December 2, 2024

Rio Tinto, Imperial College London launch Centre for Future Materials

Rio will invest $150 million in the Centre over the next 10 years.

December 2, 2024

Madison Metals buys large antinomy project in Ontario’s Hemlo gold camp

The Howells Lake project comprises nearly 140 sq. km of mineral claims within the Thunder Bay mining district.

December 2, 2024

Larvotto Resources signs antimony offtake agreement with Wogen

The Australian company aims to produce 5,400 tonnes of antimony annually at Hillgrove.

November 29, 2024

Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap

As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines.

November 28, 2024

Madagascar lifts suspension on Energy Fuels’ critical minerals project

The Toliara project is expected to be a cornerstone source of monazite supply for the White Mesa mill, the company said.

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.