June 23, 2020 Deep sea mining could destroy undiscovered species, says Ocean Panel Ocean floor mining a "sustainability conundrum", report says.
June 21, 2020 Fossilized fish linked to rare earths deposits Researchers discovered the origin of a large deposit of rare earths near the Japanese island of Minamitorishima.
June 19, 2020 Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.
June 17, 2020 Arafura to test rare earth processing with US firm The discussions are occurring as the United States vies to revive its rare earths industry.
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.
Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat. January 14, 2026 | 09:53 am
