China’s long-standing dominance over rare earth elements has alarmed policymakers in Washington and allied capitals, but industry analysts argue the advantage is neither natural nor permanent. Rather than scarcity, they say, China’s leverage reflects political choices that markets are already beginning to unwind. Rare earth elements, a group of 17 metals essential to electric vehicles, […]
Canada firm Lomiko Metals Inc. has revealed new, high-grade results from its exploration program at the Yellow Fox Antimony property, pointing to a significant new rare earth element (REE) discovery. The findings come from a follow-up analysis of soil samples collected earlier this year. Initial soil sampling had already identified strong anomalies of the rare […]
In a strategic push to secure its future in critical minerals, Chile’s government is funneling millions into cutting-edge research. The state development agency, Corfo, has announced grants totaling up to $5.8 million for two pioneering projects aimed at revolutionizing how the country extracts lithium and recovers valuable metals from old mining waste. The first initiative, […]
Joseph Cotruvo, Jr.’s quest to understand how living cells handle metals started with a simple scientific question. But along the way, his work has led to something much bigger: breakthrough techniques for purifying and detecting rare earth elements, advances that hold promise for U.S. supply security and environmental cleanup. The journey began in the lab […]
The electric vehicle boom has unleashed a wave of innovation across the industry. We’ve seen batteries evolve at a dizzying rate, charging speeds become blisteringly fast, and motors deliver more power from smaller packages than we once thought possible. Yet, that last piece of the puzzle, the electric motor, faces a growing dilemma. While today’s […]
The new year has begun with a stark reminder that critical minerals are no longer a background concern of industrial policy but a central driver of global geopolitics. As Jack Lifton, co-chairman of the Critical Minerals Institute, put it bluntly, the era of coordination is fading. “This isn’t coming, it’s already happening… It’s every nation […]
Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance Australia has stepped in to support the next phase of Brazilian rare earth development, issuing letters of support this week for projects owned by two Australian-listed companies. The move underlines the growing importance of development lenders as commercial banks remain wary of the sector’s risk profile. EFA has indicated […]
US President Donald Trump’s White House trade adviser predicted American industrial breakthroughs would help boost domestic production and eliminate China’s market dominance of rare earths. “China has been flexing its muscles now in Europe, in India, in the United States saying, basically, we’re gonna do what we want, and if you try to stop us, […]
In the depth of Arctic winter, when temperatures plunge to minus 20 degrees Celsius, where daylight rarely arrives, Sweden’s northernmost town of Kiruna eagerly awaits for a brief window of two or three hours each day, for what’s called the phenomenon of civil twilight. The visibility extends beyond a few metres through snow-laden air, but […]
Three Indian companies have received licences from Chinese authorities to import rare earth magnets, offering partial relief to India’s automotive and electronics industries that were hit by Beijing’s export restrictions earlier this year, the government said on Thursday. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that some Indian firms have secured approvals to import […]