December 16, 2019

Pilot rare earths processing plant, first one outside China, opens in Colorado

Facility aims to help Washington to secure domestic supply of the key ingredients for military weapons, electric vehicles and phones.

December 13, 2019

Lynas to submit plant tender to US Army

Other miners mentioned are UCore Rare Metals Inc and Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

December 11, 2019

US Army will fund rare earths plant for weapons development

The move is part of an urgent push by Washington to secure domestic supply of rare earths, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

December 10, 2019

UBC scientists take ideas from the lab bench to the mine site

If you have a mine company with a tailings pond full of coal slurry or a coal deposit that is no longer economic, there could still be value in it

December 10, 2019

ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure

Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

December 9, 2019

Rare earth miner Lynas picks Kalgoorlie for processing plant

The plant will perform the first step of processing rare earths from its Mt Weld mine, which had been shipped to Malaysia.

December 5, 2019

PhD student wins competition for environmental work on Commerce Resources’ Ashram deposit

Sophie Costis, a PhD student with the Université du Québec, has won the Geoscience Research Challenge.

December 5, 2019

Canada looks into mining critical minerals for US market

Natural Resources Canada plans to hire a British firm to provide 10-year market forecasts for nearly two dozen vital minerals and metals.

December 3, 2019

Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – report

Price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.

November 26, 2019

Lynas close to securing funding for rare earths plant in the US

Details about how it will fund the development of a heavy rare earths processing facility in Texas is expected to come by the end of February.