Industrial waste such as coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings may contain a hidden supply of valuable materials, including rare earth elements and silica. Credit: Shutterstock Coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings are usually treat…
Introduction to Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 metallic elements that are fundamental to modern life. Despite their name, they are not exceptionally rare in the Earth’s crust. However, they are se…
Brazil is on the cusp of a new policy to fund domestic refining for lithium and the world’s second-largest rare earth reserves, but miners say it lacks U.S.-style metal price guarantees to fight Chinese domination. The R$7-billion…
There are 17 rare earth elements. While almost all of them have vital industrial uses, you could be forgiven for believing, based on news coverage, that there are only four that matter: neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and ter…
The Department of War's (DoW) Economic Defense Unit (EDU), in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy (IBP) announced today a $750 million investment with US SIIE, LLC through the I…
In a retreat humiliating even by Donald Trump’s standards, the US president last November withdrew threats of tariffs against China in return for Beijing agreeing a year-long ceasefire on export controls of rare earths and other m…