Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds

Researchers at Aalto University created a new material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 6, 2021 | 6:06 am

Hochschild’s rare earths spin-off Aclara to start trading in Toronto

Aclara Resources will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker “ARA” on December 10.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2021 | 6:57 am

An asteroid as big as a football field has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2021 | 7:12 am

Auxico’s plant will incorporate standard metallurgical processes plus innovative extraction technologies

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 29, 2021 | 10:43 am

Penn State University researchers developed new nanotechnology to separate neodymium found in electronic waste using plant cellulose.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

The project has an after-tax net present value with an 8% discount of C$512 million, and an internal rate of return of 16%.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 24, 2021 | 11:06 am

Most rare earth elements find their uses as catalysts and magnets in traditional and low-carbon technologies.

Visual Capitalist | November 23, 2021 | 7:35 am

Cornell researchers are looking for an environmentally friendly, low-temperature, low-pressure method to mine rare earth elements from rock.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 21, 2021 | 7:16 am

US-based researchers estimate that 200,000 tons of rare earth elements are trapped in unprocessed phosphogypsum waste in Florida alone.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 17, 2021 | 5:10 am