March 31, 2021

Greenland to hold election watched closely by global mining industry

Greenland holds an election next week that could decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals.

March 26, 2021

China rare earths extend surge on worries over Myanmar supply, inspection threat

Looming inspections and concerns over Myanmar supplies are adding fresh momentum to a rally in prices of the rare earth minerals.

March 26, 2021

Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner

The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March.

March 24, 2021

Granada searches for gold, finds critical minerals

The British Columbia-based company discovered scandium, rubidium, and cesium at its Granada Gold Mine property in Quebec.

March 23, 2021

Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown

UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth…

March 23, 2021

Accelerating cross-border North American integration of battery, EV, and critical mineral supply chains

Market forces, if left alone without regulation or policy direction, may not be sufficient to ensure supply chains are financially sustainable.

March 18, 2021

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles…

March 17, 2021

China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report

Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.

March 16, 2021

What countries will fight over when green energy dominates

A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have started gaming out the gritty geopolitical implications of a globe dominated by green energy.

March 15, 2021

VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla

Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.