Rare Earth Top Stories

New device converts wave energy into electricity to power tsunami, hurricane sensors

A new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a small powerhouse that converts wave energy into electricity to power devices at sea.

Staff Writer | February 6, 2023 | 6:06 am

Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining

Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2023 | 6:52 am

How a Soviet nuclear site could be key to Europe’s EV market

A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in…

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 10:09 am

Lynas Rare Earths’ quarterly revenue rises on strong demand

Quarterly output of NdPr came in at 1,508 rare earth…

Reuters | January 29, 2023 | 2:05 pm

Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium

Olaf Scholz hopes his trip to Latin America will help…

Bloomberg News | January 29, 2023 | 10:11 am

Researchers find new way to locate untapped rare earths deposits worldwide

Fayalite holds the key to locating new REEs deposits.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 14, 2021 | 7:29 am

Energy Fuels to start rare earth recovery in Utah

The first shipments of natural monazite ore have arrived at the White Mesa mill in Utah.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 10, 2021 | 9:42 am

Neo Performance eyes expansion of European rare earth processing plant

European officials expect the continent's demand for specialized minerals to jump as much as tenfold by 2050.

Reuters | March 10, 2021 | 8:02 am

Western Rare Earths gets drill permit for La Paz project in Arizona

The company believes the topography at La Paz lends itself to substantially increase the resource by deeper drilling in the lower plate.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 10, 2021 | 6:07 am

China Jan-Feb rare earth exports up nearly 30% y/y

Exports from China totalled 7,068 tonnes in January and February combined.

Reuters | March 8, 2021 | 6:30 am

China to “strengthen management” of strategic mineral resources, eyes green upgrade of steel

China aims to complete ultra-low emission upgrade for 530 million tonnes of steel capacity.

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 8:09 am

Five Eyes alliance urged to forge ties with Greenland to secure minerals

Greenland has huge deposits of rare earths.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 8:16 am

Rare earth, uranium miners benefit from EV mania and dash of ESG

Uranium sector supply/demand balance is the tightest we’ve seen since pre-Fukushima, analyst says.

Bloomberg News | March 3, 2021 | 9:06 am

Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse

Companies are racing for approval to dig into what the USGS calls the world’s biggest undeveloped deposits of rare earth.

Reuters | March 2, 2021 | 9:21 am

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