May 5, 2023

Top uranium miner Kazatomprom to develop own rare metals deposit

The company's subsidiary, Ulba Metallurgical Plant, will be tasked with determining the potential of the Verkhny Irgiz deposit.

May 1, 2023

Canada emerging as preferred jurisdiction for green mining investment

Low-carbon investments in new projects provide the impetus for lifelong net-zero operation.

April 24, 2023

Japan to subsidize half the costs of lithium, critical minerals projects – report

The initiative seeks to secure domestic supply of materials used in manufacturing electric car engines and batteries.

April 14, 2023

Critical minerals take central stage in US-China rivalry

Critical minerals have become the new frontline of the rivalry between the world’s two superpowers.

April 11, 2023

Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says

The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the…

April 4, 2023

NioCorp anticipates higher grades with new process technology

NioCorp and L3 have made a breakthrough in niobium and titanium recovery that may result in higher-purity products.

April 3, 2023

Rio Tinto fires up BlueSmelting demo plant in Quebec

The demonstration plant will process 40,000 tonnes of ilmenite per year, making it the largest of its kind in the world.

March 23, 2023

Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen

CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its blast furnaces with less polluting fuels, including hydrogen.

March 9, 2023

Don’t let China control clean energy supply chain, US officials warn

Washington’s message at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston reflects growing concern that the rapid investment it is encouraging to fight climate change could backfire.

March 6, 2023

NioCorp stock rallies on $800 million funding interest for Elk Creek critical minerals project

NioCorp is developing what would be North America’s only advanced materials manufacturing facility for producing niobium, scandium and titanium.