September 26, 2022

Greenland Minerals dealt setback in legal fight for rare earth project licence

In March, the miner took the governments of Greenland and Denmark to court for the legislation passed last year that banned uranium mining.

September 26, 2022

Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm

Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska.

September 25, 2022

Synthetic rocks shed light on how REEs are formed

New research is getting closer to explaining the mechanisms by which rocks containing rare earths form.

September 23, 2022

Rare-earth metals get the sparkler party started

German researchers say rare-earth metals in alloy powders can be used to produce flashes that shift from golden to green and continuously branch.

September 22, 2022

US gathers resource-rich nations to push minerals security pact

The initiative, launched in June, is designed to funnel investment toward developing countries with mining projects that adhere to stricter environmental, social and governance standards.

September 20, 2022

Japan’s JOGMEC, Sojitz invest $9m in Lynas

The miner plans to invest $335 million to expand capacity at its Mt Weld mine.

September 19, 2022

Niobium pentoxide shows promise for speeding up charging of Li-ion batteries

Niobium pentoxide is a high-performance material with a novel crystalline structure for battery electrodes.

September 15, 2022

Australia approves $34 million in funding for critical minerals projects

Alpha HPA and Cobalt Blue will get about A$15 million each to set up an ultra-pure aluminum chemical plant and a cobalt project, respectively.

September 12, 2022

F-35s all contain banned China-made alloy, Pentagon says

Every one of the more than 825 jets delivered so far contain a component made with a Chinese alloy that’s prohibited by both US law and Pentagon regulations.

September 4, 2022

How machine learning can help identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits

Two novel machine learning techniques are able to identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits by characterizing magma fertility.