Specialty Minerals Top Stories

Guest Column: Critical minerals, Western security and the case for US leadership

The International Energy Agency estimates an extra $800 billion of investment in new mining projects is needed by 2040 to meet the 1.5 °C target.

Dominic Raab | September 3, 2024 | 12:14 pm

Sinomine says its Tsumeb smelter contains over 700t of germanium

Germanium is a critical mineral used in chipmaking, infrared technology,…

Reuters | September 3, 2024 | 10:43 am

Rumble Resources confirms potential tungsten discovery at Australian gold project

Drilling in 2021 returned significant intersections such as 12 metres…

Staff Writer | September 2, 2024 | 11:15 am

Almonty nears first production at its tungsten mine in South Korea

The US has not commercially mined tungsten since 2015, according…

Staff Writer | August 29, 2024 | 9:19 am

Column: China fires latest warning signal with antimony controls

China's announcement of antimony export restrictions has added fuel to…

Reuters | August 28, 2024 | 8:05 am

Airbus wins reprieve from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium

Canada has granted Airbus a waiver to allow it to use Russian titanium in its manufacturing after becoming the first Western government to ban supplies of the strategic metal.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 12:43 pm

Mayur Resources fully funded for Central Lime project in Papua New Guinea

CLP is within Mayur’s unique Single Factory Special Economic Zone, close to both domestic and overseas markets in Australia and Asia.

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 4:37 pm

Perpetua tapped for $1.8 billion loan to develop gold-antimony mine in Idaho

If approved, the loan would be one of Washington's largest investments ever in a domestic mine.

Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 6:28 am

Gallium price has more than doubled since China export curbs

Prices for gallium are close to their highest since 2011.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2024 | 8:28 am

US Critical Materials makes gallium discovery at Sheep Creek in Montana

The US is 100% dependent on imported gallium, which is critical for national defense, primarily from China, which curbed exports last year.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2024 | 11:37 am

China cuts first 2024 tungsten mining quota 1.6% from year ago

Last year, Beijing issued a total of 111,000 tons of mining quotas for tungsten concentrate, a year-on-year rise of 1.8%.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 4:56 am

Congo rebels block trade routes, threatening supply of key metal

The world’s supply of tantalum, an essential component in most computers and mobile phones, is under threat.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2024 | 10:36 am

First Phosphate gets mining research and innovation grant from Québec

The company’s objective is to see the development of a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery valley in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec.

Staff Writer | March 6, 2024 | 3:56 pm

Perpetua Resources receives increased DOD funding for Stibnite project in Idaho

Total funding under the Defense Production Act is now $59.4 million.

Staff Writer | February 12, 2024 | 4:17 pm

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