China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill
The single largest use of rare earths is in the manufacture of permanent magnets used in wind turbines, the drive train of hybrid and electric…
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TSX Venture rises, Feb. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.92% to finish the Feb. 15-19 trading week at 1,067.44. Spot gold fell US$39.70 per oz. (2.2%) to finish…
US Geological Survey reports 2020 mine production in the US
Mines in the United States produced about US$82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries report….
Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant
Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp.’s (ASX: LYC) shares jumped on Friday after it announced a deal with the U.S. government to build a commercial light…
Remote Roundup discusses Canada’s role in the green economy
The second day of the Association for Mineral Exploration’s (AME) Remote Roundup 2021 opened with Stephen Piercey, professor of economic geology in the Department of…
USA Rare Earth outlines domestic mine-to-magnet strategy
Since founding privately held USA Rare Earth three years ago, Pini Althaus has focused on turning his vision of creating a secure supply of rare…
Demand for energy metals “will be massive” Glencore CEO says
At Glencore’s Investor Day in early December, CEO Ivan Glasenberg kicked off his presentation by talking about how the commodities giant is “steering a Paris…
Energy Fuels set to become rare earth producer in 2021
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has entered into a three-year supply agreement with The Chemours Company to acquire a minimum of 2,500 tonnes per…
Critical materials markets 2021 outlook
For 20 years, analyst Jon Hykawy has been looking at the global critical materials markets and providing advice to companies about the sector. The president…
Chinese rare earth metals surge in price
BMO Capital Markets says that a surge in the price of Chinese rare earth metals in November is a reflection of the geopolitical tensions between…
European coalition to secure access to 30 critical raw materials
The European Raw Materials Alliance will focus on increasing domestic production and promoting recycling of vital elements, particularly rare earths.
Australia to ramp-up production of critical minerals
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, recently published the second…