September 15, 2021

In Arctic push, US extends new economic aid package to Greenland

The aid package from USAid worth $10 million is primarily aimed at development of Greenland's mining sector, tourism and education.

September 13, 2021

Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon

NASA has granted a research team from the University of Arizona $500,000 to develop robots able to mine, excavate and even build simple structures on the Moon's surface.

September 8, 2021

Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.

September 3, 2021

Nissan develops technology to halve recycling cost of rare earths

With tension simmering between China and the US automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on rare earths.

September 3, 2021

Rare earths make their way to Colorado’s waterways

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say there is growing concern about REE concentrations, which are not monitored and there are no water quality standards set for them.

September 2, 2021

Ontario Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

Ontario is a world-class destination for the mining industry.

September 1, 2021

Coalition urges US Congress to incentivize permanent rare earth magnet making

The bill would create a $20 per kilogram production tax credit for magnets that are manufactured in the US.

August 31, 2021

Scientists ‘stretch’ li-ion batteries storage capacity, lifespan

Researchers at the University of Southern California propose introducing “stretch” into battery materials so they can be cycled repeatedly without structural fatigue.

August 29, 2021

ESG strategy makes Norra Kärr REE project attractive – report

According to Roskill, by revising the flowsheet to reduce the project's footprint and looking to secure an off-site brownfield location for a refining facility, LEM has lowered the environmental risk…

August 27, 2021

How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war

US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.