Texas-based USA Rare Earth has announced that it expects to produce nearly half of the critical minerals listed in the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) revised list of raw materials deemed crucial for national security and the economy. The miner said in a press release that it...
The Government of Burundi in East Africa has suspended operations at several mines run by international mining companies, citing an unfair share of income from the country’s mineral wealth. In a letter to the seven targeted companies of British, Chinese and Russian origin, Mines Minister Ibrahim...
Mineral explorer and developer Vital Metals has commenced operations at its Nechalacho project, becoming Canada’s first rare earth producer in the process. Nechalacho, located 100 km Southeast of Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories, hosts a world class resource of 94.7 million tonnes at 1.46% REO (measured, indicated...