Rare earth miner Lynas picks Kalgoorlie for processing plant

The plant will perform the first step of processing rare earths from its Mt Weld mine, which had been shipped to Malaysia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2019 | 3:31 am

PhD student wins competition for environmental work on Commerce Resources’ Ashram deposit

Sophie Costis, a PhD student with the Université du Québec, has won the Geoscience Research Challenge.

MINING.com Editor | December 5, 2019 | 12:57 pm

Canada looks into mining critical minerals for US market

Natural Resources Canada plans to hire a British firm to provide 10-year market forecasts for nearly two dozen vital minerals and metals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2019 | 3:44 am

Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – report

Price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.

Frik Els | December 3, 2019 | 1:07 pm

Lynas close to securing funding for rare earths plant in the US

Details about how it will fund the development of a heavy rare earths processing facility in Texas is expected to come by the end of February.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2019 | 3:07 am

Appia believes Saskatchewan property hosts highest-grade REE discoveries in the world

The company reports 49.16 wt% Total Rare Earth Oxide over 3.7 metres less than 10 metres from surface.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2019 | 6:15 am

Rainbow Rare Earths expands into Zimbabwe

The move is part of the company's efforts to increase its footprint beyond beyond Burundi, where it runs the continent's only producing rare earths mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2019 | 3:53 am

Denmark, Greenland inject over $5m into Bluejay Mining

In total, the company has raised £11.5-million (about $15m) through a sale of new shares to investors, including Greenland Venture and Vaekstfonden, the Danish state’s investment fund.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2019 | 8:56 am

Australia signs critical minerals research agreement with US

GeoScience Australia and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) signed the agreement, which did not mention any specific funding.

Reuters | November 19, 2019 | 9:02 am

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