California's rare earths mine set to meet a third of global demand
Until the 1980s, the Mountain Pass mine in California provided most of the rare earth materials to the world before China overtook it. China, …
Unpacking europium, the mainstay of the lighting industry
The rare earth metal is all around us—in flouorescent lamps, display screens, televisions to smart tablets and phones. But is deep mining …
Green tribunal bans sand mining in Kerala, Tamil Nadu sea coast
Order given on petition cites environmental threats and radiation risk from naturally occurring radioactive minerals in beach sand
India takes cue from China; to mine rare-earths
Will add two research vessels for the mining
Chinese suplex
As China plays smart games in the business of rare earths, India braces itself to enter the fray
