Silver is caught between its industrial usage and its monetary reputation, as surging demand from solar panels and electronics tightens physical supply while investors continue to treat it as a precious metal tied to gold. Industrial demand accounts for just…

A proposed West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) magnesium mine in British Columbia remains stuck in limbo due to the objections of a U.S.-based Indigenous group. B.C.’s Court of Appeals last week allowed a temporary injunction from the province’s Supreme…

United States President Donald Trump overturned a 2023 decision by the Biden administration that had placed a 20-year ban on mining and geothermal leasing across more than 910 sq. km of national forest land in northeastern Minnesota. H.J.Res. 140, signed…

I. Introduction: The Critical Mineral Landscape Critical minerals have emerged as a priority for national policymakers. In an era of intricate global supply chains, mineral resources that are essential to the economy and at risk of supply disruptions represent a…

Critical materials are substances that the U.S. government identifies as essential to energy technologies, economic and national security, and the manufacture of key products. This importance means the United States needs to ensure access to supplies of these materials. Supply chains…

Looking to test whether Canada’s first confirmed subsurface natural hydrogen system could help meet the power and cooling demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure, MAX Power Mining Corp. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with TerraVolt Energy LLC and two…

Extending its downstream battery materials platform beyond cobalt, Electra Battery Materials Corp. has engaged engineering consultants to advance a development study for a potential battery-grade nickel refinery in the southeastern United States. Across North America’s battery supply chain, mines, cell…

Rare Element Resources Ltd. is advancing its Bear Lodge rare earth project in northeastern Wyoming on two critical fronts: federal permitting for the mine and demonstration of proprietary rare earth processing and separation technology that could help establish a domestic…