Read the full story at e360. China has been a major source of rare earth metals used in high-tech products, from smartphones to wind turbines.
Category: Mining industry
Residents still concerned as IDNR decides whether to grant permit to allow mine waste in Big Muddy River
Read the full story in the Southern Illinoisan. The application is to build a pipeline to pump millions of gallons of mine wastewater into the
DNR declines to re-issue permit for controversial frac sand mine; case likely to be decided in court
Read the full story in the Wisconsin State Journal. After a nearly yearlong review, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has declined to reinstate a
Responsible Minerals Platform
Sourcemap’s Responsible Minerals Platform lets you track any raw material – including the 3TGs, cobalt, copper, neodymium, palladium and platinum – down to the mine,
Opinion: Green tech metals for renewable energy and other smart technologies need to be sourced sustainably and responsibly. Here’s how.
Read the full story at Ensia. Climate change solutions — like solar energy, wind energy and electric vehicles — depend on rare earth elements. How
Brazilian villages evacuated after warnings of dam collapse
Read the full story in The Guardian. The Brazilian mining giant Vale said on Saturday that communities in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais had
