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.
May 24, 2022 Canada’s minerals extraction in situation critical With urgency in getting new mines developed, governments will need to streamline permitting processes.
May 23, 2022 Canada’s first rare earth producer begins shipping concentrate Vital Metals' Nechalacho rare earths mine in the Northwest Territories has begun deliveries.
May 22, 2022 How robots can help build offshore wind turbines more quickly Western leaders who want to wean their economies off Russian fossil fuels are facing tremendous challenges.
May 22, 2022 Second-largest indicated-or-better rare earth resource in the US now identified NioCorp’s Elk Creek project yielded rare earth elements as a potential by-product of the mining of niobium, titanium, and scandium in a recent feasibility study.
May 18, 2022 Natural Resources Canada calls for proposals of pilot projects for processing critical minerals Call for proposals is open to Canadian universities, mining companies and provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments.
May 17, 2022 China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.
May 16, 2022 Entire rare earth metals family could help address acid gas pollution Researchers have set up to find metal-organic frameworks that can effectively detect and trap acid gases.
May 13, 2022 America touts green energy as key to bridging Africa’s growth gap The US is not opposed to China investing in Africa if the investments are centred on upholding human rights, democracy and jobs.
As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewelry India's total gold demand fell 14% year on year in the first nine months of 2025. December 30, 2025 | 06:06 pm
