How northern Ontario researchers are using bacteria-powered tech to extract critical minerals from mine waste
Researchers in Sudbury, Ont., are working on scaling up bacteria-powered technology in an effort to recover valuable metals…
Ottawa’s critical minerals push will only be as successful as the infrastructure behind it
If planned mining projects proceed as expected, recent government estimates say Canadian production of critical minerals will reach…
How A Magnet Shortage Could Bring The $10 Trillion Tech Sector to a Halt
REalloys (NASDAQ: ALOY) is assembling the only non-Chinese supply chain for a component powering nearly everything the modern…
Inside a $1.1B deal to reshore critical minerals refining
The U.S. and Europe have a nickel problem. The critical mineral is used in everything from batteries and…
Japan, France, Canada work on alternatives to US-led trade bloc for rare earth supplies
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO, March 6 (Reuters) – Group of Seven members Japan, France and Canada are working…
US e‑waste becomes stable source of critical minerals
E‑waste in the United States may soon be more than a growing environmental problem. Researchers at the University…
Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says
As global trade becomes increasingly divided by geopolitical tensions, Africa’s vast mineral reserves are gaining renewed strategic importance,…
Indigenous communities back proposed northern Saskatchewan uranium mine
A proposed uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan has the support of several Indigenous communities as it enters the…
Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals…
Saskatchewan aluminum deposit a ‘possible game changer’ for supply chain: report
An aluminum deposit in east central Saskatchewan contains so much of the critical mineral that it’s a “possible…
Australia says US price floor backdown won’t derail its critical minerals strategy
SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Australia on Friday said it would support its critical mineral supply chains after…
Lithium Has Become a National Security Priority for the United States
As the world races to mine and refine more lithium, the United States has big production plans to…