October 11, 2020 Scientists tap into new rare earths deposits An experiment turned in to a solution that helps better understand where ‘heavy’ and ‘light’ rare earths may be concentrated in and around carbonatite intrusions.
October 8, 2020 Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.
October 7, 2020 Brazilian niobium miner CBMM eyes European car market CBMM will work with British high performance luxury automaker BAC to develop a lighter, faster sports car.
October 5, 2020 Innovation Metals to scale up REE oxides extraction technology The technology is designed for the cost-effective bulk separation and purification of rare earth elements - including both heavy REE and light REEs.
October 2, 2020 Northern Dynasty issues Pebble report in light of Trump mining order According to the company, Pebble's endowment would expand the US rhenium resource base by as much as 84%.
October 1, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...
October 1, 2020 Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths.
September 29, 2020 China EV ambitions threat to entire US auto industry – report A bipartisan, federal response is required for the US to compete with China’s ownership of the next generation of transportation, according to a new report from SAFE.
September 28, 2020 Pensana Rare Earths gets $9m from Angola wealth fund to develop project The Longonjo project is slated to be the world's first major rare earth mine to be brought online in over a decade.
September 24, 2020 China accuses Chinalco rare earth unit of breaking pollution regulations The unit was previously punished for environmental violations in 2018 along with a Chinalco subsidiary in northwestern China.
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