Meteoric Resources takes crown for world’s largest clay-hosted rare earths project
Meteoric Resources’ (ASX: MEI) update of its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil makes its 1.1 billion-tonne resource the largest ionic adsorption clay deposit in…
Vital Metals
Vital Metals grows Nechalacho tonnage by 56%
Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF) says resource definition drilling has boosted its confidence in the early-stage Nechalacho rare earths project, one of the world’s…
Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism
A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across 72 nations, as governments scramble to secure access to critical minerals essential for strategic industries, new research…
Saskatchewan plant first to produce rare earth metals in North America
Facility is ready to produce 10 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium metals per month, with purities greater than 99.5%, SRC said.
Solaris Resources preps to move to Ecuador, months after derailed $130M-deal
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) is taking the first steps towards moving its head office to Quito, Ecuador’s capital, almost four months after it…
Canada invests $16M in critical minerals research in Saskatchewan
The federal government has earmarked more than $16 million in new funding to support the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) in Saskatoon, Sask. The announcement…
Ottawa diverts $3M rare earths sale from Chinese firm in ‘case of elevated interest for Canada’
The federal government has brokered the sale of $3 million in stockpiled rare earths mined in the Northwest Territories by Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the…
Li-FT touts best lithium assay yet near Yellowknife
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) reported on Tuesday one of its strongest assays yet of 1.34% lithium oxide (Li2O) over 35 metres at its…
Wicheeda rare earths suitable for commercial processing, Ucore says
Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV: UCU; US-OTC: UURAF) has deemed a 26-tonne sample of mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) from the Wicheeda mine as suitable for…
Feds plan scrutiny of Chinese offtake deals, minister says at PDAC
The federal government says it’s considering how to handle offtake agreements that function as loans or investments by China in Canadian mining companies as it…
Mining analyst-turned-Vital Metals CEO eyes much larger Nechalacho reboot
After spending the past 15 years as a senior mining analyst at Haywood Securities, Vital Metals’ (ASX: VML) CEO and managing director Geordie Mark is…
What can Canada do amid sale of Canadian rare earths to Chinese firm?
Foreign participation in critical minerals projects in Canada raises questions about why Canadians aren’t providing the funding, says the head of the Northwest Territories and…