US Critical Materials eyes 2026 production from Montana rare earths deposit
US Critical Materials’ chief geologist, Peter Mejstrick, takes a dip measure of exposed carbonatite, a primary source of rare earth elements essential to several technologies. Source: US Critical Materials Corp. By Liubov Georges US Critical Materials said its Sheep Creek deposit is the richest deposit of rare earths and gallium in North America. Developing US processing technology is […]
US Dependence on China for Rare Earth Elements Sparks Security Concerns
https://uscriticalmaterials.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rare-earth-scrippnews.mp4 Rare earth elements are difficult to mine, extract and process, but are extremely valuable. (Scripps News) By: Maya Rodriguez , Cameron Couvillion, Eric Koraganie, Nick RefuerzoPosted 1:23 AM, Sep 18, 2025 and last updated 4:19 AM, Sep 18, 2025 Deep below the surface of the Earth, in a Montana mine that once yielded gold, […]
Government funding will lower battery prices, expert says
The billion-dollar effort aims to speed up mineral processing and battery recycling in the US Illustration: Brittany Holloway-Brown, Photos: Adobe Stock ByTricia Crimmins August 21, 2025 • less than 3 min read In the future, “Made in America” may not mean higher prices, at least for batteries. Earlier this month, the Department of Energy announced nearly $1 […]
Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland boasts hits of ‘strategic value’
Drill rig at Tanbreez project. Credit: Critical Metals Corp. Blair McBride – The Northern Miner | August 18, 2025 | 8:29 am Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has returned results as thick as 65 metres grading 0.55% total rare earth oxides (TREO) from surface at Tanbreez, one of the largest undeveloped heavy rare earth deposits outside China. That result […]
Stanislav Kondrashov Highlights US Strategy to Cut Rare Earth Dependency
A new strategic facility for the innovative processing of rare earths Immediate objectives and prospects In a historical era in which operations related to the extraction, separation, and refining of rare earths are concentrated in very few nations, the rest of the world is certainly not standing idly by. The founder of TELF AG Stanislav Kondrashov often […]
Turning policy into progress on critical mineral production takes more than an EO
“We’re developing … technologies to make things better, faster, cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and consuming less resources,” said Bob Fox. https://youtu.be/meZzuZ_ftz8?si=lZXHWdBJr8qJKFAY Guest: Bob Fox Title: Directorate Fellow, Idaho National Labs Summary: President Trump signed an executive order in March directing an immediate increase in domestic critical mineral production. But directing and doing are two different […]
China Issues New Export Controls on Battery and Critical Mineral Technologies
Meanwhile, American firms are revving up new methods to process and recycle rare earth minerals. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Leslie Eastman Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 09:00pm In April, I reported that China imposed significant export restrictions on seven types of rare earth elements (samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium) as part […]
Beyond Rare Earths: China’s Growing Threat to Gallium Supply Chains
More federal support can also accelerate promising efforts that are already underway to find viable domestic supply alternatives. The Idaho National Laboratory is leading the development of integrated separation and processing systems for rare earth–rich ore bodies, such as those at the Sheep Creek deposit in Montana. Notably, recent geological assessments at Sheep Creek suggest […]
US Critical Materials, Idaho National Laboratory partner to build rare earths processing plant
Crowley Adit #3 at Sheep Creek, Montana, showing banded carbonatite exposed near the top of the right rib. Credit: US Critical Materials. Staff Writer | June 10, 2025 | 4:40 pm U.S. Critical Materials Corp. and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have entered into a Phase II Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to establish a […]
U.S. Critical Materials, Idaho National Laboratory Collaborate for New Minerals Processing Plant
Ancylite mineralization. U.S. Critical Materials Jun 5, 2025. By Design & Development Today Staff Environmentally Responsible Demonstration Facility to be Built on Idaho National Laboratory Campus SALT LAKE CITY – US Critical Materials Corp. and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are taking action to secure America’s access to critical minerals and rare earth elements — resources […]