Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner

The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 7:19 am

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.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 24, 2021 | 6:09 am

Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown

UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth and graphite

MINING.com Editor | March 23, 2021 | 2:21 pm

Accelerating cross-border North American integration of battery, EV, and critical mineral supply chains

Market forces, if left alone without regulation or policy direction, may not be sufficient to ensure supply chains are financially sustainable.

Jamil Hijazi | March 23, 2021 | 10:53 am

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance.

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 11:12 am

China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report

Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2021 | 5:01 pm

What countries will fight over when green energy dominates

A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have started gaming out the gritty geopolitical implications of a globe dominated by green energy.

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2021 | 5:06 am