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Energy Fuels produces terbium at White Mesa
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (683+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 25, 2026 Energy Fuels is now producing high-purity dysprosium and terbium at its White Mesa Mill in Utah. Energy Fuels Inc. has taken another step toward establishing a domestic supply of heavy rare…...
Rare Element starts Wyoming REE plant
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (542+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 24, 2026 Initial operations have commenced at Rare Element's Upton demonstration plant, where the company expects to run its proprietary system for up to 12 months. Marking the transition from construction and modification work…...
US, Japan lay critical mineral bloc foundation
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1136+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 23, 2026 President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi recently announced new initiatives to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance. The United States and Japan have unveiled a critical minerals action plan that moves beyond bilateral…...
Pentagon resets Lynas Rare Earths deal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (440+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 16, 2026 Lynas has entered into an agreement to sell roughly $96 million of light and heavy rare earths to the U.S. Department of War over four years. Further solidifying a price floor for rare…...
Lynas signs REE exploration MOU with JARE
1+ week, 4+ day ago (554+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 13, 2026 Lynas' Mt Weld deposit in Western Australia anchors one of the largest rare earth supply chains outside China. Extending a rare earths partnership already structured around long-term supply and price stability,…...
Remote control dozers coming to Chilean mine
1+ week, 5+ day ago (448+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 12, 2026 The 72-metric-ton Liebherr PR 776 G8 dozers at SQM's Nueva Victoria mine are currently being operated from the cab but will soon switch to tele-remote operations from a LiReCon center at the Chilean…...
RZOLV and the race for critical minerals
2+ week, 1+ day ago (774+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 10, 2026 That matters because Washington no longer sees critical minerals as a niche mining story. It sees them as a strategic vulnerability. The issue now sits at the intersection of supply-chain security,…...
Ucore accelerating mission-critical REEs
2+ week, 5+ day ago (662+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 6, 2026 Ucore is accelerating its efforts to separate samarium and gadolinium, rare earths critical to military systems. A recent U.S. Department of War request for proposals to supply samarium and gadolinium is adding…...
All roads lead to lithium supply crunch
3+ week, 1+ day ago (665+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 4, 2026 Wood Mackenzie forecasts a looming lithium supply deficit without significant investments in supply. Regardless of how quickly the global energy transition unfolds, lithium markets are headed toward a structural supply deficit…...
More metals, less tailings at Greens Creek
3+ week, 2+ day ago (846+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 2, 2026 Hecla estimates that its dry-stacked tailings at Greens Creek host roughly $6.8 billion worth of gold and critical metals. While most companies view mine tailings as a liability that must be managed…...