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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.
In order to secure cobalt supplies for producing electric vehicles, China is using smart sensors, high-speed communication tech, and live streams to control cobalt mines in…
The prospect is part of the Company’s flagship Forrestania Project which is being explored for potentially significant lithium, gold, and nickel discoveries.
Indonesia had implemented a nickel ore export ban in 2020 in order to help its own sector. The country is expected to file an “unwinnable” appeal…
Rare earth minerals have been a hot topic of discussion in the mining industry for some time now as they are expected to play a critical…
Lithium is the lightest metal known and its capacity to retain energy makes it appealing for use in batteries. To compete with China's dominance of the…
Albemarle, the world's largest lithium producer, intends to more than double output at its Silver Peak facility in Nevada, US over the next five years in…
The world is facing unprecedented challenges when it comes to sourcing critical minerals that will enable the transition to the green economy.
Experts predict that uranium prices will continue to climb in the next years, as they have in the past. Uranium prices hit their greatest levels since…
For a long time, lithium ion batteries were the poster child of the next generation of batteries. However, this is set to change as the new…
In mineralogy, a mineral, rocks, and crystal compounds have a well-defined, complex composition. Minerals, rocks, and crystals have a specific critical structure that defines their nature.…
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