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.
January 31, 2023 Urgent action needed to stem slump in geoscience graduates globally — report The dearth of geoscientists, which is replicated globally, threatens to crimp Australia’s ability to find, define and mine key minerals needed in a decarbonised future.
January 26, 2023 How tungsten can help make nuclear fusion energy a reality Researchers say that improving tungsten-heavy alloys is key to making advanced nuclear fusion reactors work.
January 19, 2023 Scientists efficiently convert temperature fluctuations into clean energy It is possible to convert environmental temperature fluctuations into clean chemical energy, such as hydrogen.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
