This post was originally published on this site. Rare earth elements, also known as REEs, are the topic of the day. Almost every news outlet highlights the rising global demand and active competition for resources, as REEs form an essential component inside high-end computational technology, smartphones, magnets, EV motors, and even wind turbines. However, what many don’t understand is that the supply struggle isn’t fuelled by the scarcity of the metals in the Earth’s crust. Let’s investigate this paradox and learn about challenges in the global supply chain as well as current research and future frontiers in REE discovery and...

This post was originally published on this site. The world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks were worth $2.26 trillion at the close of September – the second-largest monthly decline in the history of the ranking. September took back three quarters of August’s record $357 billion advance, and it did so for the same reason the gain arrived: gold. Bullion futures in New York slid from $4,441 an ounce at the end of August to $4,158 at the end of September, a 6.4% retreat that leaves the metal below where it started the year. The macro picture all worked against gold...