Mount Ridley Mines Limited is ramping up its exploration efforts for its eponymous project in Goldfields in southern WA. The company evaluated its extensive surface reserves in the area, highlighting its potential for shallow clay-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits, and nearby prospectors have achieved considerable success, according to foreign media.

Australia's Arafura Resources Limited plans to raise 40 million Australian dollars (approximately US$30 million) to develop the Nolans Nd Rare Earth Project in central Australia and use this to make stocks. According to a Reuters report.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China tungsten market continues to keep strong on July 13, 2021, especially for raw material markets. It is reported that tungsten ore prices were raised to $17,460.3/t despite of rare deals concluded. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten powder prices continue to remain strong in the middle of July, 2021 with the impact of firm raw material markets. Insiders have good expectation for the outlook under the effective control of epidemic and economic recovery, but high cost may be a deterrent. 

China rare earth price mixes on July 14, 2021. Affected by many uncertain factors, the mentality of light and heavy rare earth investors is quite different. They are generally confident in the operation of the light rare earth market, but are bullish in the heavy rare earth market.

Molybdenum market quotation in China: ferro molybdenum, molybdenum oxide and concentrate prices continue to rise in July 13, 2021. Under the combined effect of the supply, demand and policy side, the activity in the market has increased. 

Physicists at Munich's Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) and the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) probe the dynamics of light radiation in tungsten crystals with ultrashort laser pulses.

Canadian rare earth producer Ucore said its subsidiary, Innovative Metals Corporation (IMC), had successfully conducted trials before the RapidSX rare earth separation technology was planned to be commercialized.

With the consensus on the development of the green energy industry, the global demand for critical minerals, such as rare earths has gradually increased. The US, Australia, and Canada have jointly launched a new interactive 3D map illustrating the location of the critical minerals around the world. The rare earth and key mineral database help formulate development strategies for key minerals such as rare earths and strengthen supply chain security.

25-micron tungsten filaments are applied in novel programmable fibers which can be made into clothes for smart activities. In recent years, wearable devices have always been a hot spot in the field of science and technology. Whether it is clothing that has a sense of touch like skin, or textiles that use human energy to power small devices, wearable devices can always refresh our imagination.