June 24, 2022 New US program targets rare minerals needs for EVs and solar panels The US is already sharing information with countries seeking foreign funding for mining projects and allied governments, foreign stage.mining.companies and financial institutions that can help kick-start projects.
June 23, 2022 US allots $74 million to critical minerals mapping Investment will fund research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals to strengthen key domestic supply chains.
June 21, 2022 Yellen urges less dependence on other nations for key supplies Treasury Secretary said the US should work on shifting dependence on some nations for supplies of critical inputs.
June 19, 2022 New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal The Wyoming Innovation Center is a place for companies and researchers to work on developing asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, and carbon fibre, and extract rare earths from coal and…
June 19, 2022 New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth's continental crust.
June 17, 2022 Vital Metals starts commissioning at Saskatchewan rare earth extraction plant Canada's first rare earths producer is processing ore from its Nechalacho operation in the Northwest Territories, where stage.mining.commenced in mid-2021.
June 17, 2022 European fund for critical minerals projects to launch next year The European Raw Materials Fund is due to start with around $2 billion.
June 14, 2022 Assay results confirm sustainable resource at American Rare Earths’ La Paz project in Arizona Current JORC resource at La Paz has the potential to be one of the largest rare earths projects in North America, company says.
June 13, 2022 Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.
June 7, 2022 As demand for rare earths rises, world’s biggest producer might stop exporting them, says analyst China, the world’s biggest producer of magnet rare earth oxides could stop exporting the group of minerals within the next decade due to increasing domestic demand and a shortage in…
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