June 19, 2022 New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth's continental crust.
June 17, 2022 Vital Metals starts commissioning at Saskatchewan rare earth extraction plant Canada's first rare earths producer is processing ore from its Nechalacho operation in the Northwest Territories, where mining commenced in mid-2021.
June 17, 2022 European fund for critical minerals projects to launch next year The European Raw Materials Fund is due to start with around $2 billion.
June 14, 2022 Assay results confirm sustainable resource at American Rare Earths’ La Paz project in Arizona Current JORC resource at La Paz has the potential to be one of the largest rare earths projects in North America, company says.
June 13, 2022 Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.
June 7, 2022 As demand for rare earths rises, world’s biggest producer might stop exporting them, says analyst China, the world’s biggest producer of magnet rare earth oxides could stop exporting the group of minerals within the next decade due to increasing domestic demand and a shortage in…
June 7, 2022 Quebec ready to partner with critical mineral explorers and developers Province holds the largest lithium reserves in Canada and nearly half of the lithium projects currently underway.
June 6, 2022 NioCorp reworks Elk Creek flowsheet to cut capex, opex, GHG emissions NioCorp is testing a reworked mineral processing flowsheet for its Elk Creek rare earth elements (REE) project.
June 1, 2022 US needs to take urgent steps to prevent getting ‘shut out’ from critical minerals, says researcher President Joe Biden authorized the Defense Production Act to increase battery metals production and reduce the country’s reliance on China and Russia.
May 31, 2022 Defense Metals improves REE recoveries for Wicheeda ore with acid-bake process The 100% owned Wicheeda project is located 80 km northwest of Prince George, British Columbia.
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
