March 30, 2022 The rare earth problem must be solved by innovating, not just playing catch up For the third time in a decade, the clouds are gathering above rare earths.
March 30, 2022 South Korea pushes for recycling of rare metals South Korea wants to strengthen its domestic supply chain in the semiconductor and battery sectors.
March 24, 2022 Aclara Resources withdraws EIA application for its Penco Module project in Chile Aclara has decided to take more time in order to “fully understand and resolve the remaining issues” and resubmit a revised EIA application for its sole project.
March 18, 2022 Rare earths show potential for quantum communications, processors Researchers discovered the value of europium molecular crystals for quantum communications and processors.
March 17, 2022 5 CHARTS: Mining supercycle – how soon is now? Pent-up demand, supply shocks, low stocks pushed aluminum, copper and coal prices to all-time highs, but new report suggests supercycle talk is premature.
March 16, 2022 Australia unveils $360m in critical minerals funding to offset China dominance Projects to be funded include the second rare earth separation plant to be built outside China, a battery material refinery and a vanadium processing plant.
March 10, 2022 How ‘leaky waves’ from ambient noise can reveal what lies underneath earth’s surface Researchers have improved the way of studying the geologic structures beneath earth's surface by using ambient noise.
March 4, 2022 China calls on rare earths companies to bring prices back to ‘reasonable’ level Prices have surged since the second half of 2021 amid concerns of supply uncertainty from Myanmar.
March 1, 2022 The 50 minerals critical to US security This graphic lists all of the minerals that the government deemed critical to both the economic and national security of the United States.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
