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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.

Battery Metals • Jan 14, 2022

“Battery passport” for every industrial

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) compliance is becoming more important to investors in mining critical minerals. At some point, in whatever situation, we come to a…

Rare Earths • Dec 28, 2021

NioCorp Mineral Resource: Rare Earth Data Gaps

NioCorp Developments Ltd. is pleased to share the results of rare earth assays on drill core samples from the Elk Creek Project that were obtained through…

Battery Metals • Dec 9, 2021

Capturing 90% of Lithium Battery Technologies

The Biden administration's ambition to increase the number of electric vehicles sold in the United States to more than 50% by 2031 seems to depend on…

Metals Prices • Dec 7, 2021

Economists Warn: Rare-Earth Prices Rising

According to the Global Times, since China-Myanmar border gates reopened in late November, Myanmar has resumed exports of rare earths, and analysts say that the price…

Public Policy • Dec 2, 2021

Talon Metals CEO Praises Biden’s Mining Policy

Infrastructure investment and jobs plan that included considerable budgetary support for EV adoption, EV charging infrastructure, and more than $6 billion for growing battery materials production…

Blog • Dec 1, 2021

Protein Sensor Lights Green When Exposed To

Researchers have created a protein sensor that lights green when it comes into contact with the rare earth element terbium, which might stimulate the development of…

Base Metals • Nov 16, 2021

Altilium’s DNi Nickel Extraction Explained

The Altilium Group and PT Indo Mineral Research, a part of the Sebuku Group, one of Indonesia's largest mining conglomerates, have agreed to invest financial, technical,…

Rare Earths • Nov 8, 2021

Multistage Techniques Detect And Separate Rare

The elements known as rare earth elements are not, according to their name, very uncommon. The 17 metallic elements are abundant in nature and are becoming…

Rare Earths • Nov 1, 2021

Mountain Pass Mine In California’s Mojave

The United States and its allies should mine and process additional rare-earth to maintain sufficient worldwide supplies of critical minerals for military and commercial purposes. There…

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