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.
May 18, 2023 Coal country to carbon innovation: Wyoming rare earths discovery could be a game changer for US Ramaco Resources, a pure play met coal miner with operations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has discovered new potential magnetic rare earth elements at its Brook mine.
May 18, 2023 Australia hands out critical minerals grants Australia is pushing to reap more value from its mineral wealth and become a leading supplier of battery chemicals.
Codelco submits $1.3B plan to prolong Radomiro Tomic mine life to 2058 The proposal aims to boost the mine's capacity to an average of 725,000 tonnes per day, up from its current level of 675,000 daily tonnes. January 14, 2026 | 10:07 am
