A new national survey suggests Canadians broadly support mining the critical minerals needed for renewable energy technology, but want strong environmental safeguards and meaningful public participation before projects move ahead. The first Social Acceptability Barometer for Canada’s Mining Sector, released…

As the world races to secure the critical minerals needed for the energy transition, military technology, and more, and new mines open across the globe, we need to ensure that mining rules globally protect people and the environment. Mining waste…

As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by powerful ethnic armies. New reporting reveals how this activity is damaging water supplies, forests, and the health of…

The European Union plans to set up a centralized authority responsible for building and maintaining an inventory of critical minerals to avoid having the United States snatch the world’s critical minerals from “under our noses”, the EU’s executive VP for…

As global leaders land in Johannesburg for the first G20 summit on African soil, hundreds of climate protesters took to the streets to demand leaders give ordinary people more control over the continent’s coveted critical minerals. Several mineral experts and…

It’s unclear how much scandium and gallium ElementUSA will contribute to the supply chain, or when The US Department of Defense is asserting its desire to be an integral part of the American rare earths and critical minerals supply chain…

As global leaders land in Johannesburg for the first G20 summit on African soil, hundreds of climate protesters took to the streets to demand leaders give ordinary people more control over the continent’s coveted critical minerals. Several mineral experts and African…

At this year’s United Nations climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil, draft decision text for the first time explicitly addresses the challenges of critical mineral supply chains. While the language may still be revised, it signals rising concern over the sourcing…