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Rare Earths

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Explore the high-stakes world of rare earth mining with Skillings. This category covers the exploration, production, and processing of critical elements like neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium—essential to defense, clean energy, and electronics. We report on China’s dominance, U.S. and EU supply chain diversification, refining challenges, and investment flows. Whether you’re a policymaker, investor, or tech manufacturer, this section offers strategic insights into how rare earths shape the future of geopolitics and innovation.

Critical Minerals • Nov 6, 2024

Uganda Calls On Global Miners to Invest in

Uganda is inviting global mining giants to explore its rich reserves of critical minerals as the nation aims to establish itself as a significant player in…

Battery Metals • Nov 4, 2024

China’s Lithium Battery Sector Shifts Focus to

ESS batteries are driving significant growth in China’s lithium battery industry, as top manufacturers like CATL and EVE Energy pivot to energy storage systems to counter…

Battery Metals • Nov 1, 2024

WA Lithium Producers Brace for Tough Times

Stay informed on the latest challenges facing Western Australia's lithium industry as major producers like Pilbara Minerals and Liontown Resources navigate plummeting spodumene prices and cost…

Battery Metals • Oct 26, 2024

Rio Tinto’s Strategic Acquisition of Arcadium

Rio Tinto acquires Arcadium Lithium to expand its global presence in the lithium market, strengthen its EV supply chain, and align with the shift towards sustainable…

Battery Metals • Oct 25, 2024

BLM Approves Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada, set to become a crucial part of the domestic EV supply…

Critical Minerals • Oct 9, 2024

Critical Minerals and Global Supply Risks

Explore how lithium, rare earth elements, and copper drive the clean energy transition while China's dominance in critical minerals poses supply risks for Western economies.

Battery Metals • Sep 25, 2024

Foremost Lithium Pivots to Uranium in $22.3

Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology a junior mining company with projects in Quebec and Manitoba, has made a strategic shift towards uranium through a cash and…

Rare Earths • Aug 5, 2024

C29 Metals Expands Ulytau Uranium Project with

C29 Metals has successfully secured an additional tenement adjoining its Ulytau Uranium Project in Kazakhstan, significantly expanding the project’s footprint by approximately 213 square kilometers.

Rare Earths • Aug 2, 2024

Navajo Nation Takes Stand Against Uranium

The Navajo Nation is taking decisive action to enforce its 2012 law banning uranium transportation across its lands, a move that highlights ongoing tensions between tribal…

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