April 12, 2023 India’s rare earths miner eyes 400% expansion for clean energy State-owned IREL Ltd. aims to mine 50 million tons a year of rare-earths bearing ore by end-2032.
April 11, 2023 Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the…
April 7, 2023 Sheep Creek Montana rare earth deposits selected by USGS for exploration and mapping US Critical Materials has said that rare earth samples from its flagship property in Southwest Montana reported grades that exceed any other domestic rare earth resource.
April 6, 2023 Australia to work with Germany on critical minerals study Australia is looking to partner with friendly nations to build up its value adding industry.
April 6, 2023 Technology to extract REE from acid mine drainage gets $8m from US government West Virginia University received a grant from the US Department of Energy to develop a pre-commercial demonstration facility for separating and refining rare earth elements from acid mine drainage and…
April 4, 2023 Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.
April 4, 2023 Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines It will also provide $16 million to two universities to complete studies for extracting rare earths and other critical minerals from coal ash.
March 29, 2023 Arafura Rare Earths gets $600m loan guarantee from German insurer The guarantee is subject to Arafura entering supply deals with German firms.
March 28, 2023 Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tripled on rampant lithium, nickel prices MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surged to just under $27 billion in 2022 thanks to surging lithium and nickel prices, but January saw a 50% month-on-month drop.
March 24, 2023 Graphic: The impact of vehicle sizes on mineral demand in the EV market While a Tata Motors Tiago battery contains only 1.1kg of LCE, a Tesla Semi truck requires over 500kg of it to operate.
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
