January 18, 2021 Researchers use niobium, molybdenum to find heat-tolerant alloys for aircraft Japanese researchers are testing materials that can stand high temperatures and improve the efficiency of gas turbines in power plants and aircraft.
January 14, 2021 Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June Modular plant could initially supply 20% of global market for the critical mineral.
January 14, 2021 Defense Metals to investigate Wicheeda REE mineralization upgrade The miner wants to use XRT sorting to increase head-grade, flotation concentrate and hydrometallurgical feed streams.
January 13, 2021 Visualizing China’s dominance in rare earth metals Graphic from CSIS China Power Project tracks China’s exports in 2019, providing a glimpse of the country’s dominating presence in the global supply chain.
January 8, 2021 USA Rare Earth outlines mine-to-magnet strategy The vision is to create a secure supply of rare earth elements in the United States.
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 3, 2021 MINING.COM’s top science & technology stories of 2020 From a nano-diamond battery that lasts for 28,000 years to advances into mining the Moon.
December 30, 2020 Miners praise US spending bill that funds rare earth The pandemic aid and spending package signed by Donald Trump includes more than $800 million to fund rare earth.
December 30, 2020 Exploring for pegmatite-bound commodities without drilling, blasting Project Greenpeg wants to stimulate investors to explore Europe for clean energy metals and minerals.
December 22, 2020 Over 100 Spanish, Portuguese artists publish book against Almonty’s Valtreixal project Proceeds from the sale of the book Heaven, open up are expected to be used to fund actions against the Valtreixal project.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
