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.

March 2, 2023

Ontario government introduces Building More Mines Act

In 2021, Ontario produced over C$11.1 billion ($8.1bn) worth of minerals.

February 21, 2023

Perovskites may soon beat silicon’s efficiency in solar cells

Researchers are proposing a novel, physics-based approach to synthesizing perovskites.

February 14, 2023

Bluejay Mining pulls demerger plan, aims to raise $6 million

It said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals exploration unit, Disko Exploration, is no longer considered the right strategy.

February 6, 2023

Germany could reach deal with US over IRA in critical minerals

German Economy Minister said there was a chance that de facto free-trade status could be reached between Europe and the United States.

February 3, 2023

Aerospace, electronic demand drive hafnium’s 400% record surge

The metal is valued for its anti-corrosive properties and used to make control rods for nuclear reactors.