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

Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds

Physicists have created a new ultra-thin, two-layer material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds. In a paper published in […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 6, 2021 | 6:06 am

Auxico plans to build US$116M rare earth refinery in Colombia

Auxico Resources Canada (CSE: AUAG) is making plans to build a 10,000-sq.-metre rare earth refinery in the free trade zone in the […]

Marilyn Scales | November 29, 2021 | 10:43 am

Plant cellulose can be used to extract neodymium from e-waste

In a recent paper in the Chemical Engineering Journal, Penn State University researchers detail new nanotechnology to separate neodymium found in electronic waste […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2021 | 6:06 am

Extracting rare earths from fertilizer byproduct may soon be a reality

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, Penn State University and Clemson University developed a process that can help retrieve rare earth elements […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 17, 2021 | 6:00 am

Brazilian, US companies join forces to push for niobium technology for lithium-ion batteries

Brazilian niobium producer Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM) recently announced that it had acquired 20% of US-based start-up Battery Streak […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2021 | 6:42 am

While China will continue to use rare earths in EVs, Europe may be trying different options – report

A new report by IDTechEx anticipates China continuing to use permanent magnet motors in its EVs but Europe making efforts to decrease […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2021 | 10:20 am

Food-grade solvent can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash

New research led by Sandia National Laboratories found that citric acid, a harmless food-grade solvent, can be used to extract highly sought […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Eriez builds world’s first 2-metre rare earth magnetic separator

Eriez has built and commissioned the world’s first 2-metre dry high-intensity rare earth (RE) roll magnetic separator to satisfy unique minerals processing application requirements. The unit was successfully installed at the customer’s […]

Marilyn Scales | September 2, 2021 | 10:10 am

ESG strategy makes Norra Kärr REE project attractive – report

Following the release of the PEA for Leading Edge Materials’ Norra Kärr project in southern Sweden, Roskill published an analysis evaluating where […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2021 | 7:49 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

Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds

Auxico plans to build US$116M rare earth refinery in Colombia

Plant cellulose can be used to extract neodymium from e-waste

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