June 12, 2020 Appia to drill at world’s 2nd richest rare earth prospect Alces Lake is located north of Lake Athabasca and the Athabasca Basin, about 34 km east of Uranium City.
June 11, 2020 Rare earths processing facility opens in Colorado The pilot plant will be the first facility to separate the full range of rare earth elements in the US since 1999.
June 11, 2020 Rwanda says it is open for mining business The Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board said mining is key to boost the country’s recovery from the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic.
June 5, 2020 Zirconium, titanium, rare earths refining technology funded by Korea The project is led by Australian Strategic Materials and Zirconium Technology Corporation.
June 2, 2020 US hopes to expand strategic minerals initiative Currently there are ten countries under the Energy Resource Governance Initiative.
June 1, 2020 Trump’s sparring with China revives rare earths stock trade A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again.
May 29, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE video news roundup launches today We’re proud to introduce the MINING.COM MINUTE, a speedy video roundup of the biggest stories in the mining and metals industry.
May 28, 2020 US House bill aims to boost domestic mining of strategic minerals The cornerstone of the bill is a provision requiring federal agencies to streamline the mining permit review process.
May 27, 2020 Rio Tinto cracks scandium extraction from waste “Finding a way to extract a new product not only delivers more value from our orebodies, it helps to reduce waste."
May 26, 2020 USA Rare Earth finishes Phase 1 testing for Texas project USA Rare Earth plans to establish a domestic rare earths supply chain.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
