November 26, 2024

Critical Metals makes gallium discovery at Tanbreez REE project

The concentration of gallium reached up to 147 parts per million Ga2O3, according to initial drilling analysis.

November 23, 2024

Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push

Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.

November 22, 2024

Silicon metal tapped to replace graphite in electric vehicle battery anodes

Silicon can hold 10 times as many lithium ions by weight as graphite, but developing the battery technology to scale sustainably has met its share of challenges.

November 20, 2024

China’s germanium, gallium ban could cost the US $3.4 billion

According to the USGS, gallium prices could increase by more than 150% and germanium prices by 26% in the event of a total ban.

November 18, 2024

CBMM, Echion open world’s largest niobium anode production plant in Brazil

The facility is capable of producing 2,000 tonnes per year of XNO, equivalent to 1 GWh of lithium-ion cells.

November 15, 2024

US House of Representatives approves 2024 Critical Mineral Consistency Act

The bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of critical minerals.

November 14, 2024

Military Metals acquires past-producing antimony project in Nevada

The Last Chance property is situated in Nye county, Nevada, 11 miles west of the Round Mountain gold mine operated by Kinross.

November 10, 2024

Stallion Uranium sheds Idaho antimony project, narrows focus to Athabasca Basin

Stallion currently holds a portfolio of uranium properties covering roughly 3,000 sq. km. in the Athabasca Basin.

October 24, 2024

UK critical mineral importers to get financial support in budget

Part of a broader effort to bolster British industries and reduce their reliance on China.

October 23, 2024

US asks G-7 to consider sanctions on Russian palladium, titanium

One major challenge is that Europe is reliant on the metals and has shown little appetite to target them in the past.