January 22, 2021 Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant Deal takes the Australian miner a step closer to becoming a key supplier to the US defence industry.
January 19, 2021 Miners now saviours in green transition The whole system has to be rebuilt, and that is the onset of the revenge of the miners, says Robert Friedland.
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.
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