2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (582+ words) SANTIAGO, Chile, March 13 (UPI) -- The United States and Chile have signed a declaration to establish consultations on critical minerals and rare earths, with the aim of strengthening cooperation in supply chains and promoting essential investments between the two countries. The…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (159+ words) March 11 (UPI) -- A group of runners held a certified event over 3,000 feet underground, earning them a Guinness World Record for the deepest marathon. The marathon took place in Garpenberg, Sweden, and featured 55 runners from across 18 countries. The course measured 3,669 ft....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (668+ words) Feb. 25 (UPI) -- For more than a decade, China has treated rare earths not merely as industrial inputs but as instruments of strategic influence. That leverage, however, may now face meaningful constraints. Beijing controls roughly 90% of the global rare earth processing…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (384+ words) Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Three employees of a Canadian silver mining company were found deceased in a mass grave after being abducted from a project site in late January. Vizsla Silver said on Monday that families of their employees informed the company…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (686+ words) Feb. 6 (UPI) -- China's Tianqi Lithium Corp. announced plans to reduce its stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM, the world's largest lithium company, where it holds a 21.9% share, as Chile moves to restructure its lithium industry through a major state-backed partnership....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (395+ words) SEOUL, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- South Korea will seek closer cooperation with China to stabilize supplies of rare earth minerals critical to its high-tech industries, the government said Thursday, as Seoul unveiled a strategy to strengthen supply chain security. The Ministry of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (238+ words) Feb. 3 (Asia Today) -- Japan said Tuesday it successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth elements, a test the government framed as a step toward reducing reliance on China for critical minerals. The Chikyu research vessel, operated by the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (240+ words) Jan. 11 (Asia Today) -- Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific on Monday as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter Chinese export controls on rare earths, Japanese media reported. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (201+ words) Jan. 10 (Asia Today) -- Chinese state-owned companies have told some Japanese firms they will not enter into new rare earth supply contracts, Beijing-based sources said Saturday, a move that could tighten pressure on Japan after recent tensions over Taiwan-related remarks by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (324+ words) Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Peru is heading toward a significant expansion of its copper industry. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru says the country has the potential to double copper production in the coming years, driven by a pipeline of large-scale mining…...