June 22, 2021 Ukraine to auction titanium and zirconium miner in August The country plans to auction Europe's largest titanium and zirconium miner, United Mining and Chemical Company, on Aug. 31.
June 17, 2021 Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec The plant uses a new process developed by RTFT to extract high purity scandium oxide from the waste streams of titanium dioxide production.
May 31, 2021 How perovskites can help develop high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells Researchers at McGill University unlocked the mystery of how perovskites act as semiconductors even when there are defects in the material.
May 25, 2021 Global Mining Symposium: Manitoba’s vast under-explored mineral wealth has much to offer, panel says There are large areas that are under-explored and these are areas that have a huge amount of potential for Tier-One discoveries, TNM's recent Global Mining Symposium has heard.
April 25, 2021 Rafaella Resources ramping up at Santa Comba tungsten project With tungsten supply expected to tighten, the Australian company wants to target European end-users.
March 25, 2021 Tungsten producers may have to look at new markets – report An analysis by Roskill states that tungsten prices and consumption in the automotive sector may never recover to 2017 levels.
March 24, 2021 Granada searches for gold, finds critical minerals The British Columbia-based company discovered scandium, rubidium, and cesium at its Granada Gold Mine property in Quebec.
March 15, 2021 Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list Canada can leverage its mining and processing expertise as well as its natural resource endowment and its world-leading environmental, social, and governance credentials.
March 15, 2021 Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready Project in New South Wales is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest grade accumulations of scandium ever discovered.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am