August 21, 2023 Perpetua wins up to $15.5m to advance antimony trisulfide supply chain at Stibnite The objective is to demonstrate a fully domestic antimony trisulfide supply chain using ore from the Stibnite gold project site for use in munitions.
August 14, 2023 Vision Blue injects $40 million into Papua New Guinea lime project Mick Davis' Vision Blue Resources would obtain a 49% stake in Mayur Resources' Central lime project.
August 8, 2023 How a mining standoff in Saskatchewan can be a boon to both reconciliation and the economy Mining has become one of Canada’s frontlines in terms of reconciliation.
August 7, 2023 How chilly relations with China are playing out for Canada’s miners Three key stories have characterized the first half of the year.
August 2, 2023 Almonty advances Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea Engineering and civil works are advancing and detailed plans for the crusher and stockpile were completed.
July 26, 2023 Pentagon seeks supply of chip mineral gallium after China curbs exports The Pentagon plans to issue a first-time contract to US or Canadian companies by year-end to recover gallium.
July 25, 2023 The little known metals giant that rules a global market When China’s Vital Materials bought up a $600 million stockpile of critical minerals in early 2020, it barely raised an eyebrow outside the niche world of minor metals.
July 19, 2023 Some US companies not filing conflict-mineral reports, GAO says The SEC obliges companies to file reports on whether their products may include gold, tin, tantalum or tungsten from the DRC its nine neighboring countries.
July 17, 2023 New form of silicon could revolutionize quantum computing The new form of silicon is called Q-silicon and, among other properties, it is ferromagnetic at room temperature.
July 16, 2023 China’s limits on chip metals self-defeating, Sullivan says White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that countries will find ways to reduce dependencies if China controls the exports of gallium and germanium.
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