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.
November 1, 2021 Nova Scotia’s mining focus expands into critical minerals Canada is the only Western nation that has an abundance of cobalt, graphite, lithium, and nickel, essential to creating the batteries and EVs of the future.
October 31, 2021 While China will continue to use rare earths in EVs, Europe trying different options – report According to IDTechEx, Europe is making efforts to decrease the utilization of magnetic materials and especially heavy rare earths in its electric vehicles.
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