Norway’s Aker BP may explore for seabed minerals, CEO saysNorway could become the first country to start commercial deep sea mining if parliament gives the go-ahead to explore the remote Mid-Atlantic ridge.Reuters | September 20, 2023 | 7:38 am
IRA, EGD and now the EU move on China EVs – governments are showering mining with moneyWhen the EU closes its EV market to China, it…Frik Els | September 17, 2023 | 2:05 pm
UK’s only rare earths producer eyes US, EU marketsFactors that weighed in on LCM's strategic shift include Brexit…Staff Writer | September 13, 2023 | 3:56 am
Fortescue keeps women on the top job with Fiona Hick’s appointment Hick replaces CEO Elizabeth Gaines, who stepped down in December 2021 and who will remain on Fortescue's board as a non-executive director. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2022 | 3:53 am
UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals London and Pretoria announced a partnership to promote the responsible exploration and production of critical minerals in South Africa. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2022 | 7:03 am
Electrokinetic mining allows for green, efficient recovery of REEs Chinese researchers developed the electrokinetic mining technique for the green and efficient recovery of REEs from weathering crusts. Staff Writer | November 27, 2022 | 6:30 am
Australia to become ‘more assertive’ on foreign investment in critical minerals Federal investment has already flowed into Iluka Resources' rare earths processing plant in central Australia. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 4:49 pm
How the state of Wyoming could supply the US with rare earth elements Industry innovators are tapping coal and its waste streams to extract rare earths, 17 essential elements to realizing an electrified economy. Amanda Stutt | November 18, 2022 | 1:51 pm
Defense Metals drills 221 metres of 2.14% TREO, including 3.52% at Wicheeda in British Columbia The company has drilled over 5,500 metres in 18 holes this year as part of the Wicheeda resource delineation and pit geotechnical program. Staff Writer | November 15, 2022 | 12:43 pm
Bosch taps IBM quantum computers in hunt for new EV materials Robert Bosch plans to use more than twenty of IBM’s quantum computers to help identify alternatives to the metals and rare earth elements currently used in EVs. Bloomberg News | November 9, 2022 | 8:05 am
Green energy transition, structural changes to sustain much higher rare earth prices New report says China now imports half its heavy rare earths while demand from EVs, renewable energy is absorbing higher prices. Staff Writer | October 31, 2022 | 2:26 pm
Breaking China’s grip on rare earths markets a ‘pipe dream,’ Australia says “That’s a country that has seen this need coming and made the most of it,” Resources Minister Madeleine King told Bloomberg News in an interview. Bloomberg News | October 31, 2022 | 12:53 pm