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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

Continuing price volatility in critical minerals and rare earths, executive…

Northern Miner Staff | December 3, 2025 | 11:40 am

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to…

Blair McBride | November 28, 2025 | 2:02 pm

Interactive: Global uranium demand

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Anthony Vaccaro, with files from Ali Ravaghi | Creative design: James Alafriz | November 14, 2025 | 9:00 am

Mobile app connecting mining and investors launched by Prospector

Prospector, a search engine for the mining industry, has launched a mobile app for its Prospector Portal that will make the experience […]

Marilyn Scales | August 25, 2021 | 11:24 am

First Cobalt to raise US$45M for Ontario refinery reopening

First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) plans to raise US$45 million to advance the expansion and recommissioning of its cobalt refinery in northern Ontario. […]

Marilyn Scales | August 24, 2021 | 10:45 am

Jet, diesel fuel from ethanol now easier to produce

The US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is scaling up a patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2021 | 6:06 am

Nuclear plant in Alabama now uses 3D-printed components

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Alabama has become one of the first plants in the world […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

Scientists develop low-cost, graphene-based method to remove uranium from drinking water

A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a highly efficient method for removing uranium from drinking water. In […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 6:06 am

How fossil fuels can help decarbonize the economy

Researchers at Rice University’s Carbon Hub are proposing the idea of actually using hydrocarbons to slash carbon dioxide emissions. In an opinion […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2021 | 10:29 am

Purified tin selenide may be ideal to convert waste heat into energy – study

Researchers from Northwestern University in the US and Seoul National University in Korea have demonstrated a high-performing thermoelectric material in a practical […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 5, 2021 | 6:06 am

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud

Midwater sediment plumes that are discharged through pipes used by mining machinery that descend 1,000 meters or more into the ocean’s aphotic […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2021 | 2:32 pm

New technology closer to reaching superhot geothermal energy sources

Geothermal could become a terawatt source of energy with the power densities of fossil fuels if the ability to drill to 20 […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 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

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

Interactive: Global uranium demand

Mobile app connecting mining and investors launched by Prospector

First Cobalt to raise US$45M for Ontario refinery reopening

Jet, diesel fuel from ethanol now easier to produce

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