Rare Earths Top Stories

Editorial: Develop it or cede it

There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most […]

Colin McClelland | July 3, 2026 | 10:17 am

Interactive infographic: Far North projects

Canada’s vast northern region hosts numerous large and high-grade mineral…

Blair McBride | July 3, 2026 | 9:56 am

Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and…

Blair McBride | February 5, 2026 | 11:19 am

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP)…

Blair McBride | February 3, 2026 | 10:00 am

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Continuing price volatility with rare earths and copper, high costs,…

Northern Miner Staff | December 4, 2025 | 1:02 pm

Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter […]

Staff Writer | June 21, 2022 | 5:10 am

New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal

Companies and researchers developing asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, and carbon fibre and extracting rare earths from coal and coal byproducts, now […]

Staff Writer | June 19, 2022 | 1:40 pm

New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources

Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth’s continental crust, which lays the groundwork to predict […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2022 | 6:10 am

PDAC 2022: Northwest Territories leaders ask Ottawa to help with infrastructure to benefit mining

In the Northwest Territories, infrastructure that lags behind southern Canada is limiting the potential of the territory’s mining development and increasing its […]

Blair McBride | June 15, 2022 | 8:02 am

Base and Battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

As the world continues to electrify and concerns escalate around the supply of raw materials, including copper, zinc, lithium, and PGMs, required […]

Carl A. Williams | June 10, 2022 | 6:00 am

Nuinsco publishes first resource for Prairie Lake critical minerals in Ontario

Nuinsco Resources (CSE: NWI; OTC: NWIFF) has published an initial mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Prairie Lake critical minerals and phosphate project. […]

Jackson Chen | June 1, 2022 | 10:10 am

Defense Metals improves REE recoveries for Wicheeda ore with acid-bake process

Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing samples from the company’s Wicheeda rare earth element […]

Jackson Chen | May 31, 2022 | 11:40 am

Entire rare earth metals family could help address acid gas pollution

Materials that can be made from the entire family of rare earth metals may be the key to addressing nitrogen dioxide and […]

Staff Writer | May 16, 2022 | 6:06 am

Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study

A recent study by KU Leuven University shows that meeting the European Union’s Green Deal goal of climate neutrality by 2050 will […]

Staff Writer | May 1, 2022 | 6:25 am

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Editorial: Develop it or cede it

Interactive infographic: Far North projects

Infographic: Where is North America’s next rare earths mine?

West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race

Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2

Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining

New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal

New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources

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