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Scientists create global treasure map pointing to hidden rare earth deposits

Scientists have created a global “treasure map” for rare earth elements by uncovering where the strange volcanic rocks that contain them are most likely to form. By combining thous...

Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges – Unctad

As the global economy shifts towards cleaner energy systems, electrification and digital technologies, more countries are competing for access to critical minerals. Clean technolog...

Scientists Uncover Hidden Rare Earth Treasure Map Beneath Ancient Continents

Scientists have identified a hidden deep-Earth pattern that may reveal where rare earth deposits form. The study links valuable rare earth-rich rocks to the thick ancient “roots” b...

Charted: The Explosive Growth of Critical Minerals

Explore how global mine production has evolved from 1960 to 2024, highlighting booming demand for critical minerals and industrial metals.

Deep Beneath the Pacific, Japan Hunts for a New Source of Rare Earth Metals

The discovery of vast seabed deposits near Minamitorishima offers strategic opportunities for Japan, but poses significant technical challenges

Study: 'Scramble' for critical minerals could stifle climate action

International coordination through existing organisations the only way to manage intensifying competition for cobalt, lithium, graphite and copper, report argues

Critical Rare Earth Race To Accelerate As China Tightens Grip

Charted: China’s Grip on Critical Mineral Refining

China leads refining for 19 of 20 critical minerals analyzed, averaging about 70% market share across key supply chains.

The Foundations of the Electric Future: As Global Demand for Lithium and Rare Earth Minerals Continues to Expand, Electr...

Industry Perspective"Lithium batteries are the new oil." - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (publicly reported statement regarding the strategic importance of battery materials)."Lithium, nick...

EU picks tungsten, rare earths, gallium for first critical mineral stockpile

The ⁠European Union has shortlisted ⁠tungsten, rare earths and ⁠gallium for its first joint stockpile of critical minerals aimed at reducing its reliance on China, according to thr...

UNCTAD: Governments Turn to Trade Policy to Secure Critical Mineral Supplies

UNITED NATIONS, July 2 (IPS) - Demand for critical energy transition minerals (CETMs) is expected to surge over the coming decades as countries expand clean technology capacity, d...

The Upcoming C5+1 Dialogue on Critical Minerals

On the sidelines of the Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress, the C5+1 aims to deepen cooperation on critical minerals.

China Targets U.S. Rare Earth Companies

China has long dominated the production and refining of rare earth elements, which are critical for the global green transition. […] The post China Targets U.S. Rare Earth Companie...

Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?

Chinese researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method to extract caesium from brine, a process they say could boost China’s supply of the strategic resource. Caesiu...

Lack of industry-scale knowledge of extracting, processing critical minerals is biggest stumbling block, says Geological...

Calls for separate strategy for mining critical minerals

New “Atlas” Will Catalog Proteins That Bind to Rare Earth Elements

Bioprospecting Tool Could Boost Critical Mineral Refining By Anna Squires Throughout the 1800s, naturalists journeyed to far-flung corners of the world to catalog birds, mammals, m...

From oilfields to magnets: How the U.S. is quietly rebuilding its critical minerals backbone

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA –  For years, America’s rare‑earth and critical‑minerals problem was framed as a […]

Tanzania, the new frontrunner in the race for critical minerals

The electric vehicles filling our cities and the vast data centres powering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution share one thing in common – the massive need for critical mi...

China & the New Era of Critical Minerals Diplomacy

Beijing's export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism

Steenkampskraal, Mintek achieve breakthrough in rare earth beneficiation

Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) and Mintek, South Africa’s national mineral research organisation, have announced the successful production of high-purity mixed rare earth prod...

Geopolitics Is Forcing A Western Rare Earth Supply Chain Rebuild: How I'm Investing In It

Why China rare earth breakthrough in icy northeast could cement global dominance

Scientists in China have identified a new type of rare earths formation in the frigid northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin – a discovery that could challenge assumption...

Japan Accelerates Deep-Sea Rare Earth Development Near Minamitori Island to Cut Dependence on China

Japan is advancing a strategic project to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from deep-sea mud deposits in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Minamitorishima (also called Minam...

Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals

China is turning coal waste into a source of critical metals including lithium, gallium and germanium, leveraging its advantages in extraction technology and industrial infrastruct...