Rare Earths Top Stories

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

Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek […]

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

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

Greenland has made headlines in the last six months amid…

Blair McBride | July 11, 2025 | 11:59 am

US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more

The United States has a long mining and exploration history…

Northern Miner Staff | October 17, 2024 | 11:34 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

New sensor able to detect rare earths in acid mine waste

Penn State University researchers have developed a luminescent sensor that can detect terbium, one of the rarest of the rare earth elements, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2021 | 6:06 am

Bacteria help extract rare earths from mine slag heaps

Researchers at the French Geological Survey are looking at ways to extract rare earth elements from mine slag heaps using bacteria found […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 6:06 am

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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

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more

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

Extracting rare earths from fertilizer byproduct may soon be a reality

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

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