December 5, 2022

Hancock takes 10% of Arafura Rare Earths

Hancock Prospecting took around half of a A$121 million placement by Arafura last week aimed at raising capital to develop the Nolans rare earths project.

December 1, 2022

Rare earths ‘spill the tea’ on how deep magma eruptions initiate

Researchers found huge magma eruptions can initiate deeper below the earth's surface than previously believed.

November 30, 2022

Strategic Materials seeking investors for Dubbo rare earths project

Dubbo site contains light and heavy rare earths, zirconium, niobium and hafnium.

November 29, 2022

Fortescue keeps women on the top job with Fiona Hick’s appointment

Hick replaces CEO Elizabeth Gaines, who stepped down in December 2021 and who will remain on Fortescue's board as a non-executive director.

November 27, 2022

UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

London and Pretoria announced a partnership to promote the responsible exploration and production of critical minerals in South Africa.

November 27, 2022

Electrokinetic mining allows for green, efficient recovery of REEs

Chinese researchers developed the electrokinetic mining technique for the green and efficient recovery of REEs from weathering crusts.

November 24, 2022

Australia to become ‘more assertive’ on foreign investment in critical minerals

Federal investment has already flowed into Iluka Resources' rare earths processing plant in central Australia.

November 18, 2022

How the state of Wyoming could supply the US with rare earth elements 

Industry innovators are tapping  coal and its waste streams to extract rare earths, 17 essential elements  to realizing an electrified economy.

November 15, 2022

Defense Metals drills 221 metres of 2.14% TREO, including 3.52% at Wicheeda in British Columbia

The company has drilled over 5,500 metres in 18 holes this year as part of the Wicheeda resource delineation and pit geotechnical program.

November 9, 2022

Bosch taps IBM quantum computers in hunt for new EV materials

Robert Bosch plans to use more than twenty of IBM’s quantum computers to help identify alternatives to the metals and rare earth elements currently used in EVs.