June 9, 2023 Norway considers opening Germany-sized area to deep-sea mining The country’s energy ministry plans to submit to parliament in the next two weeks a proposal to open an area close to Svalbard to applications for exploration and extraction.
June 9, 2023 Altona Rare Earths shares start trading in London Altona, which is advancing the Monte Muambe rare earths project in northwest Mozambique, raised $2.5 million.
June 8, 2023 Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.
June 7, 2023 Mongolian PM discusses EV investment, cooperation with Elon Musk Musk and the Mongolian government talked about a potential joint research venture on the use of rare earth elements and battery minerals.
June 6, 2023 Defense Metals completes next phase of pilot plant tests, starts prefeasibility design The PFS is to be complete during the first half of 2024.
June 6, 2023 Australia maps all of its tailings dams A new Atlas of Australian Mine Waste aims to provide industry with opportunities to extract critical metals from previously mined rock.
June 4, 2023 Protein helps separate rare earths more efficiently than new tech Biology 1, new tech 0.
June 1, 2023 Global production of critical metals unlikely to meet EU demand Researchers say metal shortage could put the brakes on the EU’s electrification goals.
May 25, 2023 Saskatchewan Research Council manufactures Canada’s first solvent extraction cell tech for REE processing Rare Earth processing facility currently under construction in the Canadian province.
May 25, 2023 Siemens Gamesa to cut reliance on China for rare earths, permanent magnets Siemens Gamesa last month signed a deal with Australia's Arafura Rare Earths to procure 200 tonnes of materials a year.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
