Specialty Minerals Top Stories

Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed

New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.

Frik Els | June 16, 2023 | 11:24 am

Mining the Arctic’s critical minerals is vital for Canada’s sovereignty, Northern prosperity

Advancing the development of a mining industry in the North…

Sean Boyd for The Globe and Mail | June 15, 2023 | 11:27 am

Fireweed names Mactung largest high-grade tungsten deposit in the world

The indicated category, both open pit and underground, contains 41.5…

Staff Writer | June 13, 2023 | 11:19 am

Phosphate shortage could disrupt LFP market as early as 2026, says First Phosphate CEO

Currently, LFP batteries represent close to 30% of all EV…

Bruno Venditti | June 6, 2023 | 11:23 am

US protectionism could benefit Canadian miners

Vast US government spending powers unleashed through the Inflation Reduction…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | May 22, 2023 | 2:51 pm

Boeing suspends buying titanium from Russia, assures of ‘sufficient supply’

Airbus did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of its titanium supplies.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:19 am

Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first

The Colmena mission, which means "beehive" in Spanish, will gather lunar minerals that could be useful in future space mining.

Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 8:11 am

US to support new mines that avoid ‘historical injustices’, Biden says

Biden's comments on Tuesday were the clearest to date about the rubric administration officials deploy when determining whether or not to support a proposed US mining project.

MINING.com Editor | February 23, 2022 | 1:16 pm

Million-years-old minerals reveal new info on earth’s recycling mechanism for surface material

Ancient pieces of garnet, zircon and rutile found on the coast of Oman have given scientists a new understanding of subduction.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 15, 2022 | 6:06 am

US mining output rises 12% y/y to $90.4bn

US Metal mine production was valued at $33.8bn, 23% higher than in 2020.

Henry Lazenby | February 1, 2022 | 2:41 pm

Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine

Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 12:00 pm

Imerys eyes $1 billion unit sale

The French provider of specialty materials is planning a sale of its high temperature solutions business.

Bloomberg News | January 25, 2022 | 11:58 am

Teck teams up with DLT Labs on blockchain initiative to trace germanium

Teck Resources is the latest company to explore the use of blockchain technology to track material through the supply chain, from production to final product.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 20, 2022 | 11:27 am

Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers

Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

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