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MP Materials New US Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Campus

MP Materials expands in Texas with $1.25B magnet campus

27 February 2026 Molly Gilmore Minerals, Mining, USA 5 min read

MP Materials is committing $1.25 billion to a new rare earth magnet manufacturing campus in Northlake,... Read more

Illustration showing lithium copper rare earths nickel graphite and uranium linked to US resource security

Listicles Minerals

6 minerals at the heart of America’s new ‘resource security’ strategy

3 February 20263 February 2026 Molly Gilmore Minerals, Rare Earth, USA 6 min read

Minerals have become a defining issue in United States economic and national security policy. As global... Read more

Close-up of several cut diamonds resting on dark, rough rocks, highlighting the contrast between gemstones and ore.

Steve Haggerty, pioneer in diamond geology, dies at 87

7 January 20267 January 2026 Erin Flock Minerals, Mining, USA 6 min read

Stephen Edward Haggerty, the South African-born geoscientist whose work spanned the moon’s surface and the Earth’s... Read more

Wide view of a terraced open-pit mine in Quebec filled with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills under a cloudy sky.

Why a Quebec graphite mine funded by the Pentagon sparked local backlash

7 January 20267 January 2026 Erin Flock Canada, Minerals, Mining 6 min read

In the quiet woodlands of western Quebec, La Petite-Nation is a region defined by still lakes,... Read more

Mining operations engineer wearing high-visibility safety gear and helmet monitoring real-time data on multiple digital control screens at a modern open-pit mine operations centre

Listicles Minerals

The top 10 mining trends that will define 2026

6 January 20266 January 2026 Erin Flock Minerals, Mining, Trends 11 min read

The mining industry is heading into 2026 with new momentum and a set of priorities that... Read more