President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at increasing the domestic production of critical minerals, including rare earth elements, uranium, copper, potash, and gold. The order invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA), a Cold War-era law, to provide financing, streamline permitting, and prioritize mining projects on federal lands. This move is part of...
READ MORERussia must establish a full production chain for rare earth metals (REM) to achieve technological sovereignty, according to Andrey Trenin, head of the company developing the Afrikand deposit. The country remains heavily reliant on China for its REM supply, despite possessing significant reserves. The topic of REM has gained attention due to the global deglobalization...
READ MORERussian aluminium producer Rusal announced plans to establish a 1.5-tonne-per-year production facility for scandium, a rare-earth metal, with the potential to expand capacity to 19 metric tonnes annually. The facility will be located at the Bogoslovsky Aluminium Plant near the Ural Mountains, with production set to begin this year. The company has invested 500 million...
READ MORERussian President Vladimir Putin has extended an offer to the United States for joint exploration of Russia’s rare earth metal deposits and the supply of aluminium to the US market. The proposal outlines a potential economic partnership between the two countries. The announcement follows US President Donald Trump’s statement that “major economic development transactions with...
READ MOREAmerican Resources Corporation, through its subsidiary ReElement Technologies, has announced an expanded initiative at its Kentucky Lithium refinery to produce ultra-pure rare earth oxides and valuable byproducts from coal and other mining waste. The initiative builds upon the company’s existing efforts to refine battery-grade lithium from spodumene-bearing ores. The expansion follows the recent closing of...
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