WASHINGTON/BANGKOK, July 28 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has heard competing proposals that would significantly alter longstanding U.S. policy toward Myanmar, with the aim of diverting its vast supplies of rare earth miner…
Newly discovered deposits of the rare earth metals tantalum and niobium in Tajikistan could reshape the country’s mining sector and economic future, according to the Tajik Geological Survey. Strategic Discoveries in the Rasht Vall…
With a population of just over 2,000, Ulefoss might not seem like the answer to one of Europe's current economic problems. But this dot on the southern Norwegian landscape happens to perch directly above the continent's largest de…
Until recently, it was considered that the country’s state-owned reserves mostly consisted of non-critical metals, including tungsten (2.4 million tons), molybdenum (one million tons), lithium (226,900 tons), tantalum (4,600 tons)…
China's control of critical minerals, including rare earth resources, creates both cost and supply issues for U.S. businesses and is prompting the U.S. to diversify supply chains and boost domestic production.The U.S. Department o…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are crucial for tech p…