Specialty Minerals Top Stories

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…

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…

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…

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…

Reuters | January 8, 2025 | 9:54 am

Apple says it has told suppliers to stop buying minerals from Congo

Apple's statement came in response to a criminal complaint filed earlier in the day against the company in France and Belgium.

Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 3:18 pm

Column: Critical metals will be a key battleground in US-China trade war

It's clear that critical minerals will be China's weapon of choice in its escalating trade war with the United States.

Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 9:55 am

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

International lawyers said that Apple uses minerals pillaged from Congo and laundered through international supply chains.

Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 7:49 am

Rio Tinto assesses potential for gallium production at Quebec operations

Gallium is on the export ban list to the United States that China’s Ministry of Commerce announced last week.

Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 4:21 pm

Gallium price rises to highest since 2011 following China export curbs

Gallium prices assessed by Fastmarkets rose to $595 per kilogram on Friday, a 17% increase over the previous level on Dec. 11.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 10:27 am

Evergold drills high-grade antimony in British Columbia

Evergold kicked off an initial three-hole drill program at its 28-sq.-km DEM property last year.

Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 11, 2024 | 12:47 pm

US DOE to invest $17 million in critical minerals technology projects

The projects, which span 11 states, are designed to strengthen and streamline the manufacturing of high-impact components and technologies.

Staff Writer | December 10, 2024 | 9:53 am

Perpetua Resources, Sunshine Silver to explore antimony processing in Idaho

Last week, China banned the export of antimony and other minerals such as germanium and gallium to the US.

Reuters | December 9, 2024 | 6:45 am

Energy Fuels MOU with Madagascar unlocks path for $2bn Toliara project

The Toliara project, with an estimated capital expenditure of $591 million, ranks among the largest recent foreign investments in Madagascar.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 6, 2024 | 3:01 pm

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