November 21, 2021 Scientists want to engineer bacteria to sustainability mine rare earths Cornell researchers are looking for an environmentally friendly, low-temperature, low-pressure method to mine rare earth elements from rock.
November 17, 2021 Extracting rare earths from fertilizer byproduct may soon be a reality US-based researchers estimate that 200,000 tons of rare earth elements are trapped in unprocessed phosphogypsum waste in Florida alone.
November 15, 2021 Hudson Resources to focus on REE project following Greenland uranium ban The company is reviewing its options for the Nukittooq niobium-tantalum project, also in Greenland.
November 12, 2021 China to step up strategic mineral resource exploration Plan includes petroleum, natural gas, copper, chrome, tungsten and rare earths.
November 12, 2021 Brazilian, US companies join to push for niobium technology for lithium-ion batteries 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.
November 12, 2021 Greenland Minerals tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo Greenland’s decision to ban uranium mining and exploration effectively blocked Kvanefjeld, which would produce the metal as by-product.
November 10, 2021 Value of battery metals in new electric cars set new record MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.
November 10, 2021 Greenland bans uranium mining, blocking vast rare earths project The ban affects the Kvanefjeld rare earths project, one of the world’s biggest, as it would have produced uranium as a by-product.
November 5, 2021 New UK magnet factory for EVs should copy Chinese playbook A British magnet factory could be built by 2024 and eventually produce 2,000 tonnes a year of rare earth magnets, enough to supply about 1 million EVs.
November 2, 2021 UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves” It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
