Japan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed an agreement Friday to cooperate in rare earth mineral mining in the African country, aiming to promote Japanese investment and expand supplies of ...

* Arafura raises A$90 million for rare earths mine plan * Eyes output in 2013 to cash in on shortfall from China * One of only three big mines outside China nearing production (Adds detail, quote ...

Mining companies have been pushing for rights to search for rare earth minerals in Greenland, which the U.S. Geological Survey says has the world's biggest undeveloped deposits of the metals.

IDTechEx Research Article: Rare earths are vital to modern electronics and electrical engineering. They are relatively non-toxic and more effective compared to alternatives. See the IDTechEx report, ...

The report highlights that the side effects of rare earth mining are causing unemployment among Chipwi residents, who rely on the environment for their livelihoods. Locals are also facing rising rates ...

This marks an increase from the 60,000-tonne quota for the first batch of 2019. Of the total, 56,425 tonnes have been allocated for light rare earths, and 9,575 tonnes for medium and heavy rare earth ...

Xinfeng Guangdong Rising Rare Earth Development secured a 25-year permit to mine the Zuokeng rare earth area of Guangdong’s Xinfeng county from the Ministry of Natural Resources on July 8, its ...

According to local environmental groups, there are more than 100 rare earth mines in Kachin State. When the civilian government was in power, the border was closed twice in 2019 to curb unregulated ...

Over 200 million tons of manganese nodules, seabed mineral concretions rich in rare metals, have been found densely packed in the deep sea off the coast of Japan's easternmost island within its ...