SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic has identified rare earth deposits that could position the Caribbean nation as a significant future supplier of minerals critical to high-tech industries, President Luis Abinader said on Friday. Preliminary studies indicate…

The National Critical and Strategic Minerals Committee, constituted by NITI Aayog, has urged coordinated action between public and private mining companies to boost India’s self-reliance in critical minerals. The panel emphasised the need to accelerate exploration, expand research and development…

The environment minister, Murray Watt, has handed a $55m penalty to the US mining giant Alcoa for unlawful land clearing for bauxite mining in Western Australia’s northern jarrah forests, south of Perth. As Watt announced the “unprecedented” remediation order, he…

Bilateral trade in goods was worth Canadian $13.32 billion in 2024, while bilateral trade in services was valued at Canadian $19.61 billion in the same period. India and Canada on Monday firmed up agreements on critical minerals and supply of…

In spring 2025, torrential rains fell on central Romania’s Harghita County in Transylvania, causing the waters of the Corund River to flood its banks. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in early May, county prefect Petres Sandor estimated that the river,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials have granted Australian mining company Lynas Rare Earths a decade-long extension to operate its processing facility, while mandating the elimination of radioactive waste production by 2031. The Lynas processing plant in Malaysia represents…

Mexico’s mining sector has shifted from expansion to stricter regulatory enforcement following the 2022 and 2023 Mining Law reforms, which reduced concession terms, introduced public tenders, strengthened compliance requirements, and centralized control over strategic minerals such as lithium through LitioMX.…

HELENA, Mont. — Sacrifices made to win WWII weren’t just overseas. Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front. At the height of WWII, The Smith Mine near Bear Creek, was…