December 16, 2023 Australia expands list of critical minerals key to transition Australia added fluorine, molybdenum, arsenic, selenium and tellurium to the list of minerals that it regards as essential to modern technologies.
December 15, 2023 Tantalum-based coating makes fusion reactors safer A new tantalum-based workhorse material can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
December 11, 2023 Silicide spherules from space fetch astronomical prices at auction Ever since the Zagami meteorite sold in 1996 at Phillips Auction as crumbs in a vial at $1,538 per gram, the universal appeal of otherworldly rocks was driving the prices of exotic…
December 4, 2023 Lab-grown dolomite is now a thing The long-standing dolomite problem has been solved.
November 22, 2023 China allows a trickle of critical minerals exports ahead of graphite curbs China exported small amounts of two minerals crucial to high-tech manufacturing in October.
November 15, 2023 European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply China imposed restrictions on exports of the metals used in high-tech electronics from August.
November 13, 2023 Watch the mining insiders: The biggest bread crumbs lead to critical metals The world’s most powerful investors are intimately aware of long term growth drivers.
November 10, 2023 How Canada – and Bay Street – squandered the chance to finance the critical minerals revolution Capital has disappeared from Canada’s once-thriving junior mining industry.
November 10, 2023 Happy Creek permitted to expand exploration work at Fox tungsten project in BC The goal of the proposed 2023 to 2027 drilling campaign is to at least triple the existing tungsten resource.
November 7, 2023 What green energy transition? Half of mining still exploring for gold New study shows a $1.1 billion drop in gold exploration budgets this year as juniors struggle to raise capital, but the precious metal still accounts for 46% of the total.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
