Fortescue, Tłı̨chǫ Government sign MOU at AME RoundupThe MOU creates the foundation for shared interests in possible future mining opportunities.Staff Writer | January 21, 2025 | 12:26 pm
Investigating magistrate appointed in Belgium in Congo conflict minerals caseThe DRC in December filed criminal complaints accusing Apple subsidiaries…Reuters | January 20, 2025 | 9:44 am
Atlas to develop Newfoundland’s Great Atlantic Salt depositThe GAS project represents North America’s first new salt mine…Staff Writer | January 14, 2025 | 4:34 pm
Factbox: Greenland’s rich but largely untapped mineral resources A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission were found in Greenland. Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 8:59 am
Snow Lake Energy makes gallium discovery in Ontario Gallium is ranked by the United States as the #1 critical mineral by supply risk. Staff Writer | January 13, 2025 | 8:36 am
Korea Zinc in talks with US buyers to supply antimony, chairman says China's export ban to the US disrupted the market for the mineral used in semiconductors. Reuters | January 9, 2025 | 6:52 am
Brazil offers $815 million to back strategic minerals projects The support can be used to develop supply chains of minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon. Bloomberg News | January 8, 2025 | 11:42 am
Congo rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports, says UN report The flows started after the M23 movement seized the Rubaya area, which has one of the world's largest deposits of coltan. Reuters | January 8, 2025 | 9:54 am
Biden officials issue permit for Perpetua’s Idaho antimony-gold mine The move is aimed at offsetting China's near-total market control of a metal used widely across the defense and energy sectors. Reuters | January 3, 2025 | 2:26 pm
CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it." Frik Els | December 24, 2024 | 1:11 pm
Tiny but vital metal markets rush to adjust to Chinese clampdown A bigger clampdown looks set to have far-reaching ramifications for supply chains feeding American defense and chip-making industries. Bloomberg News | December 22, 2024 | 9:32 am
China’s niche metals export ban lifts prospects for Canadian firms Canadian companies dabbling in these minerals include Teck Resources, Neo Performance Materials and Northern Graphite. Bloomberg News | December 19, 2024 | 9:06 am