Ionic Mineral Technologies has confirmed a major, high-grade deposit of rare earth and critical minerals at its fully permitted Silicon Ridge project in Utah. The results establish a domestic source for elements essential for advanced AI semiconductor chips, permanent magnets, defense surveillance systems, and energy technologies. Independent assays from ALS Chemex confirmed the deposit as a halloysite-hosted ion-adsorption clay (IAC)…
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Canada to streamline permitting process: Energy Minister
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson told Reuters that the country plans to boost its energy security by slashing the time it takes to develop new critical mineral mines. “(We’re) looking at how do we optimize the regulatory and permanent processes so you can take what is a 12- to 15-year process and bring it down to…
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