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A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and…
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China has banned the export of several rare earth minerals to Japan over controversial remarks made by Japan’s Prime Minister regarding Taiwan, marking a new low in deteriorating relationships between the two trade partners. According to a commerce ministry statement…
Expert says Venezuela’s rare earth minerals may be getting overlooked as President Donald Trump focuses on country’s oil reserves. The deposition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has sparked questions about the country’s future — and its vast natural resources. While…
The pursuit of superconductivity, materials exhibiting zero electrical resistance, receives a boost from new theoretical insights into how atomic vibrations, or phonons, can drive this phenomenon. Yang-Zhi Chou, Jihang Zhu, Jay D. Sau, and Sankar Das Sarma, from the University…
Foundation Alloy, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has launched Molyclast MC1200, reported to be the strongest commercially available molybdenum alloy. At up to three times stronger than the current market leader, MC1200’s fully recrystallised microstructure is said to deliver predictable…
Humanity has coveted the world’s most precious metals for as long as we’ve known of their existence. While many may think of gold, silver, and platinum as the most valuable metals, these are simply the most commonly traded. In reality,…
Longi Green Energy, a very large solar photovoltaic (PV) company, said this week it is developing the capacity to manufacture its products using base metals such as copper. The move is a response to the price of silver which rose…
Rare earth developer Critical Metals’ (Nasdaq: CRML) stock surged on Wednesday as it approved the construction of a multi-use storage and pilot facility in Qaqortoq, Greenland, to support its Tanbreez project. In a statement, the company said the works will…
Rare earth elements (REEs) are the backbone of modern technology, from EV motors and wind turbines to smartphones and precision-guided systems. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, breaks down where the world’s known rare earth reserves are located in 2025, highlighting…