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.
March 14, 2021 Researchers find new way to locate untapped rare earths deposits worldwide Fayalite holds the key to locating new REEs deposits.
March 10, 2021 Energy Fuels to start rare earth recovery in Utah The first shipments of natural monazite ore have arrived at the White Mesa mill in Utah.
March 10, 2021 Neo Performance eyes expansion of European rare earth processing plant European officials expect the continent's demand for specialized minerals to jump as much as tenfold by 2050.
March 10, 2021 Western Rare Earths gets drill permit for La Paz project in Arizona The company believes the topography at La Paz lends itself to substantially increase the resource by deeper drilling in the lower plate.
March 8, 2021 China Jan-Feb rare earth exports up nearly 30% y/y Exports from China totalled 7,068 tonnes in January and February combined.
March 5, 2021 China to “strengthen management” of strategic mineral resources, eyes green upgrade of steel China aims to complete ultra-low emission upgrade for 530 million tonnes of steel capacity.
March 4, 2021 Five Eyes alliance urged to forge ties with Greenland to secure minerals Greenland has huge deposits of rare earths.
March 3, 2021 Rare earth, uranium miners benefit from EV mania and dash of ESG Uranium sector supply/demand balance is the tightest we’ve seen since pre-Fukushima, analyst says.
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