August 2, 2022 Lynas to invest $345m in rare earths mine to tap demand The Mt Weld mine has deposits of rare earths elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are in high demand for making magnets used in electric vehicles and wind energy generation.
July 26, 2022 Two simple charts show why green energy is all about mining The move away from fossil fuels is a rocky road. Literally.
July 26, 2022 Column: Where there’s muck there’s brass … and critical minerals The green future, it turns out, can be achieved at least in part by cleaning up the mining legacy of the past.
July 26, 2022 Rare earths-free thermoelectric converters now viable – research Researchers have developed a new material to avoid using rare earths in heat-to-energy conversion devices.
July 26, 2022 Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project The miner will object the draft decision as it relies on a ban on uranium mining, which is being contested separately through arbitration.
July 22, 2022 Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery The rare earth processing hub is backed by the government as part of its first critical minerals strategy, unveiled today.
July 17, 2022 Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.
July 13, 2022 US says it will back miners to stop China’s weaponization of battery metals Developers of battery metals projects can win support from the US government as it seeks to counter the dominance of China in clean-technology supply chains.
July 12, 2022 US says it is concerned critical minerals vulnerable to manipulation Energy Secretary said the government is concerned that supplies of critical minerals could be subject to weaponisation as oil and gas have been amid the Ukraine conflict.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
