Japan’s JOGMEC, Sojitz invest $9m in LynasThe miner plans to invest $335 million to expand capacity at its Mt Weld mine.Reuters | September 20, 2022 | 7:35 am
Niobium pentoxide shows promise for speeding up charging of Li-ion batteriesNiobium pentoxide is a high-performance material with a novel crystalline structure…Staff Writer | September 19, 2022 | 7:28 am
F-35s all contain banned China-made alloy, Pentagon saysEvery one of the more than 825 jets delivered so…Bloomberg News | September 12, 2022 | 7:11 am
Quebec ready to partner with critical mineral explorers and developers Province holds the largest lithium reserves in Canada and nearly half of the lithium projects currently underway. Henry Lazenby | June 7, 2022 | 10:22 am
NioCorp reworks Elk Creek flowsheet to cut capex, opex, GHG emissions NioCorp is testing a reworked mineral processing flowsheet for its Elk Creek rare earth elements (REE) project. Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 10:21 am
US needs to take urgent steps to prevent getting ‘shut out’ from critical minerals, says researcher President Joe Biden authorized the Defense Production Act to increase battery metals production and reduce the country’s reliance on China and Russia. Naimul Karim | June 1, 2022 | 6:46 am
Defense Metals improves REE recoveries for Wicheeda ore with acid-bake process The 100% owned Wicheeda project is located 80 km northwest of Prince George, British Columbia. Staff Writer | May 31, 2022 | 11:40 am
Canada’s minerals extraction in situation critical With urgency in getting new mines developed, governments will need to streamline permitting processes. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | May 24, 2022 | 1:36 pm
Canada’s first rare earth producer begins shipping concentrate Vital Metals' Nechalacho rare earths mine in the Northwest Territories has begun deliveries. Staff Writer | May 23, 2022 | 1:18 pm
How robots can help build offshore wind turbines more quickly Western leaders who want to wean their economies off Russian fossil fuels are facing tremendous challenges. Bloomberg News | May 22, 2022 | 10:17 am
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. Staff Writer | May 22, 2022 | 5:15 am
Natural Resources Canada calls for proposals of pilot projects for processing critical minerals Call for proposals is open to Canadian universities, mining companies and provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments. Nelson Bennett | May 18, 2022 | 6:00 am