India has figured out a new way to obtain some rare earths - systematic scrapping old cars. Prime Minister Narendra Modi last Friday announced a vehicle scrapping policy aimed at keeping junkers away from Indian roads, and reducing pollution is the main goal of the new effort.

EMX Royalty Corporation recently announced that it had reached an agreement on August 16, 2021 to acquire a 0.418% effective Net Smelter Return royalty for US$34.1 million in cash on the Caserones Copper-Molybdenum Mine located in northern Chile.

The latest analysis results of the exploration and drilling of the Australian Bauxite Company's Tasmanian rare earths project showing the main increment in the range and thickness of rare earth enrichment in the bauxite project. The new mineralization zone appears to be developing to the northeast, northwest, and south.

Due to the semiconductor chip crisis, West Virginia has a rare opportunity in rare earth minerals during the pandemic. During the pandemic last year, the demand for chips that power computers, phones, and other consumer electronics products increased sharply. Chips are transferred to meet demand.